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Ghani asks Pakistan to stay out of Afghanistan as NATO allies prepare to l
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on Pakistan on Thursday to stay out of his country and rein in the Taliban to ensure an orderly departure of NATO forces next month.
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US exit from Afghanistan likely to leave NATO's Afghan employees at Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): NATO's in-country employees could be targeted by the Taliban after after foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan as they consider the alliance's Afghan employees "traitors" working for occupying forces.
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Jaishankar says Quad 'not another' NATO
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the alliance between the United States, Australia, Japan and India -- also known as the quad -- would not "become another" North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) but the alliance is a common plat
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Biden ignored Commanders' advice in decision to exit Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): Top US military commanders were recommending against a full withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, advising to try to cement a peace agreement first, but US President Joe Biden did not share their concern.
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Blinken, G4 counterparts discuss Russia-Ukraine tensions in Brussels
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his G4 counterparts on Wednesday met on the sidelines of the NATO ministerial meet in Brussels to discuss the rising Russia-Ukraine tensions.
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Leaving Afghanistan not an easy decision, entails risks: NATO Chief
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 15 (ANI): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is not a risk-free decision, but the alternative would be an open-ended military presence to withstand growing Taliban violence.
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Ukraine to hold joint military drills with NATO amid escalating tensions w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine] April 4, (ANI): Ukraine announced on Saturday (local time) that it will hold joint military drills with NATO troops later this year amid escalating violence with pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country.
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US, Greece defence chiefs reaffirm commitment to security in eastern Medit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2, (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin III spoke with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos to reaffirm a mutual commitment to security in the Eastern Mediterranean and NATO's Southern Flank, the Defence Department said in a release on Thursday.
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NATO accuses Russia of undermining OSCE de-escalation efforts in eastern U
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 2 (ANI): NATO accused Russia of undermining the efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine.
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China should be transparent about COVID-19 outbreak: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US] March 29, (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Beijing should be transparent about the COVID-19 outbreak and there is a need for "accountability".
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NATO chief raises concern about China's military investment
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] March 28, (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Chief Jens Stoltenberg has raised serious concern about China's heavy investment in military equipment, claiming it will have a direct consequence on our security.
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US, EU pledge deeper cooperation to counter China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 25 (ANI): The United States and Europe on Wednesday pledged deeper cooperation on countering China, with an agreement to start a formal US-European Union (EU) dialogue on the matter.
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