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'US forces should stay in Afghanistan until no insurgency left'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 9 (ANI) : A top US military official, during a congressional hearing here on Wednesday (local time) suggested that the United States should not withdraw their troops from Afghanistan until insurgency is uprooted from the country.
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Gen Dunford to complete term as Trump's top military adviser
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United States Defence Department on Monday clarified that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford will serve the full two-year term, despite President Donald Trump naming his successor 10 months before the term's completion.
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Trump likely to name Gen Mark Milley as chairman - Joint Chiefs of Staff
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump is expected to name General Mark Milley as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in succession to General Joseph Dunford.
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Taliban are 'not losing' says top U.S. military officer
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (US) November 18 (ANI):In what could be perceived as a major setback to U.S military intervention in Afghanistan to contain Taliban, a high ranking official in the United States military has said that Taliban is "not losing" in Afghanistan and the stalemate reached a year ago has
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US Defence Secretary Mattis meets Afghan President, discusses bilateral is
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Istanbul], Sep 08 (ANI): A delegation of the United States Department of Defence, led by Defence Secretary James Mattis and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Friday and discussed seve
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Mike Pompeo arrives in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 5 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday arrived in Islamabad to hold talks on various issues with the Pakistani leadership.
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Suspension of security aid to Pak announced in Jan: Pentagon
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sep 03 (ANI): The Pentagon has issued a clarification over its decision to cut security assistance worth 300 million USD to Pakistan, saying that the decision to suspend the aid was made in January only.
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Pentagon's top officer reveals new info on Niger ambush
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], October 24 (ANI): Chairman of U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, on Monday held a briefing on the military operation in Niger that left four American soldiers dead earlier this month, as according to him, "we owe the families and American people transparency".
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US covering Pak Govt, military by dubbing ISI as guilty for brewing terror
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 5 (ANI): The United States is apparently providing cover to Pakistan's military and the government by blaming its intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for brewing terrorism.
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Pak's ISI has ties with 'terrorist groups': US military official
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 4 (ANI): A top United States military officer has accused Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of having ties with 'terrorist groups'.
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US cannot win war in Afghanistan without Pak support: US military chief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], July 26 (ANI): The United States cannot win the war in Afghanistan without Pakistan's support, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford has said.
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Syria has not used chemical weapons since April: Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 23 (ANI): Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, on Sunday, said the Syrian Government forces have not used chemical weapons since April.
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