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Al Qaeda-linked group praises Taliban 'victory' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Aleppo [Syria], August 20 (ANI): An al Qaeda-linked group in Syria has lauded the Taliban "victory" in Afghanistan, and compared the terror group's control of the majority of the country with the early Muslim conquests.
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Taliban guaranteeing safe passage to Kabul airport for our citizens: US
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Pentagon on Wednesday said that the Taliban are not interfering with evacuation operations by US troops and said the terror group is guaranteeing safe passage to the airport for American citizens.
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US evacuates approx 5,000 people from Afghanistan so far
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The US has so far evacuated "approximately 5,000 people" from Afghanistan and its military intends to increase the number of evacuees.
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Taliban have momentum, half of Afghan districts under their control: US Ge
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 22 (ANI): US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley has said the Taliban have got momentum in the past ten months and now control half of the districts in Afghanistan.
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Don't think 'end game yet written': Top US general on Taliban's 'inevitabl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 22 (ANI): Taliban are propagating "inevitable victory" in Afghanistan with control over nearly 212 district centres, said a top US general on Wednesday. He, however, added that the “end game” is yet to be written in the war-torn country.
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China not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan in next 'one to two years'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): China is not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan militarily within the next "one to two years," a US military top officer said, adding that it would be "extraordinarily complicated and costly" to seize an island as big as Taiwan and with its level of defense
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US drawdown from Afghanistan can result in 'bad possible outcomes', says G
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US drawdown from Afghanistan, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has hinted that all possible outcomes can unfold following the exit of American troops from the war-torn country, including "really dramatic, bad possib
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Military chiefs of US, allies condemn violence against unarmed protesters
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his counterparts from various countries on Saturday (local time) condemned the deadly use of force by Myanmar Armed Forces against unarmed protesters.
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North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Sunday, confirms Seoul
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 24 (ANI): South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) has confirmed that North Korea fired two cruise missiles off the West Coast on Sunday, marking Pyongyang's first missile test in about a year seen as testing US President Joe Biden's administration.
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S. Korea, US to start scaled-back combined exercise this week
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 7 (ANI): South Korea and the United States will stage a major springtime combined military exercise starting this week in a scaled-back manner amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Sunday.
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US Military leaders condemn Capitol riots
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The United States' most senior General Mark Milley and the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, issued a statement Tuesday condemning the riots that broke out in Capitol Hill last week saying that the right
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US executing plans to reduce troop presence in Afghanistan by Jan 15
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump's administration is making progress on its intent to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by January 15, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley said on Wednesday.
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