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11 Taliban members killed, 6 injured in clashes in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 11 Taliban members were killed and six others were injured as a result of clashes with police officers in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, local police said on Saturday.
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US conducts airstrikes against Taliban for first time since Eid ceasefire
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 5 (ANI): The US has conducted two airstrikes against the Taliban as retaliation to their attack on Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) checkpoints in Farah and Kandahar provinces.
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District police chief, 3 officers killed in Afghanistan blast
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Police chief of Said Karam district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, Mohammad Humayun, and three local policemen have been killed in a roadside bomb blast, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Afghan Taliban still maintain ties with al-Qaeda, says UN report
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan still maintain close ties with the al-Qaeda terror network, despite signing a peace deal with the United States in which they committed to fight terrorist groups, a UN report released on Tuesday said.
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Mullah Omar's son takes charge of Taliban following disarray over leadersh
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): Mullah Yaqoob, the son of Mullah Omar--founder of Afghan Taliban, has taken over as interim commander following disagreements among members of the group over the leadership, after a number of senior Taliban operatives fell ill to coronavirus, according A
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Afghanistan releases 710 more Taliban prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 31 (ANI): The Afghanistan government has released 710 more Taliban prisoners as part of the announcement made by President Ashraf Ghani on Eid to complete the release of 2,000 prisoners.
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UN Security Council unlikely to lift sanctions over Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI): Days after the Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of the peace deal with the United States, the UN Security Council was expected to vote on lifting sanctions over the group. But the matter has been squashed as certain conditions ma
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US aims to reduce number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 in July
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [USA], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States remains on track to reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 8,600 personnel in July in line with its agreements with the Taliban, US Department of Defence spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said on Tuesday (local time).
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Afghan President orders to release 2,000 Taliban prisoners
Updated : 6 years 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 : 6 years 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 : 6 years 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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Taliban are playing good cop, bad cop; recent comments on India tactical:
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Recently Taliban clarified that it does not support the so-called 'holy war' against India and that Kashmir is India's internal matter.
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