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CIA shifts attention to 'complex nation-states' like China after 20 years
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): With the aim of shifting its priority from fighting terror networks to spying on countries like China, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is reforming its training and deployment of agents around the world.
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Taliban, Qatar discuss issue of humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], November 27 (ANI): A Taliban delegation met with the special envoy of Qatar's ministry of foreign affairs, Mutlaq Al Qahtani, to discuss ways to improve humanitarian assistance for Afghan citizens.
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Terrorism emanating from Afghanistan pales in comparison to that of Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Underlining the terrorism emanating from Pakistan, a US scholar has urged the Biden administration to stop offering concessions to the south Asian country in exchange for counterterrorism cooperation, saying that "it's like offering arsonist matches and ga
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US to pursue 'over-the-horizon' mission in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 22 (ANI): Underlining that the network of US allies and partners in the Middle East and beyond is a huge force multiplier, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Washington will pursue an "over-the-horizon" mission in Afghanistan in response to counterterroris
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Russian Foreign Intelligence chief, CIA head meet in Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin held a meeting with US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns in Moscow to discuss the counterterrorism effort, the foreign intelligence service said.
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In remembrance of Major General Raj Krishan Malhotra, GCTC organized a con
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI/ATK): An international think tank based in New Delhi, Global Counter-Terrorism Council (GCTC) organized a three-day conference on Secure India 2.0. The conference was held keeping in mind the vision of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi of Securing India
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NATO holding Taliban accountable on counterterrorism, says chief Gens Stol
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 23 (ANI): NATO chief Gens Stoltenberg said that the bloc's allies and partners are trying to hold the Taliban accountable for all the pledges they made on terrorism, not allowing their soil to be used against others, human rights, and providing safe passage for
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Biden discusses counterterrorism, Afghanistan evacuation with G20 leaders
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US] October 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday met virtually with the G20 leaders and discussed counterterrorism efforts, including threats emanating from the Islamic State-Khorasan terror group (ISIS-K).
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Mali may need help of thousands of Russian military instructors: Officers
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): From 1,000 to several thousand military instructors from Russia should be deployed to Mali to assist the counterterrorism effort there, Alexander Ivanov, the General Director of the Officer's Union for International Security, told Sputnik in an inter
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan operations, Pentagon informs l
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to conduct counterterrorism missions again
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan counterterrorism ops: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): During the classified hearing with Senators on Wednesday, the top Pentagon officials said that the US is in talks with countries that border Afghanistan about housing "over the horizon" counterterrorism operations that would allow the US military to more
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US lawmakers call for probe into Pak role in Taliban win in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): A bill was introduced in the US Senate calling for a probe into Pakistan's support to the Taliban for the 2021 offensive that toppled the Afghan government and Taliban's attack in the Panjshir Valley.
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