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42 militants killed in Afghan airstrikes
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 5 (ANI): As many as 42 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group and Taliban were killed in different airstrikes by the Afghan forces in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Monday.
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Pentagon reminds Pak on terrorism, urges to tackle it
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): The Pentagon on Sunday reminded Pakistan that the war on terrorism in the South Asian region reached an "inflection point" and that the country should take the opportunity to tackle and defeat terrorists, as the United States and Pakistan aims to improve t
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The Pashtun Awakening
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): The January 2018 murder of a young Pashtun shopkeeper, Naqeebullah Mehsud, in Karachi who aspired to be a fashion model may not have been the spark that lit the flame for a Pashtun Spring but it has certainly set the stage for what many commentators describ
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4 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 4 (ANI): At least four militants belonging to Afghanistan's insurgent group, Taliban have been killed in an operation conducted by the Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province.
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Taliban attack Afghan check post, kill 5 policemen
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 28 (ANI): At least five policemen and four others were injured after Taliban insurgents attacked a check post on the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway in Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to local officials.
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Afghan president offers to recognise Taliban as political group
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 28 (ANI): Extending olive branch, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday offered to recognise the Taliban insurgents as a legitimate political group.
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Afghan Taliban agrees to hold talks with US
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 27 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban on Monday agreed to hold direct talks with the United States to achieve a "peaceful solution" to end the Afghanistan conflict.
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Foreign Secretary Gokhale to attend Kabul Process Conference
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 27 (ANI): Foreign Secretary of India, Vijay K. Gokhale, will attend the forthcoming Kabul Process Conference, which aims to discuss security and political issues in Afghanistan.
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Pakistani military agencies behind Pashtun genocide: Nadeem Nusrat
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): The Free Karachi campaign spokesperson, Nadeem Nusrat has lashed out at Pakistan over reports that its military agencies are mobilising Taliban militants in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province to counter the Pashtun uprising.
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Nine Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb.25 (ANI): At least nine Taliban militants have been killed during the operations of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province.
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20 Afghan National Army soldiers killed
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Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 24 (ANI): At least 20 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in the western Farah province of Afghanistan.
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Afghan Govt. to shut down Taliban Doha office
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Qatar [Afghanistan], Feb 24 (ANI): Afghanistan has initiated discussions with Qatar to shut down the Taliban's office in Doha as it has failed to produce anything positive in terms of facilitating peace talks.
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