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Threat from Beijing is growing 'every day', says Taiwan's President
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 28 (ANI): Amid the rising tensions between the United States and China, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday (local time) said that the threat from Beijing is growing "every day," and confirmed the presence of American troops on Taiwanese soil for training p
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US prosecutors charge ex-Taliban commander with killing American troops
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 8 (ANI): US prosecutors have charged a former Taliban commander with terrorism-related offences related to attacks on US troops in Afghanistan including the 2008 attack on an American military convoy.
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US charges ex-Taliban commander for killing American troops in 2008
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): The United States has charged a former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah for conducting attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, including killing three servicemembers in June of 2008, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
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Afghan gun dealers selling US weapons seized by Taliban: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): The US weapons -- which were seized by the Taliban after American troops withdrawal --are now being openly sold in shops by Afghan gun dealers who paid government soldiers and Taliban members for guns, ammunition and other materiel, reported The New York
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Congress MLA says people in Afghanistan happy after Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 3 (ANI): Terming American and British forces as "atrocious", Jharkhand Congress MLA Irfan Ansari on Friday said that following their withdrawal from Afghanistan, the people are happy and the atmosphere is peaceful after the Taliban took control.
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IAF signs emergency deal for 70,000 AK-103 assault rifles with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): At a time when terrorist groups operating in India are likely to get weapons left behind by American troops in Afghanistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a deal for acquiring 70,000 AK-103 assault rifles from Russia under emergency provisions to
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Tulsi Gabbard expresses grief over lives lost in Kabul blasts, highlights
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): Warning against threats from terrorist groups ISIS and al-Qaeda, former US Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Friday expressed grief over lives lost in the recent blasts in Kabul, including those of 13 American troops.
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US Navy CNO Gilday pays tribute to soldiers killed in Kabul airport attack
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): US Navy Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday on Thursday (local time) paid solemn tribute to 13 American troops who were killed in the Kabul airport terror attack.
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US 'on pace' to finish Afghanistan withdrawal by Aug 31: Biden to G7
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday's (local time) made it clear to the G7 leaders that US is "on pace" to finish its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31 but with each day of operations on the ground, American troops are facing increasing threats from
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Biden authorises deployment of 1,000 additional US troops in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday authorised the deployment of additional 1,000 troops in Afghanistan, raising the number of American troops in the war-torn country to 5,000 to ensure a safe and orderly drawdown of personnel.
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Biden supports Pentagon's plan to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) supported the Pentagon's plan to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for American troops by September 15.
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China senses risk and opportunity in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 19 (ANI): The sudden withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan presents Beijing with both opportunity and challenge. The first is because China can partially fill a power vacuum vacated by the West, and the second because the Taliban is a militant organization with histo
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