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US sends more reinforcements for Afghan pullout: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 7 (ANI): Additional troops and capabilities have been transferred to the region to boost security, which includes six additional B-52 Long Range Strike bombers and a package of 12 fighter bombers, the US Department of Defense said in a statement on Thursday.
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Taliban threaten journalists amid surge in violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Taliban have issued a threat to Afghan media outlets and have accused them of siding with Afghanistan's intelligence agency, saying "media must be aware" to maintain their neutrality and avoid becoming the Kabul administration's propaganda tool.
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India and UK aim to double trade by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday to agree on a deeper relationship between the UK and India across trade, health, climate, and defense, the British High Commission (BHC) has announced.
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US flights with COVID-19 aid to India delayed: Dept of Defense
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 4 (ANI): The United States Department of Defense has said that the final two flights of COVID-19 aid salted for India have been delayed and will reach at least until Wednesday. US Transportation Command on Monday said that the delay is due to maintenance issues.
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Imran Khan govt's claim of Pak press being free is a 'bald-faced lie': Daw
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): The Pakistan government's claim that the country's press is free is a "bald-faced" lie as journalists continue to face threats from state elements and news editors are coerced into censoring "undesirable" information or giving stories a certain slant, coun
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Action should be taken against lack of press freedom in Pakistan: NGO
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], May 3 (ANI): Highlighting lack of press freedom in Pakistan, a Netherlands-based NGO has urged the international community to take actions as journalists, who dare to speak against the Pakistan military, are under severe threat.
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Russia says it's ready to discuss strategic stability issues with US
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is noticing signals from the United States indicating Washington's readiness to discuss the issues of strategic stability and is ready for a dialogue, but will press its missile defense concerns, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told S
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Myanmar's civil war spreading from remote frontier areas to urban centres
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chiang Mai [Myanmar], May 3 (ANI): Unclaimed attacks on Myanmar military airbases signal a possible spread of civil war from remote frontier areas to urban centres.
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Chinese spies suspected of bidding to get classified data from ex-UK milit
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Chinese spies may have offered large sums of money to former members of the UK defense forces in a bid to receive classified information on Irish and European security affairs, The Sunday Times newspaper reported, citing ex-military.
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Afghan security forces kill 81 Taliban terrorists in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 2 (ANI): As many as 81 Taliban terrorists were killed and 52 others were injured across Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Sunday. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) carried out operations in several provinces i
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Israeli soldiers shoot knife-wielding woman
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): A woman was shot after she tried to stab Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers at the Gush Etzion Junction in the south of Bethlehem, the IDF said on Sunday.
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US Defence Secy discusses Afghanistan drawdown with Pak Army Chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday in a phone call to discuss the drawdown of US activity in neighboring Afghanistan.
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