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Afghanistan concerned over Taliban Shuras operating in Quetta, Peshawar an
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Afghanistan has once again urged Pakistan to end its support to the Taliban who are hell-bent to destroy the gains made by Afghanistan in the last one decade. Taliban fighters are capturing the main centres of various rural districts of Afghanistan and hav
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WBBL gets underway from Oct 14, Sydney Thunder to launch title defense aga
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], July 8 (ANI): Sydney Thunder will launch their Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) title defense against Adelaide Strikers on October 16 in the seventh edition of the world's premier female domestic T20 tournament.
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Pentagon confirms 2 US soldiers injured in rocket attack on Al-Assad Air B
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Two members of the US military were injured during a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Assad Air Base that hosts Coalition troops in Iraq, Defense Department spokesperson Commander Jessica McNulty confirmed to Sputnik.
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Dozens of Ghor women take up arms in support of ANDSF against Taliban resu
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 6 (ANI): Dozens of Ghor women took up arms in the capital city of Feroz Koh of Ghor Province in central Afghanistan to pledge their support to the Republic and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) against Taliban resurgence.
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Alarm activated at US Embassy in Iraq over unknown flying object
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraqi) July 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Alarm sirens were turned on at the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the air defense system was activated over an "unknown object" in the sky above the embassy, Iraqi television channel Al Sumaria reported citing a security source.
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Death toll in Philippine plane crash rises to 45
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll in Sunday's plane crash of a Philippine military plane in the southwest of the country rose to 45, CNN Philippines broadcaster reported citing the country's defense ministry.
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Afghan military kills 143 Taliban terrorists in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan Military killed 143 militants of radical movement Taliban and wounded 121 during operations in several Afghan provinces in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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Cuba raises alarm level as tropical storm Elsa closes in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Havana [Cuna], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cuban Civil Defense (DC) raised the alarm level on Saturday in the east of the country due to the proximity of Tropical Storm Elsa, which has maximum sustained winds of 110 km per hour.
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Israeli military confirms a Palestinian fatally shot amid clashes near ill
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 4 (ANI): Israeli military on Sunday confirmed that a Palestinian was fatally shot amid clashes near an illegal West Bank outpost.
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Heavy fighting breaks out in Afghanistan's Badakhshan, 20 Taliban terroris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghnaistan], July 3 (ANI): Twenty Taliban terrorists were killed on Saturday in heavy fighting between Afghan defence forces and the terror group in Badakhshan province.
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China might break international law to dominate South China Sea: Analyst
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): China's designs to dominate the South China Sea might involve breaking international law of the seas in the region. The call for readiness for "people's war at sea" last year by China's Defense Minister, General Chang Wanquan is a case in point.
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June deadliest month in Afghanistan's ongoing conflict in 2 decades
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 2 (ANI): Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have killed over 6,000 Taliban terrorists in June, which was the deadliest month of conflict in the country, claimed authorities over here.
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