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US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 10 days after inking deal with
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 10 (ANI): The US has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, a spokesman for US Forces in Afghanistan said on Monday, exactly 10 days after the United States signed a deal with the Taliban in Doha amid looming political chaos in Kabul.
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US strongly opposes action to form parallel govt in Afghanistan: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 10 (ANI): Asserting that the United States strongly supports a "unified and sovereign" Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Washington "strongly opposes" any action to form a parallel government in Kabul.
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UN mission in Afghanistan calls for inclusion of women in peace talks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the inclusion of women in the peace talks with the Taliban, the mission said here on Sunday on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
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Pakistan wants Taliban to rule Afghanistan, says brother of former Afghan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 7 (ANI): Sediqullah Rahi, brother of former President of Afghanistan, Dr Najibullah, has said that Pakistan is backing the Taliban to topple the elected government in Kabul.
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7 killed, 17 injured in Taliban attack in Herat province
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], Mar 07 (Sputnik/ANI): At least seven civilians have been killed, while 17 others injured in an attack orchestrated by the Taliban militant group in Herat province of Afghanistan, the provincial governor's office said in a statement on Saturday.
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US-Taliban peace deal doesn't protect rights of Afghan people, European th
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 6 (ANI): The recently-signed peace deal between the United States and the Taliban does not secure the protection of the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Afghan people, said Soana Deunier, a Research Analyst at the European Foundation for
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15 injured in Kabul attack, Taliban deny involvement
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 06 (ANI): At least 15 people were injured in an attack on a Shiite memorial ceremony in Kabul, which was beig attended by the chief executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, said Afghanistan Health ministry on Friday.
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Shiite memorial service in Kabul attended by Abdullah Abdullah attacked
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Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 06 (ANI): A Shiite memorial service, attended by Afghanistan Chief Executive officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah, was attacked on Friday.
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International Criminal Court allows probeinto US actions in Afghanistan
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The Hague [Netherlands], Mar 06 (ANI): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has cleared decks for its prosecutor to investigate possible war crimes committed in Afghanistan, including allegations against the United States as well as Afghan and Taliban armed fighters.
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Trump speaks over phone with Qatar's Emir on US-Taliban deal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke over the phone with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and discussed the recent agreement signed between the US and Taliban as well as other regional issues, the White House said.
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US hits Taliban with airstrike
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], Mar 04 (ANI): The United States conducted an airstrike against Taliban in Nahr-e Saraj of Helmand district, said US military spokesperson on Wednesday.
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Over 20 Afghan soldiers, police officers killed in renewed Taliban violenc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 04 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 20 Afghan soldiers and police officers were killed in northern Afghanistan overnight in the latest Taliban attack following the end of a week-long reduction of violence and signing of a US-Taliban peace deal, local sources told Sputnik.
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