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Taliban rejects Afghan govt's claims of killing Al-Qaeda's Indian subconti
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 09 (ANI): Hours after Afghan government announced that Indian-born terrorist and chief of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Asim Umar, was killed in a joint operation conducted by the US and Afghan forces, Taliban on Tuesday rejected the government claims a
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Taliban releases 3 Indian engineers
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 7 (ANI): The Taliban said they have released three Indian engineers in an exchange of 11 of its members, including some high-ranking officials of the militant group.
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Taliban vows to continue attack on US troop until peace deal is sealed
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 7 (Sputnik/ANI): The Taliban on Sunday vowed to continue attacking US troops in Afghanistan until a peace deal is sealed.
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43 residents of Ghazni, taken hostage by Taliban, released
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 6 : Forty-three residents of Khwaja Omri district in the southern Afghan province of Ghazni, who were abducted by the Taliban two days ago, have been released following mediation by tribal elders, the provincial governor's office said on Sunday.
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At least 89 Taliban terrorists killed, 60 wounded during operation by Afgh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 6 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 89 Taliban terrorists were killed and over 60 were injured during an operation in the Afghan province of Tahar in the past 24 hours, the country's defense ministry said on Saturday.
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Taliban leadership meets US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Pak
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 5 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met Taliban leader in Pakistan, weeks after US President Donald Trump called off the talks with the insurgent group in the wake of Kabul terror attack, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Taliban delegation meets Imran Khan, discusses Afghan peace process
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 4 (ANI): A high-level Taliban delegation led by the group's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday and discussed the Afghan peace process and other issues of mutual interest.
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Taliban delegation meets Pak FM, discusses Afghan peace process
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 03 (ANI): A high-level Taliban delegation on Thursday morning met Pakistan Foreign Ministry Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed the Afghan peace process and other issues of mutual interest.
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Afghan NSA calls Taliban agent of Pak, says country would never accept bei
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [DC], Oct 3 (ANI): Calling Taliban a proxy of Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI, Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib has said that his country would never accept being ruled by the "proxy" of such backward country which has a "hard time feeding its own pe
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Taliban delegation to visit Pakistan today
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 2 (ANI): A high-level delegation of Taliban will visit Islamabad on Wednesday following an invitation by the Pakistani government, said the terrorist group's spokesperson Suhail Shaheen.
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6 Al-Qaeda, 17 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 1 (ANI): Six members of Al-Qaeda terror group and 17 Taliban fighters were killed in an operation by Afghan Special Forces in Musa Qala district in Helmand province, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Tuesday.
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Low voter turnout, violence, logistical issues mar Afghan presidential pol
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 29 (ANI): Millions of people in Afghanistan braved persistent threats from the Taliban and cast their ballots on Saturday in the country's fourth presidential election marred by low voter turnout, logistical issues, fraud allegations and attacks.
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