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Pakistan's ISI supports Taliban offensive, says Afghan govt
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 31 (ANI): Taliban have intensified their violent campaign across Afghanistan and their military offensive was supported by Pakistani notorious spy agency -- ISI, which was trying to align the terror group with Haqqani network and Al-Qaeda, said the Afghan Foreign Mi
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13 Taliban killed, 16 injured in operation conducted by Afghan forces
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 30 (ANI): Atleast 13 Taliban terrorists were killed and 16 others were injured in operations conducted by Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) at the outskirts of Takhar provincial center, said Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan on Friday.
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Philippines to restore military deal with US with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday thanked Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for "full restoration" of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on the deployment of US troops in the country.
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Researchers find new way that makes tuberculosis suppress body's immune re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Maryland [US], July 30 (ANI): During a new study, researchers from the University of Maryland recently found a gene that helps tuberculosis turn off an important immune signalling system in infected human cells.
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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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Blinken to visit India today to discuss bilateral cooperation, regional is
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday, to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues including Afghanistan, Pakistan sponsored terrorism, Indo-pacific among other issues with Indian officials.
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Afghan security forces re-capture Balkh's Kaldar district from Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 27 (ANI): The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) has re-captured the Kaldar district of Afghanistan's Balkh province, from the Taliban, local media reported.
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Russia, Tajikistan discuss measures to counter Taliban threats amid escala
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): To counter threats from the Taliban in the Tajikistan and Afghanistan border area, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Tajik counterpart Sherali Mirzo on Saturday discussed joint measures to be taken to neutralise the threats.
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Russia to send 160 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Syria, sign 10 deals next
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia plans to airlift over 160 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Syria and sign 10 agreements within the next seven days on the sidelines of a bilateral forum in Damascus, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
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US Diplomat Blinken to visit India to discuss defense, counterterrorism co
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in New Delhi late Tuesday, to discuss with Indian officials the agenda of expanding our security, defense cyber, and counterterrorism cooperation.
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Pentagon flags national security threat from Chinese tech firm Da Jiang In
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 24 (ANI): The US Defense Department said on Friday that systems made by Chinese manufacturer Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose potential threats to US national security.
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Biden reassures support for Afghan security forces over phone call with Gh
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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