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Afghan Defence Minister urges Interpol to arrest Ghani for treason
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi called on Interpol on Wednesday to arrest President Ashraf Ghani, who abdicated and fled from Afghanistan, for "selling out the motherland."
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One Syrian soldier dead, 3 injured as terrorists shell Aleppo, Hama
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Aleppo [Syria], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Three Syrian soldiers were injured and one died as a result of shelling by militants in the provinces of Hama and Aleppo, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said T
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Taliban escalated terror attacks, protected Al-Qaeda during talks with US:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The resurgent Taliban escalated its own terror attacks across Afghanistan, including female government officials, aid and healthcare workers and protected al-Qaeda even while it was negotiating with the US government, a Department of Defense repor
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Future uncertain for Afghan Army soldiers training in India
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Due to the change in power in Afghanistan, the future of around 130 soldiers training in different academies of Indian defense forces is uncertain at the moment, informed the sources in the Army on Tuesday.
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'Not on the cards': UK Defence Secretary on whether British forces will re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 16 (ANI): British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said on Monday that British forces will not be returning to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital city of Kabul.
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Plane with Australian servicemen heading to Afghanistan to evacuate citize
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has already sent a plane carrying servicemen to Afghanistan to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders from the country and will deploy a total of over 250 troops to assist the evacuation, the defense ministry said on Monday.
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8 killed after Russian firefighter plane crashes in Turkey
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): Five crew members from the Russian military and three Turkish specialists who were on board the Russian Be-200 aircraft died in the crash in Turkey, local media reported on Saturday.
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60 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan air force airstrikes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): At least 60 Taliban terrorists were killed in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Dihdadi district of the country's Balkh province, informed the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense on Saturday.
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As Taliban gains ground in Afghanistan, Biden discusses drawdown with top
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about the ongoing drawdown of US civilian personnel from Afghanistan, the White House said.
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US to send three battalions - two Marines, one Army to help evacuate embas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The US Department of Defense on Thursday (local time) announced that it will be sending more than three battalions - two Marine, one Army -- currently in the US Central Command area of responsibility within two days to Afghanistan.
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Eliminate safe havens of Taliban along Pak-Afghanistan border: US to Pakis
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Islamabad should target safe hideouts of the Taliban along its border with Afghanistan, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his phone call with Army Chief of Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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Afghan security forces kill 45 Taliban terrorists in Helmand province as f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): As many as 45 Taliban terrorists were killed in joint operations conducted by Afghan defense forces with support from the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Helmand province.
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