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Afghan President offers Taliban power sharing deal to end violence
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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15 Taliban killed, 8 injured in operation conducted by Afghan forces
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): At least 15 Taliban were killed and 8 members of the insurgent group injured in an operation conducted by Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) with support from the Afghan Air Force (AAF) at the outskirts of Kandahar provincial center,
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Afghan army chief replaced amid Taliban offensive, say local media
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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Seven people killed in Algeria wildfires: Official
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria] August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven people have died in wildfires in Algeria's Tizi Ouzou province as the flames rage across the North African country, the head of the provincial forestry department said on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan: 3 civilians killed, 18 wounded in Taliban's mortar attack
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Three Afghan civilians were killed and 18 others suffered injuries in a mortar attack in the Ghazni city's District 1 on Tuesday, said the provincial governor's office.
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Massive fighting underway between Taliban terrorists, Afghan security forc
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): Massive fighting between the Afghan forces and the Taliban terrorists is underway in the country's northern provinces of Balkh and Takhar since Sunday night, local media reports said quoting provincial officials.
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