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France urges its citizens to leave Afghanistan amid Taliban offensive
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 14 (ANI): France on Tuesday (local time) called on all its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country as the Taliban pressed ahead with a major offensive amid the withdrawal of foreign troops.
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Time running out to prevent 'worst case scenario' arising in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 23 (ANI): As the major indicators for Afghanistan's security and development looking "negative or stagnant", the threats that lie following the withdraw of foreign troops from the country cannot be overstated, according to the top UN official.
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Afghanistan 'ready' to fight Taliban after US pullout: President Ghani
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 18 (ANI): The Afghan government is ready to fight against the Taliban after the full withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, said President Ashraf Ghani as the US announced the completion of up to 20 per cent troops from the war-torn country.
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Our troops capable of fighting Taliban: Afghan NSC spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghanistan's military has the capacity to fight the Taliban unaided after the withdrawal of US-led foreign troops as it has demonstrated throughout last year, Afghan National Security Council spokesperson Rahmatullah Andar told Sputnik.
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US exit from Afghanistan likely to leave NATO's Afghan employees at Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): NATO's in-country employees could be targeted by the Taliban after after foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan as they consider the alliance's Afghan employees "traitors" working for occupying forces.
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Taliban say will not engage in conferences until foreign troops withdraw f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Taliban's spokesperson Mohammad Naeem Wardak said on Tuesday that the movement would refrain from taking part in any conference until foreign military presence in Afghanistan is ended.
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Intra-Afghan peace talks 'a test for both sides': Zalmay Khalilzad
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday (local time) he is hopeful that talks between the Afghan government and Taliban due to begin on Saturday would pave the way for a peace process and withdrawal of foreign troops afte
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Khalilzad meets Taliban deputy leader Mullah Baradar for Intra-Afghan talk
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): The US peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and the commander of foreign troops in Afghanistan, US General Scott Miller, met with the Taliban's deputy leader Mullah Baradar in Doha on Sunday (local time).
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US disappointed with Iraq Parliament decision to expel all foreign troops:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 06 (ANI): The United States on Sunday expressed disappointment over Iraq's decision to expel all foreign troops from its territory and cutting off ties with the US-led international anti-terrorist coalition.
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US, Russia, China call for pulling out troops from Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 27 (ANI): Representatives of China, Russia and the United States have reached a consensus and mutually called for an orderly and responsible withdrawal of foreign troops from war-torn Afghanistan as part of the inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.
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Taliban to hold peace talks only after foreign troops leave Afghanistan: R
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban will engage in peace talks with the Afghan government only if foreign troops are withdrawn from the country, Alexander Venediktov, an aide to the Russian Security Council secretary, said in an interview with Sputnik.
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Afghanistan against privatisation of war on terror
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] Oct 05 (ANI): Afghanistan has objected the proposed privatising of the war on terror in the country through the introduction of private contractors instead of foreign troops.
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