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Trump orders Pentagon to withdraw 2,500 troops from Afghanistan, Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the Pentagon to pull 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by mid-January, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced Tuesday.
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Afghanistan to host Ireland for three-match ODI series in January
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 17 (ANI): Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced that they will host Ireland for a three-match ODI series in January next year.
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Trump anticipated to order further troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): US military commanders are anticipating that a formal order given by President Donald Trump as soon as this week will begin a further withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office on January 20, according to two US officials
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Afghanistan registers 228 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghan Public Health Ministry has registered 228 new COVID-19 positive cases, bringing the number of patients infected with the disease to 43,468, said a statement of the ministry released here Monday.
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70 Taliban commanders killed in Helmand, Kandahar by Afghan forces
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Interior Affairs on Sunday released a list of 70 Taliban commanders killed in Afghanistan's war-torn provinces of Helmand and Kandahar in operations carried out by Afghan forces in response to attacks by the group that started more than
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152 Pakistani terrorists operating in Afghanistan killed in Afghan forces
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): Over 150 Pakistan terrorists operating in Afghanistan were killed in operations conducted by the Afghan forces in Helmand and Kandahar province, the Interior Affairs Ministry said on Sunday.
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Kabul strongly 'rejects' Islamabad's claims on use of Afghan territory for
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): Afghanistan on Sunday "strongly rejected" the allegations of the spokesman of Pakistan's Army claiming the use of Afghan territory against the country and said it will continue to coordinate global efforts to jointly fight terrorism.
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Afghanistan reports 205 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan has reached 43,240, the John Hopkins University and Medicine reported on Sunday.
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5 Taliban members killed in south Afghanistan in attempted attack on Polic
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The police in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Friday repelled an attack of the Taliban terrorists on two stations and killed five terrorists in the clash, Jamal Nasir Barakzai, a spokesman for the provincial police headquarters, sai
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5 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack in northern Takhar province
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Kabul [Afghanistan], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Five soldiers have been confirmed dead as the Taliban terrorists attacked army posts in Khawaja Ghar district of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on Saturday, district governor Mohammad Omar Omar said.
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Militants attack kills 5 Afghan soldiers in northern Takhar province
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Taluqan [Afghanistan], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Five soldiers have been confirmed dead as the Taliban insurgents attacked army posts in Khawaja Ghar district of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on Saturday, district governor Mohammad Omar Omar said.
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Afghan forces arrest mastermind behind Kabul University attack
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 14 (ANI): Afghanistan's First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Saturday said the Afghan forces have arrested the mastermind behind the deadly attack on Kabul University, which killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens.
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