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US evacuated about 17,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug 14: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 22 (ANI): The United States has evacuated some 17,000 people from Afghanistan since August 14, Pentagon informed on Saturday.
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Pentagon acknowledges presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): The United States on Friday acknowledged the presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan amid its large-scale evacuation from the war-torn country.
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Afghan baby at Kabul airport handed back to father after receiving treatme
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A viral video of an Afghan baby being handed over the walled perimeter of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul showed US Marines taking the baby to be treated at a hospital at the facility, Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby said on
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Pentagon: Armed F-18s flew over Kabul to 'ensure enhanced security'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The Pentagon on Thursday (local time) informed that armed F-18s flew over Kabul to "ensure enhanced security".
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'No decision to change' Aug 31 deadline to withdraw all US troops from Afg
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that there has been "no decision to change" the August 31 deadline to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan at this point.
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US troops footprint in Kabul now over 5,200, says Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The Pentagon on thursday (local time) said that the US footprint in Kabul is now over 5,200 total troops on the ground.
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Taliban guaranteeing safe passage to Kabul airport for our citizens: US
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Pentagon on Wednesday said that the Taliban are not interfering with evacuation operations by US troops and said the terror group is guaranteeing safe passage to the airport for American citizens.
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There have been no 'hostile interactions' with Taliban: US Defence Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that US service members have not had any "hostile interactions" with the Taliban as the terror group takes control of Afghanistan and America is frantically evacuating its personnel.
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Taliban escalated terror attacks, protected Al-Qaeda during talks with US:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The resurgent Taliban escalated its own terror attacks across Afghanistan, including female government officials, aid and healthcare workers and protected al-Qaeda even while it was negotiating with the US government, a Department of Defense repor
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US resumes flight operations at Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) resumed temporarily suspended operations at the airfield after clearing crowds off the runways, said Pentagon.
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Afghan scribe breaks down during Pentagon briefing, asks 'Where is Ashraf
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): An Afghan journalist broke down during a press briefing of the Pentagon when she asked whereabouts of President Ashraf Ghani who fled as Taliban closed in on Kabul, saying 'where is my president, he has to answer people.'
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US 'concerned' with Taliban's rapid advances, says terror group trying to
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): The United States on Friday said it is "certainly concerned" by rapid Taliban advances in Afghanistan, adding that the terror group is trying to isolate Kabul as they have "taken over border crossing, highways and major intersections to control lines of comm
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