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Taliban seek release of more prisoners, removal of leaders' names from UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Taliban have sought the release of more prisoners and the removal of its leaders' names from the UN blacklist as a trust-building measure, said Atta Mohammad Noor, a high-level Afghan politician on Tuesday.
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Nepali photojournalists pay tributes to Danish Siddiqui
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 21 (ANI): Photojournalists in Nepal on Tuesday evening held a candlelight vigil in memory of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui who lost his life last week while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban.
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Afghanistan: Defense Minister Mohammadi warns Taliban against imposing the
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 20 (ANI): Amid an unprecedented increase in the level of violence in the country, acting Defense Minister Gen Bismillah Mohammadi warned that he will not allow the Taliban to impose their goals on the people by continuing their military campaign.
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US may regret 'hasty' pull out of troops from Afghanistan: Former US Gener
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 20 (ANI): According to a former American military commander in Afghanistan has pointed out that the situation in the war-torn country might be falling apart and that the US may regret its decision to pull out its troops in a "hasty way."
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China becomes victim of Pakistan's Islamist problem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 20 (ANI): After nine Chinese nationals were killed last week near Pakistan's Das hydroelectric dam, the Pakistan government had initially said that the bus in which they were travelling had suffered a "mechanical failure" and it was a gas leak but officials eventu
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Afghanistan Army chief Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai to visit India next week
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 20 (ANI): Amid the turmoil in Afghanistan following US troop withdrawal, Afghanistan Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai is scheduled to visit India on July 27 and will meet senior political and military leadership, sources said.
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15 NATO members ask Taliban to lay down weapons
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 20 (ANI): Representatives from fifteen NATO members in Afghanistan, in a joint statement, urged the Taliban to put the ongoing violation to an end.
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Taliban should end occupation in Afghanistan, says Erdogan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Taliban should "end the occupation" in Afghanistan amid rising violence in the war-torn country.
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Afghan govt, Taliban meet in Doha 'positive step', but 'more must be done
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): Terming the Afghan government and Taliban meeting in Doha as "a positive step", the United States, however, noted that "more must be done urgently" as Afghans are suffering terribly from the war.
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'Impossible for US to re-enter Afghanistan after troops withdrawal'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): US lawmaker Adam Kinzinger has deemed it will be "impossible" for the United States forces to re-enter Afghanistan if the security situation collapses in the war-torn country after a complete drawdown.
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Khalilzad calls on Pak PM, says war in Afghanistan poses risk to entire re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): US Special envoy on Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday called on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and said that the war in Afghanistan poses a risk to the entire region.
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US welcomes talks between Afghanistan, Taliban in Doha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): The US welcomed talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban held from July 17-18 in Doha.
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