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Pakistan, Afghanistan hold talks to reset bilateral ties
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jun 11 (ANI): Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman called on Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi here on Tuesday in a bid to reset bilateral ties between the neighbouring countries.
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Amid peace talks, Kabul releases more than 200 Taliban prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jun 11 (ANI): At least 170 Taliban prisoners have been released from the Pul-e-Charkhi and another 130 jail inmates are expected to be freed on Tuesday, a move that has come when peace talks are underway to end the nearly-two decades-long civil war in Afghanistan.
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12 Haqqani network commanders killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jun 11 (ANI): Afghan forces on Monday killed at least 12 commanders belonging to the Haqqani network terror group in an operation in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, the country's intelligence agency said.
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Afghanistan: 4 Taliban militants killed after IED explodes prematurely
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 9 (ANI): At least four Taliban militants were killed and one sustained injury after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off prematurely in the central province of Daikundi on Sunday.
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15 killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jun 9 (ANI): At least 15 people, including civilians, were killed in an attack by a group of Taliban terrorists in Ghor province in western Afghanistan on Friday night, an official of Ghor Provincial Council said on Saturday.
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US urges inclusion of Afghan women in ongoing peace talks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 8 (ANI): The United States has urged for the involvement of Afghan women in the ongoing peace process and make sure that their voices are heard during the negotiations with the Taliban.
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Afghan forces seize control over Taliban influenced district
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], June 07 (ANI): Afghan armed forces on Friday seized control over Khwaja Omari district in central Ghazni province which fell into Taliban influence last year.
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Afghanistan: 83 civilians rescued from Taliban prison
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Faryab Province [Afghanistan], Jun 6 [ANI]: At least 83 people were freed from a Taliban prison in Qaisar district in Faryab province on Wednesday night, said the Afghan force.
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Afghan peace, bilateral ties to top Prez Ghani's agenda for Pak visit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): President Ashraf Ghani, who is expected to visit Islamabad at the end of this month, will discuss peace and security issues and bilateral ties with an aim to end the 19 years of conflict in his war-ravaged nation.
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BBC report exposes human rights violations in North Waziristan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): Pakistan Army and the Taliban have killed tens of thousands of people in North Waziristan and other tribal areas in Pakistan's long battle with militants as part of the post 9/11 "war on terror," exposes a BBC report.
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US must target Afghan Taliban in Pakistan to win in Afghanistan, says scho
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 4 (ANI): A noted American scholar has hinted that it's about time for the US forces to strike at Afghan Taliban bases in Pakistan as part of its counter-terrorism fight in Afghanistan.
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Taliban issues Eid message, pledges to end ceasefire anytime soon
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): While the doors for dialogue with the United States to end the 18-year-long war in the country remain open, the Taliban on Saturday pledged to end the ceasefire anytime soon.
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