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Pakistan saw increase in militant attacks after Taliban offensive in Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): The rise in militant attacks in Pakistan reached the highest point in August 2021, according to a study which stated that this spike coincided with the Taliban's offensive that started in May last year.
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Afghan army collapsed at much faster rate, was unexpected: Top US General
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 5 (ANI): In an apparent admission of messy exit from Afghanistan, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the "collapse" of the Afghan army, in the face of Taliban offensive, happened at a much faster rate.
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Landmines slow down Taliban offensive in Afghanistan's Panjshir
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): The Taliban offensive against Panjshir resistance forces has slowed down due to the presence of land mines in the area.
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Pakistani soldiers clash with hundreds of Afghans at Chaman
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Pakistani soldiers clashed with hundreds of stranded Afghans who were fleeing for safety amid a Taliban offensive at the Durand-Crossing in the Chaman area.
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After Taliban offensive, over 80 Afghan soldiers cross border, seek help f
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], August 15 (ANI): As many as 84 Afghan soldiers have crossed the Afghan-Uzbek border and asked Tashkent for help, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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With Taliban at Kabul's doorstep, US embassy officials rush to destroy cla
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 14 (ANI): As Taliban races to take control of Afghanistan and the terrorist group literally on the doorstep of Kabul, the US embassy in the capital city of the war-torn country is scrambling to destroy its classified documents and evacuate American citizens.
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Sweden to reduce number of staff at Kabul embassy due to safety concerns
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden] August 14 (ANI): Sweden will reduce the number of staff at its embassy in Kabul due to safety concerns as the Taliban is inching closer to the capital of Afghanistan after capturing over half of the 34 provincial capital.
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Afghan govt raises concerns over brutal Taliban offensive at Troika meetin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): The Afghanistan government has raised grave concerns over the Taliban's brutal attacks on cities, which have led to war crimes and blatant human rights violations and humanitarian catastrophe in the country, Afghan foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Afghan social media campaign calls for sanctions on Pak over Taliban offen
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): A massive social media campaign in Afghanistan is demanding sanctions on Pakistan as people believe that Islamabad is behind the Taliban's destructive offensive in the country.
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Switzerland suspends deportation of Afghan migrants amid Taliban offensive
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), August 12 (ANI): Switzerland on Wednesday suspended the forced return of failed Afghan asylum seekers due to the dire security situation in Afghanistan.
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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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I do not regret my decision: Biden on American forces withdrawal from Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that he does not regret his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan amid the Taliban offensive which till now has captured eight provinces.
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