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US calls on Pakistan to play positive role in de-escalating Afghan violenc
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 31 (ANI): As Taliban terrorists intensified their offensive across Afghanistan, the United States called on Islamabad to play a positive role in de-escalating violence, saying it is "not in Pakistan's interest to see Afghanistan in a civil war".
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Thousands of Pakistan-trained Taliban terrorists have entered our country:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 30 (ANI): Over 10,000 Pakistani terrorists have entered Afghanistan, said the Afghan government, adding that the Taliban terrorists are trained by a Pakistani institution and are financed by Islamabad.
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US mission in Afghanistan failed, Kabul administration does not control si
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], July 28 (ANI): Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday said the mission of the United States and NATO in Afghanistan has failed and the situation in Afghanistan is not in control of the Ashraf Ghani government.
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Ashraf Ghani says no military solution to Afghan issue, govt ready to talk
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 28 (ANI): Underlining that there is no military solution to the Afghan issue, the country's President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said his government is ready to "direct talks" with the Taliban.
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US Defence Secy advises Afghan forces to slow down Taliban's momentum befo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): Amid escalated fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said the Afghan security forces' primary job is to make sure they could slow the Taliban's momentum before attempting to retake territory.
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Biden, Ghani agree Taliban's offensive contrary to claim of supporting pea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani agreed that the Taliban's current offensive is in direct contradiction to the group's claim to support a negotiated settlement of the conflict, the White House said on Friday.
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Biden reassures support for Afghan security forces over phone call with Gh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden pledged to continue support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), said President Ashraf Ghani on Friday as both leaders during a phone call noted the importance of preserving the gains of past decades.
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Afghan President calls Danish Siddiqui's father to extend condolences
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 23 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday called the father of slain Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui and conveyed his condolences over the demise of his son to his family and friends.
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Afghan, Pak officials spar as tensions escalate amid Taliban violence
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): The war of words between senior officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan continued on Thursday as Pakistan's National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf claimed that Kabul was being embarrassed by "idiotic statements" from its senior officials who were vitiating b
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Taliban wants Afghanistan to become haven for insurgents: Ghani
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said that the Taliban has deep ties with Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, adding that the terror group wants Afghanistan "to become a haven for insurgents".
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Taliban continue to roam freely in Pakistan, not possible without state's
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): The Taliban continue to roam freely in different parts of Pakistan including Quetta and that is not possible without the state's support, said a Pakistani lawmaker.
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Afghan President Ghani lashes out at Taliban, says they have 'no will' for
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): President Ashraf Ghani in a speech on Eid on Tuesday lashed out at the Taliban after three rockets landed in areas near the Presidential Palace and said that the deeds of the terrorist organisation showed that it has "no will" for peace.
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