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3 Taliban militants killed in bomb blast in Aghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 4 (ANI): At least three militants affiliated to the Taliban died when a bomb planted by them went off in Afghanistan's central Ghor province, the Afghan government announced on Saturday.
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It's a Talibani crime by Tablighi Jamaat: Naqvi on Nizamuddin Markaz gathe
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi referring to the Nizamuddin Markaz event, on Wednesday, said that it is a "Talibani crime" by the Tabhlighi Jamaat and such a criminal act cannot be forgiven.
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India welcomes peace negotiating team formed by Afghan govt
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): India on Wednesday welcomed the formation of a 21-member peace negotiating team by the Afghan government intended to hold intra-Afghan peace talks with the Taliban.
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Six dead after taliban clash with Afghan police in Kandahar
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Clashes occurred between the Afghan National Police and the Taliban radical group overnight Saturday in the Spin Buldak district of the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sputnik has learned from local sources.
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Taliban reject Afghan govt's negotiation team
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Taliban have rejected the Afghan government's negotiation team, claiming that the list of negotiators goes sideways with the previous agreement between the Taliban and the United States, the militant group said on Saturday in a press release.
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Taliban has 'secret ties' with Pakistan's ISI: Report
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 24 (ANI): Taliban has secret ties with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) who has open access to the terrorist group's leadership, according to a media report.
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Pompeo meets Taliban officials in Qatar to salvage peace deal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo on Monday made an unannounced visit to Kabul (Afghanistan) and Doha (Qatar) to hold talks with the Afghan government in an effort to prevent the country's peace deal from unwinding, CNN reported.
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US envoy says Afghan govt, Taliban discussed prisoners swap via video conf
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan government and the Taliban discussed the exchange of prisoners during a rare video conference to pave the way for a broader peace agenda, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
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US Defense Secy speaks to Gen Bajwa, expresses appreciation for Pak's supp
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 20 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday (local time) held a telephonic conversation with Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and expressed his appreciation for Pakistan's support to Afghanistan reconciliation process.
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BJD's Sasmit Patra urges govt to rejig geopolitical approach in Afghanista
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJD's Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has urged the Central government to rejig its geopolitical approach in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the recently negotiated peace deal between the United States and the Taliban which he described as geopolitical disadvanta
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UNSC adopts resolution to welcome progress in Afghan peace process
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming the Afghan peace agreement between the US and the Taliban to bring lasting peace in the war-torn country.
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Afghan President Ghani signs decree to release Taliban prisoners
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 11 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday signed a much-awaited decree that would facilitate the release of the Taliban prisoners.
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