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11th Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday claimed to have seized Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city amid US troop withdrawal from the country.
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Afghan province Governor arrested over alleged 'deal' with Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): Governor of Afghanistan's Ghazni province was arrested on Thursday for allegedly cutting a deal with the Taliban, which has taken control of the provincial capital also named Ghazni, according to media reports.
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Iran temporarily shuts consulate general in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Iran on Thursday announced that it was temporarily closing its Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province and moving it to Kabul amid the escalating violence between government forces and insurgent Taliban, which has
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Afghan President offers Taliban power sharing deal to end violence
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): The Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government on Thursday has offered a "share of power" to the Taliban in a bid to stop the escalating violence in the war-torn country where the insurgent group has captured 10 provincial capitals so far, local media report
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Afghan govt executes three-phase plan to defeat Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Afghanistan government has executed a three-phase plan to defeat the Taliban in the country as the fighting intensified in recent days and the terror group captured nine provincial capital in Afghanistan.
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Heavy clashes underway in Ghazni as Taliban eyes tenth provincial capital
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Heavy clashes are underway between Afghan defense forces and Taliban in Ghazni city in the southeastern part of the country.
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Afghan Prez appoints new chief of army staff as Taliban captures 9 provinc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): As the Taliban is gaining ground in the multiple key areas of Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani appointed a new chief of army staff on Wednesday in an attempt to give a robust response to the terror group on the ground.
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Germany, Netherlands suspend deportation of refugees to Afghanistan as fig
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 11 (ANI): Germany and the Netherlands have suspended deportations of Afghanistan refugees amid the escalating violence between government forces and Taliban, in which the latter has captured nine provincial capitals in the war-torn country.
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Afghan army chief replaced amid Taliban offensive, say local media
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 11 (ANI): Afghanistan President on Wednesday replaced the country's Army chief General amid escalating offensive of Taliban, which has so far captured nine provincial capitals in the war-torn country amid the US and NATO troops finalising their pullout.
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Afghanistan: Taliban overruns eighth provincial capital, Pul-i-Khumri in B
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday captured the eighth provincial capital in Afghanistan - the city of Pul-e-Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province, which is north of Kabul, overrunning eight provinces in five days.
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7th Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Taliban on Tuesday captured Farah, the capital of Afghanistan's Farah province, local media reported, with the city becoming the seventh provincial capital to fall to the offensive of the insurgent group that has in less than a week overrun several key a
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Another Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): The Taliban have captured Takhar province's capital Taluqan city on Sunday amid US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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