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Biden picks new envoys for China, Japan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday announced R. Nicholas Burns as the country's nominee for Ambassador to China and Rahm Emanuel as the country's nominee for Ambassador to Japan, the White House said in a press release.
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Biden describes scenes of 'desperate people' in Afghanistan as 'gut wrench
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday described the images emerging out of Afghanistan as "gut-wrenching", showing people "acting out of sheer desperation," hoping to get out of the country following the Taliban's siege of Kabul.
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Biden says Afghan evacuation 'most difficult airlift' in history
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Terming the evacuation from Afghanistan the 'most difficult and largest airlift' ever in the history, US President Joe Biden on Friday assured to get all Americans and allies out of the war-torn country.
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Taliban's win could soon be Pakistan's loss, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Even as the Taliban has talked of honour women's "rights" under Islamic law, experts have said Islamabad will share in the blame if and when the terrorist group's takeover starts to go wrong.
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Former CIA officer blames Pakistan for swift collapse of Afghanistan by Ta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Former CIA Clandestine Service member John Sipher blamed Pakistan for the swift collapse of Afghanistan by the Taliban.
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Biden meets with national security team, discusses updates in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with their national security team to discuss security, diplomatic and intelligence updates in Afghanistan, according to a White House official.
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Taliban known for its zealotry, unreliability could make space for new ter
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 19 (ANI): Taliban known for its zealotry and unreliability have once again returned to power in Afghanistan raising the prospect that the ungovernable country will again become a hotbed of Islamic extremism.
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Biden administration suspends arms sales to Afghanistan post-Taliban takeo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The Biden administration on Wednesday (local time) suspended all arms sales to the government of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country.
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US troops to stay in Afghanistan till all Americans out, says Biden
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has committed to keeping US troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence there beyond his August 31 deadline for withdrawal.
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Troops withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn't be handled in a way without ch
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Amid facing intense criticism for the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday defended himself by saying that the drawdown of American forces could not have been handled in a way without "chaos ensuing".
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US: Biden, Kamala Harris briefed by national security team on Afghan situa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed by the national security team on the evolving situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, according to a White House official.
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Israel PM to visit US to strengthen bilateral relations
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Israel President Naftali Bennett is set to visit the US on August 26 to meet President Joe Biden in an attempt to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations.
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