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US believes Kabul could fall to Taliban in 1-3 months
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned that the Taliban could capture Kabul in 1-3 months, far sooner than previous intelligence assessment suggested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing informed American officials.
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Afghan acting Finance Minister steps down, leaves country amid Taliban-led
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Afghanistan's acting Finance Minister Khalid Payenda has stepped down and left the country following pressure from the presidential palace, local media reported.
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10 terrorists killed, 5 injured in Afghan Air Force's airstrike in Kandaha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Ten terrorists were killed and five other suffered injuries as Afghan Air Force's airstrike targeted the Taliban's gathering in Kandahar city on Tuesday night, the country's defense ministry said on Wednesday.
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Amid escalating violence in Afghanistan, peace talks underway in Doha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], August 11 (ANI): Amid unabated violence in Afghanistan, a three-day conference is underway in Doha, Qatar to discuss the peace process in the war-torn country, with attendance from the Taliban, the US, and a host of other countries.
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Over 30,000 families displaced amid Taliban onslaught in Kandahar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Over 30,000 people in the South of Afghanistan have been displaced due to violence in the region, particularly in the Kandahar province, which has witnessed heavy fighting in recent months as Taliban terrorists mount a blistering offensive, government of
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I do not regret my decision: Biden on American forces withdrawal from Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum leaves for Mazar-e-Sharif
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Marshal (Afghan National Army) Abdul Rashid Dostum on Tuesday left Kabul for Mazar-e-Sharif after the fall of the eighth province Baghlan to the Taliban.
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Afghanistan: Taliban overruns eighth provincial capital, Pul-i-Khumri in B
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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Afghan Foreign Minister meets US Embassy Charge d' Affaires, discusses Afg
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar on Tuesday met with Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Kabul Ross Wilson to discuss security developments in the country and the Afghan peace process.
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183 killed, 1,181 injured in Afghanistan since July 9, says UN body
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 10 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday informed that over 180 people have been killed while more than 1,180 have been wounded in four Afghan cities alone since July 9 as Taliban offensives have escalated.
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Qatar to host meeting with representatives of Troika Plus to discuss Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 10 (ANI): Amid escalations in Taliban offensives in Afghanistan, Qatar has planned to host a meeting on Wednesday with the representatives on Troika Plus.
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US defence secretary discusses Afghan situation with Pak Army chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Llyod J Austin had a telephonic conversation with Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan where Taliban and Afghan forces are engaged in violent clashes.
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