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Afghan President orders to release 2,000 Taliban prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 25 (Sputnik/ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday (local time) ordered a release of up to 2,000 Taliban fighters from prison, his spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi said.
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Afghan President Ghani vows to expedite release of Taliban prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said that the process of the release of Taliban prisoners would be expedited.
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Taliban announces 3-day ceasefire in Afghanistan on occasion of Eid
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Taliban on Saturday announced a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Saddened to hear about Cyclone Amphan hitting coasts of India, Bangladesh:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 22 (ANI): Stating that he was saddened to hear about cyclone Amphan hitting coastal regions in India and Bangladesh, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday expressed his 'heartfelt condolences to the two friendly nations'.
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Khalilzad meets Afghan President in Kabul, discusses next step in peace pr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and discussed the next steps in the peace process, according to a statement from the Presidential Palace on Wednesday.
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HCNR Chairman Abdullah thanks India for continued support for Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) Chairman, Abdullah Abdullah, here on Wednesday met Ambassador Vinay Kumar and thanked India for its continued support for peace in Afghanistan.
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Khalilzad reaches Kabul to press Afghan govt, Taliban to begin peace talks
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): United States special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Wednesday reached Afghanistan, days after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the new Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, signed a power-sharing deal.
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Six Taliban terrorists killed in clash with Afghan security forces
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 18 (ANI): Six Taliban terrorists were killed in a clash with security forces in the eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan Army said in a statement.
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Afghan-India ties are within international framework: Kabul to Taliban on
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], may 18 (ANI): Reacting to the recent remarks from the Taliban stating that India has been playing a negative role in the country since past 40 years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (MoFA) has said that its relations with India are within "international fr
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Pak-based Haqqani Network backing terror groups in plotting another '9/11
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): Former Afghan intelligence chief, Rahmatullah Nabil, has warned that Pakistan-based Haqqani Network is "backing" proscribed terror groups in planning a '9/11 style' attack in the West.
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Afghanistan: Ghani, his rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): After months of impasse, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his main political rival former Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday signed a political agreement on power-sharing.
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414 new COVID-19 cases reported in Afghanistan, total rises to 6,053
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 15 (ANI): A total of 414 new coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours in Afghanistan, taking the total to 6,053, Tolo News reported citing Ministry of Public Health.
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