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Nine Taliban killed in Afghanistan's Badghis clash
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 18 (ANI): Local officials on Monday said that at least nine Taliban insurgents were killed in a clash with security forces in Afghanistan's western Badghis province.
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Peace in Afghanistan once Taliban sees no chance of winning: Dunford
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 18 (ANI): United States Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joe Dunford, has said that peace prospects in Afghanistan will increase when the Taliban realizes they have no chance of winning on the battlefield.
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Bilawal questions Sharif's foreign policy, voice support for Kashmiri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan), July 17 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said his party is committed to support the cause of Kashmiris and thus has a clear stance against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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U.S. Congress panel demands cutting of all assistance to Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, July 14 (ANI): A U.S. congressional panel has demanded cutting off all U.S. assistance to Pakistan to persuade Islamabad to act against the Afghan Taliban groups, who allegedly uses the country's territory to launch operations into Afghanistan.
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Seven Taliban fighters killed in Kunduz
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 13 (ANI): At least seven Taliban insurgents were killed and three others wounded in a military operation in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province.
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U.S. diplomat says Pak using proxies to topple the Afghanistan government
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, July 13 (ANI): Former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has told a joint committee session being held here on the theme "Pakistan: Friend or Foe" that Pakistan views the Taliban as an effective proxy to ensure its dominance over Afghanistan.
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Taliban troubled over ISIS's attempts to expand foothold in Afghanist
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 11 (ANI): The Taliban militant group is troubled with repeated attempts of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) loyalists trying to expand their foothold in Afghanistan, saying it is aware of the problems and consequences the country could face if the ISIS succeeds.
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NATO Summit: Afghan CEO highlights terrorists' sanctuaries in Pak
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 10 (ANI): The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, in a veiled reference to Islamabad at the NATO Warsaw Summit in Poland highlighted about the safe havens used by the Taliban group and Haqqani terrorist network in Pakistan.
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President Ghani hails Obama's decision to retain 8,400 American troop
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 7 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today hailed the United States President Barack Obama's decision to keep 8,400 troops in Afghanistan to counter the threat from a resurgent Taliban.
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