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'5 Taliban terrorists killed in US airstrikes in Afghan provinces over pas
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 22 (ANI): At least five Taliban terrorists have been killed in airstrikes carried out in several provinces in Afghanistan over the past three days, according to a local journalist who claims to have sourced the information from multiple Afghan officials.
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Afghan, Pak officials spar as tensions escalate amid Taliban violence
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): The war of words between senior officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan continued on Thursday as Pakistan's National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf claimed that Kabul was being embarrassed by "idiotic statements" from its senior officials who were vitiating b
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Islamabad revels in Taliban's gain but Pakistan will fall victim of terror
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 22 (ANI): Islamabad has been cheering the Taliban's recent victories in Afghanistan but a takeover of its war-torn neighbour by the insurgent force will leave Pakistan more vulnerable to extremism at home and potentially more isolated on the world stage.
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Taliban have momentum, half of Afghan districts under their control: US Ge
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Afghanistan: Taliban demanding funds, recruiting people in Balkh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 22 (ANI): The Taliban in Balkh province are collecting funds forcefully and also recruiting local people, according to officials.
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Afghanistan rebukes Pak minister's 'unprofessional remarks' on envoy's dau
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Afghanistan on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over the continuation of what it called "unprofessional remarks" by Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed regarding the abduction of the Afghan envoy's daughter, says these "prejudgments" will r
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Taliban wants Afghanistan to become haven for insurgents: Ghani
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said that the Taliban has deep ties with Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, adding that the terror group wants Afghanistan "to become a haven for insurgents".
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Pak Interior Minister's remarks 'unprofessional', could affect ties: Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 21 (ANI): Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and expressed deep concerns over the Pakistani Interior Minister's remarks on the ongoing investigation into the abduction of the Afghan Ambassador's
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Taliban violence displaces thousands of families in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Thousands of families have been displaced following the surge in violence amid the Taliban offensive against civilians and security forces in Afghanistan.
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US military base in Virginia to house 2,500 Afghans who worked for America
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): The Biden administration on Monday said it would evacuate 2,500 Afghan visa seekers along with their families who worked for America during the war against the Taliban and would house them in a military base in Virginia till their visas get cleared.
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Afghan President Ghani lashes out at Taliban, says they have 'no will' for
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): President Ashraf Ghani in a speech on Eid on Tuesday lashed out at the Taliban after three rockets landed in areas near the Presidential Palace and said that the deeds of the terrorist organisation showed that it has "no will" for peace.
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Taliban seek release of more prisoners, removal of leaders' names from UN
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Taliban have sought the release of more prisoners and the removal of its leaders' names from the UN blacklist as a trust-building measure, said Atta Mohammad Noor, a high-level Afghan politician on Tuesday.
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