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Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Digvijaya Singh over remark on alleged 'Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): After senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday demanded a statement from the Centre quoting a media report that 'Indian officials discreetly met Taliban leaders', Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that mentalit
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50 of Afghan's 370 districts fallen under Taliban control since May: UN en
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 23 (ANI): Fifty out of Afghanistan's 370 districts have fallen to Taliban terrorists since May, informed the United Nations' special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons on Tuesday, as the United States continues its military withdrawal from the country.
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Soldier sent by Pakistan Army arrested for fighting alongside Taliban in A
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 (ANI): The Afghan intelligence agency on Tuesday arrested a Pakistan army officer, who was sent to Paktia province in Afghanistan by Pakistan forces to fight alongside Taliban and conduct "destructive activities" in the country, local media reported citing an off
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Afghan citizens take up arms to fight Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan, people in various provinces throughout the worn-torn country have taken up arms to fight the Taliban.
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14 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan air force overnight airstrike
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen Taliban terrorists were killed after the Afghan Air Force targeted a group's hideout in the country's northern province of Samangan on Monday night, the country's Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday.
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China warns its nationals to leave Afghanistan amid surge in violence
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): China has warned its nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately as the Taliban continues to capture more and more territories ahead of the final drawdown of US and NATO troops.
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Afghan government forces recapture 2 districts in northern Takhar province
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghan government forces in an overnight counter-offensive have recaptured two districts in the northern Takhar province, an army spokesman in the northern region, Abdul Hadi Nazari said Monday.
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Taliban says only 'genuine Islamic system' can lead to Afghan peace
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan, the Taliban has said it remains committed to peace talks and wants a "genuine Islamic system" that would make provisions for women's rights in line with cultural traditions and religious rules, in the war-torn
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'Pakistan won't get what it wants after US withdrawal from Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): It is becoming increasingly clear that Pakistan, which is caught between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government and its rising mujahidin allies and the Taliban, won't get what it wants after US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Afghan special police arrests 2 for links with Taliban in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Special Operations Police Forces of the Afghan National Police (ANP) captured two suspected men linked with the Taliban outfit, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed on Sunday.
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Pakistan defends Taliban as violence surge in Afghanistan, shifts blame on
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): As the Taliban resumes attacks on Afghan security forces and civilians, Pakistan extended support to the terrorist group, saying it would be an "exaggeration" to hold them responsible for violence in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Fuelling confusion, US cancels NATO flag-lowering ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI): The US on Friday cancelled North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) flag-lowering ceremony at the last moment amid questions over what the ceremony was meant to signify, according to three US Defence officials.
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