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Afghan forces kill 28 Taliban terrorists in Uruzgan, Kandahar provinces
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan forces have killed 28 Taliban terrorists during a series of operations in the provinces of Uruzgan and Kandahar, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
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US, Taliban discuss peace process, releasing of remaining prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], December 6 (ANI): The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad met Taliban's deputy leader Mullah Baradar and chief negotiator Abdul Hakim wherein they discussed the US-Taliban peace process and release of the remaining prisoners, said Mohammad
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18 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18 Taliban terrorists have been killed in southern Kandahar province, the former stronghold of the Taliban outfit, said a statement of Defense Ministry released here Sunday.
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Afghan Army security operation in Laghman leaves 44 Taliban terrorists kil
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Laghman [Afghanistan], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): An Afghan army-led joint force of corps, commandos and other fighters have conducted an operation against the Taliban in the eastern province of Laghman, leaving 61 terrorists killed or seriously injured, Brig. Gen. Zalmai Nabard, the commande
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Car bomb attack in southern Afghanistan kills 3 police officers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): A car bomb explosion targeting a police checkpoint in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar killed three law enforcement officers and injured seven more on Saturday, Jamal Nasir Barakzai, a spokesperson for the provincial police, told reporte
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Afghanistan reports 253 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan reported 253 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday taking its total count to 47,641, including 8,291 active cases, the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
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Taliban kills two guards, one civilian in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], December 5 (ANI): Taliban terrorists on Saturday shot dead two guards of provincial custom office and a civilian in Afghanistan western Herat province, Xinhua reported citing local police.
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Afghan, foreign military operation in Nangarhar province kills 24 Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Nangarhar [Afghanistan], November 05 (ANI/Sputnik): A joint military operation comprising Afghan and foreign forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar has left 24 Taliban terrorists dead and seven others wounded, the governor's office in the province said in a statement on Saturday.
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Pompeo warns 'unacceptably high level' of violence in Afghanistan threaten
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The negotiations process between the Afghan government and the Taliban will fail if the high level of violence continues, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
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BBL: Mujeeb Ur Rahman tests positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Queensland [Australia], December 4 (ANI): Afghanistan spinner and Brisbane Heat's international recruit Mujeeb Ur Rahman is recovering from COVID-19 after testing positive during hotel quarantine in Queensland, the club said on Friday.
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Afghanistan reports 276 new COVID-19 cases, 47,256 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan on Thursday reported 276 new confirmed COVID-19 cases after health authorities conducted 2,379 tests in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 47,256, including 8,113 active cases.
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US executing plans to reduce troop presence in Afghanistan by Jan 15
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump's administration is making progress on its intent to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by January 15, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley said on Wednesday.
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