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China, Russia could be reverse-engineering US military equipment left behi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 13 (ANI): Lashing out at the Biden administration's handling of US drawdown from Afghanistan, former President Donald suggested that China and Russia could make use of US military equipment left behind in the country and reverse-engineer stockpile of weapons run
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After US exit from Afghanistan, top US commanders wrestle with mistakes
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 13 (ANI): Not even a month has passed after the completion of the US drawdown from Afghanistan, US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are struggling to decipher how the country collapsed to the Taliban and cautioned a possible "civil war".
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US military construction efforts in Afghanistan turned to dust: Russian se
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 11 (ANI): Slamming the Biden administration's handling of US drawdown from Afghanistan, a top Russian security official said the system that Washington established in the troubled country could not survive without their support and US military construction efforts
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New chapter of engagement with Afghanistan has begun: US
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 1 (ANI): As foreign forces concluded their drawdown from Kabul, the United States said that they have entered a "new chapter" of engagement with Afghanistan.
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UN Security Council to meet on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 30 (ANI): With the US military drawdown from Afghanistan on the verge of completion, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to meet at 3 pm Eastern Time (ET) Monday, to discuss the ongoing developments in Afghanistan.
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Nearly 2,900 more people evacuated from Kabul: US
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 29 (ANI): With the final drawdown of foreign forces from Afghanistan just a few hours away, the United States has evacuated nearly 2,900 more people from Kabul.
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Congressmen draw flak for Kabul airport visit amid US evacuation effort
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): Two US congressmen made an unannounced trip to Kabul on Tuesday to "provide oversight" to the mission to evacuate Americans and its allies and to pressure President Joe Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for US military drawdown.
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Troops withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn't be handled in a way without ch
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Amid facing intense criticism for the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday defended himself by saying that the drawdown of American forces could not have been handled in a way without "chaos ensuing".
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Biden authorises deployment of 1,000 additional US troops in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday authorised the deployment of additional 1,000 troops in Afghanistan, raising the number of American troops in the war-torn country to 5,000 to ensure a safe and orderly drawdown of personnel.
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Taliban advance fuels humanitarian crisis, 400,000 people displaced
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): Amid Taliban advances in Afghanistan post US drawdown, 400,000 people have been displaced unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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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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Blinken discusses Afghanistan with NATO, Canada, Germany
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held phone talks with his Canadian and German counterparts as well as the NATO chief to discuss plans for embassy staff drawdown in Afghanistan, the State Department said.
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