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Afghanistan shifts country's development budget to defence projects
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 13 (ANI): Afghanistan government has stopped all development projects following a reduction in revenues and escalation in security expenses, local media reported Tuesday.
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Taliban are guided by Pakistan's special forces, says Afghan First Vice Pr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): First Vice President of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh on Monday said that the Taliban are guided by special units of the Pakistani army.
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Too hasty, soldiers leave machinery behind: Russian Foreign Minister on US
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] July 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan is too hasty as soldiers leave a lot of machinery and equipment behind, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
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UN says half of Afghan population in need of humanitarian aid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a surge in violence leading to a humanitarian crisis, half of the country's population is in need of humanitarian assistance and a third of children under five are facing acute malnutrition, informed a UN official.
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Afghanistan: 3 civilians killed in Helmand roadside bomb blast
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan] July 12 (ANI): Three civilians lost their lives and six others were injured in a roadside bomb blast on Monday in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Tolo News reported citing security sources.
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Pakistan 'cannot dictate to us', says Taliban spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Amid the uncertainty surrounding the peace prospect in Afghanistan ahead of fast approaching deadline of US troop's withdrawal, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said Pakistan is welcome to help the group arrive at a negotiated settlement but it "ca
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Turkmenistan deploys troops on border with Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ashgabat [Turkmenistan] July 12 (ANI): Turkmenistan has started securing its borders with Afghanistan after security deteriorated in the northern provinces of the war-torn country.
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Around 40 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan Air Force strikes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 Taliban terrorists were killed in multiple airstrikes launched by the Afghan Air Force on Sunday, the country's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Monday.
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Turkey's offer to secure Kabul airport could prove to be a very risky busi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 12 (ANI): The proposal made by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to US President Joe Biden last month on the sidelines of a NATO summit that Turkey could undertake the security of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after NATO's withdrawal from Afghan
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Taliban opposes Turkey's control over Kabul airport's security
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): The Taliban has expressed its opposition to a deal between the US and Turkey for the latter to take over the security of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
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Violence in Afghanistan could worsen drug problem in Pakistan: Anti-narcot
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 11 (ANI): Violence in Afghanistan could intensify drug trafficking and the problem of narcotics in Pakistan, an anti-narcotics official told NIKKEI Asia.
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Taliban attack on Afghanistan's Ghazni pushed back: Police
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): Taliban attacks on several security outposts in Ghazni city were pushed back on Sunday morning, TOLOnews reported quoting police official.
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