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Afghanistan shifts country's development budget to defence projects
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 13 (ANI): Afghanistan government has stopped all development projects following a reduction in revenues and escalation in security expenses, local media reported Tuesday.
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Top US general in Afghanistan steps down as military mission nears end
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): General Austin Scott Miller, who was the longest-serving US commander throughout America's nearly two decades of military involvement in Afghanistan, on Monday (local time) stepped down on Monday as the United States military withdrawal from the country ne
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Taliban are guided by Pakistan's special forces, says Afghan First Vice Pr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): First Vice President of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh on Monday said that the Taliban are guided by special units of the Pakistani army.
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UN says half of Afghan population in need of humanitarian aid
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a surge in violence leading to a humanitarian crisis, half of the country's population is in need of humanitarian assistance and a third of children under five are facing acute malnutrition, informed a UN official.
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Around 40 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan Air Force strikes
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 Taliban terrorists were killed in multiple airstrikes launched by the Afghan Air Force on Sunday, the country's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Monday.
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Turkey's offer to secure Kabul airport could prove to be a very risky busi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 12 (ANI): The proposal made by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to US President Joe Biden last month on the sidelines of a NATO summit that Turkey could undertake the security of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after NATO's withdrawal from Afghan
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Taliban opposes Turkey's control over Kabul airport's security
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): The Taliban has expressed its opposition to a deal between the US and Turkey for the latter to take over the security of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
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Afghan civilian casualties surge amid peace talks
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 11 (ANI): As many as eighty-one civilians were killed last week in Afghanistan despite ongoing international efforts to bring peace to the country.
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Afghan forces regain control over two districts in North: Defence Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 11 (ANI): The Afghan Ministry of Defence on Saturday confirmed that security forces have regained control over Ali Abad district in Kunduz and Yaftal district in Badakhshan province.
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Pakistan's envoy, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, warns of deploying militias against
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to Kabul, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, on Saturday warned that deployment of militias against Taliban could make things worse in Afghanistan.
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Who are Taliban fighting for, who will benefit if Afghanistan is ruined? a
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing violence in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said that Taliban is responsible for the continuation of the war, questioning who they are fighting for and who will benefit if the country is ruined?
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Surge in Afghan violence triggers refugee crisis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): As the violence continues to intensify in Afghanistan amid US drawdown, a major refugee crisis is emerging with neighbouring countries staring at an exodus of refugees fleeing the war-like situation.
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