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Afghanistan: 11 Haqqani members arrested
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 06 (ANI): As many as 11 members of the Haqqani network were arrested on Wednesday by Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) in an operation in Kabul.
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Afghanistan: 21 Taliban militants killed in clash
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 4 (ANI): At least 21 Taliban militants were killed in a clash with Afghan security forces in Afghanistan's Paktia province.
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Haqqani network founder dead
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 4 (ANI): The founder of the Haqqani network, Jalaluddin Haqqani, is dead, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced.
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Suspension of security aid to Pak announced in Jan: Pentagon
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sep 03 (ANI): The Pentagon has issued a clarification over its decision to cut security assistance worth 300 million USD to Pakistan, saying that the decision to suspend the aid was made in January only.
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Pak behind deadly Ghazni attack: Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 29 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that Pakistan's military provided the sufficient aid to the Taliban militants and plotted the deadly attack in Ghazni earlier this month, which claimed over 100 lives.
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Afghanistan: 'Foreign' fighter jets carry out airstrikes
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 (ANI): Fighter jets, either from Russia or Tajikistan, carried out airstrikes in Darqad district of Takhar province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
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Pak backstabbed US in Afghanistan: veteran army colonel
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Pakistan has been playing a dubious role in Afghanistan while dealing with the Taliban and other terror outfits, alleged a veteran United States army colonel, Lawrence Sellin.
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Afghan govt won't attend Moscow peace talks
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 23 (ANI): Afghanistan government will not be attending the peace talks in Moscow scheduled next month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday.
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Ghazni siege: President Ghani demands explanation from Imran Khan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 23 (ANI): In the wake of the Pakistan government's vision to establish better bilateral relations with its neighbours, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani demanded an explanation from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the recent Taliban attack in Ghazni city. Read More
Taliban to visit Russia for Afghan peace talks
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 22 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced that the members of the Taliban would visit Russia next month to discuss on a peace strategy in Afghanistan.
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Attack in Kabul during President Ghani Eid prayer
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21 (ANI): Two days after Afghanistan announced conditional ceasefire with the Taliban, several rockets landed in Kabul city on Tuesday morning following President Ashraf Ghani's Eid prayer.
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Pak Army chief denies supporting Taliban in Ghazni siege
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa rebuffed claims from Kabul that Islamabad supported the Taliban in carrying out an attack in Afghanistan's Ghazni city.
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