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Taliban deploys more than 2,500 troops to Sar-e-Pul to provide security
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): Amid rising threats from the Islamic State (ISIS), the Taliban deployed more than 2,500 troops to the northern province of Sar-e-Pul to provide security on Monday.
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Kabul airport should be given to UAE, say Afghan traders
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): Afghanistan traders have urged the Taliban regime to hand over the contract concerning operations at the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport to the United Arab Emirates.
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US Senate approves Congressional Gold medals for troops killed at Kabul Ai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): The US Senate has unanimously approved to award Congressional Gold medals for the 11 Marines, a soldier, and a navy corpsman killed in an outside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport in August, a media report said.
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No violation of law in Kabul drone strike: Pentagon Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): A Pentagon investigation into the US drone strike that mistakenly killed Afghan civilians on August 29, found no violation of law in the strike that killed ten including an aid worker and his family members.
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Nearly 70 Americans depart from Kabul on Qatar flight
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): A Qatar Airways flight with 21 US citizens and 48 legal permanent residents departed Hamid Karzai International Airport over the weekend as part of the ongoing evacuation operation from Afghanistan.
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US terms Aug 29 drone strike in Afghanistan a 'tragic mistake'
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): The Pentagon on Friday acknowledged that the August 29 drone strike in Afghanistan was a tragic mistake that killed 10 civilians, including seven children.
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Americans board commercial flight out of Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] September 10 (ANI): The US National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday confirmed that the chartered Qatar Airways flight from Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) has successfully landed in Qatar.
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Domestic flights from Kabul airport to resume on Friday
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [UAE], September 3 (ANI): The domestic flights from Kabul will resume on Friday. The airport has been closed since the last evacuation flight took off on September 1.
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Qatar working with Turkey to reopen operations at Kabul Airport
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar] August 2 (ANI): Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday informed that the state is discussing with the Taliban to reopen Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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Many operational, strategic efforts to be learned from Afghanistan: Pentag
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): As the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pentagon on Wednesday (local time) said that there are "many operational and strategic efforts to be learned" from the war-ravaged country.
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Taliban hails US departure from Afghanistan, terms it 'historic moment'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): Taliban has hailed the departure of US troops from Afghanistan, terming it a "historic moment" while declaring that the country is now a "free and sovereign nation".
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US leaves Afghanistan after 20-year military presence
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): The United States forces left Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, marking the end of chaotic and messy exit from America's longest war.
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