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Pentagon: Armed F-18s flew over Kabul to 'ensure enhanced security'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The Pentagon on Thursday (local time) informed that armed F-18s flew over Kabul to "ensure enhanced security".
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'No decision to change' Aug 31 deadline to withdraw all US troops from Afg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that there has been "no decision to change" the August 31 deadline to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan at this point.
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Afghan scribe breaks down during Pentagon briefing, asks 'Where is Ashraf
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): An Afghan journalist broke down during a press briefing of the Pentagon when she asked whereabouts of President Ashraf Ghani who fled as Taliban closed in on Kabul, saying 'where is my president, he has to answer people.'
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US 'concerned' with Taliban's rapid advances, says terror group trying to
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): The United States on Friday said it is "certainly concerned" by rapid Taliban advances in Afghanistan, adding that the terror group is trying to isolate Kabul as they have "taken over border crossing, highways and major intersections to control lines of comm
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US to send three battalions - two Marines, one Army to help evacuate embas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The US Department of Defense on Thursday (local time) announced that it will be sending more than three battalions - two Marine, one Army -- currently in the US Central Command area of responsibility within two days to Afghanistan.
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Taliban believes it can gain governance through force: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 12 (ANI): Pentagon has said the continued advance by the Taliban is evidence its leaders believe they can take over Afghanistan by force rather than engaging in negotiations.
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'Impossible for US to re-enter Afghanistan after troops withdrawal'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): US lawmaker Adam Kinzinger has deemed it will be "impossible" for the United States forces to re-enter Afghanistan if the security situation collapses in the war-torn country after a complete drawdown.
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US, French Defence chiefs agree to increase cooperation on special operati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 10 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his French counterpart Florence Parly signed an agreement to increase cooperation in the area of special operations, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said in a statement.
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US to continue talks with Afghanistan's neighbors about supporting operati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will continue discussing supporting operations with countries neighboring Afghanistan after the pullout, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters in a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Stronger India-US health partnership can be powerful force to fight global
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday emphasised that a stronger India-US health partnership can be a powerful force to fight the global COVID-19 pandemic as he met business leaders in Washington and discussed India's priorities and the impor
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Jaishankar to meet US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently on a visit to United States, is scheduled to meet US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on Friday, the Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on Wednesday (local time).
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Pentagon says US security assistance to Pakistan remains suspended
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): The status of US security assistance to Pakistan that was suspended by the previous Donald Trump-led administration has not changed, the Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said.
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