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Naqeebullah murder: Pak cop's bail plea hearing underway
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 04 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Wednesday resumed hearing of the bail plea of former senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Malir district in Pakistan, Rao Anwar, who is an accused in the extra-judicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud.
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Pak, Afghanistan counter-terrorism pact almost a done deal: Ghani
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said that his country and Pakistan have agreed in principle to counter terrorism jointly.
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Ghani announces end of ceasefire with Taliban
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday ended his government's ceasefire with the Taliban and ordered security forces to resume operations against the group.
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UNAMA chief calls on Taliban to hold talks with Kabul
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Afghanistan], June 28 (ANI): The Cheif of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Tadamichi Yamamoto, called on the Taliban to hold direct talks with the Afghan Government.
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Helmand peace activists reject Taliban's allegations
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): The Helmand peace activists on Tuesday rebuffed Taliban's allegations that their campaign is fabricated by the United States, asking the Taliban to provide sufficient evidence for such claims.
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7 Taliban, 3 Afghan soldiers killed in Herat clash
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): At least seven Taliban fighters and three Afghan security force members were killed in a clash in Chishti Sharif district.
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Taliban storm 16 check posts in Maidan Wardak
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): The Taliban insurgents stormed around 16 check posts and escaped with military hardware, weapons and ammunition, lawmakers from Maidan Wardak province said on Sunday, during a Wolesi Jirga session.
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Helmand peace team to protest outside embassies
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI): The Helmand peace team from Sunday onwards will commence a sit-in protest, outside embassies and diplomatic missions in Kabul.
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Taliban continues to fight Afghan forces despite govt's ceasefire
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI): Despite Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's decision of extending the ceasefire by ten days, the Taliban continues to fight the Afghan government forces.
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Afghan-Taliban peace hopes rises after Saudi King's statement
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz's recent statement on Afghanistan-Taliban ceasefire has added to the growing optimism in Afghanistan that peace talks with the Taliban could resume.
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Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud appointed as new TTP chief
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud has been appointed as the new chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), following Mullah Fazlullah's death.
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Afghan-Taliban peace talks stalemate to end soon
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 23 (ANI): Afghanistan's Presidential Palace on Friday said that the peace talks stalemate between government and Taliban will end in the near future as the Kabul administration is adamant to establish peace in the regions.
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