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US, India against military takeover of Afghanistan: Jaishankar in RS
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that he had a very detailed discussion with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and they both agreed that there cannot be a t
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Taliban advances in Afghanistan deeply troubling, 'doesn't speak well' abo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Terming Taliban advances in Afghanistan district centres "deeply troubling", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said there are reports that the terror group is committing atrocities, which certainly "doesn't speak well about their intention
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'Unilateral imposition of will' can never lead to stability in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Underlining the importance of peace negotiations in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke against the unilateral "imposition of will" in the war-torn country while calling for preserving the gains made over the past
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Biden announces USD 100 million in emergency aid for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday authorised USD 100 million from an emergency fund for the "purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs" emerging from Afghanistan as violence escalates in the war-torn country, the White House announced.
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Russia sends military equipment to Tajik-Afghan border amid Taliban-led vi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 24 (ANI): Russia has sent military equipment to border areas between Tajikistan and Afghanistan to prevent possible threats as Taliban mount blistering offensive in the war-torn country, Tolo News reported.
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Popular Afghan comedian killed by gunmen, family blames Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 23 (ANI): A popular comedian in Afghanistan was killed by unknown gunmen in the war-torn country's Kandahar province, local media reported.
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8,000 additional US visas for vulnerable Afghans approved by Congress
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 23 (ANI): US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to allot eight thousand more Special Immigration Visas (SIVs) to interpreters, contractors, and other vulnerable Afghans who have worked with the US army in the war-torn country.
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Afghan, Pak officials spar as tensions escalate amid Taliban violence
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): The war of words between senior officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan continued on Thursday as Pakistan's National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf claimed that Kabul was being embarrassed by "idiotic statements" from its senior officials who were vitiating b
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Don't think 'end game yet written': Top US general on Taliban's 'inevitabl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 22 (ANI): Taliban are propagating "inevitable victory" in Afghanistan with control over nearly 212 district centres, said a top US general on Wednesday. He, however, added that the “end game” is yet to be written in the war-torn country.
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US military base in Virginia to house 2,500 Afghans who worked for America
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): The Biden administration on Monday said it would evacuate 2,500 Afghan visa seekers along with their families who worked for America during the war against the Taliban and would house them in a military base in Virginia till their visas get cleared.
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US may regret 'hasty' pull out of troops from Afghanistan: Former US Gener
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 20 (ANI): According to a former American military commander in Afghanistan has pointed out that the situation in the war-torn country might be falling apart and that the US may regret its decision to pull out its troops in a "hasty way."
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Taliban should end occupation in Afghanistan, says Erdogan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Taliban should "end the occupation" in Afghanistan amid rising violence in the war-torn country.
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