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Taliban protest UN report of its continuing ties with Al Qaeda
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Taliban on Friday refuted the UN Monitoring Team's report that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda remain closely aligned and show no indication of breaking ties and said it is compiled from "false information" provided by enemy circles and has exploited the positi
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Taliban commander among 18 killed in N. Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 18 Taliban terrorists including their commander Qari Mubin have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts in Aqcha district of the northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, an army spokesman in the northern region Mohamm
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As it looks to reset ties with America, Pak bends again by allowing airspa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): In another move within recent months to reset relations with the United States, Pakistan has granted permission for US warplanes to use its airspace in support of forces fighting the Taliban forces in Afghanistan, Tom Hussain writes for South China Morning
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Over 100 Taliban terrorists killed in clashes with Afghan forces
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 3 (ANI): Over 100 Taliban terrorists were killed in fighting with government forces across the country, as per Afghan Defence Ministry.
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NATO agrees on continued support in Afghanistan after military withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 2 (ANI): At a NATO Foreign Minister's virtual meeting at Brussels on Tuesday (local time), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the organisation will continue to support Afghanistan's security forces even after the planned withdrawal this year of the alliance
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US to hand over Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in 20 days
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 2 (ANI): As Washington speed-up to complete the withdrawal of its troops ahead of September 11, the US military will be handing over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in about 20 days, an official said on Tuesday.
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Taliban fighting Pakistan's 'proxy war' in Afghanistan, says President Gha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The Taliban has been prolonging the "unnaounced proxy war" of Pakistan in Afghanistan, according to Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib.
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NATO chief says security situation in Afghanistan remains challenging
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 1 (ANI): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the security situation in Afghanistan remains "very difficult and challenging." reiterating that as the US and coalition forces are leaving, at some stage, Afghans should take full responsibility for thei
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Nearly 700 attacks launched on Afghanistan's Lashkargah in 3 weeks: Army C
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The Taliban has conducted around 700 attacks on the city of Lashkargah in the southern province of Helmand over the last three weeks, as per an army official.
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20 killed, 34 wounded in series of violent attacks across Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 31 (ANI): At least 20 civilians were killed and 34 others were wounded in a series of violent attacks in five provinces of Afghanistan in the span of 24 hours, underlining the already dilapidated security situation in the country as the US withdraws its troops.
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10 killed, 8 injured in mortar shelling in Afghanistan's Kapisa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kapisa [Aghanistan], May 30 (ANI): At least 10 people were killed and eight other suffered injuries in a mortar shelling of a house in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kapisa, local media reported.
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Amid rhetoric of no foreign boots on ground, Pakistan willing to provide U
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Amid Islamabad's public rhetoric about providing no foreign boots on the ground, Pakistan moves ahead to give Pentagon the access to country's military bases as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
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