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Trump calls Afghanistan withdrawal "most embarrassing moment" in US histor
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump called the Afghanistan troop withdrawal "the most embarrassing moment" in US history, slamming military decisions and claiming China now controls Bagram Airbase. He has yet to announce an official Afghanistan policy in his second term, TOLO News reported.
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US reaches agreement with Niger to withdraw military forces by Sep 15
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Niger's military government announced in March that it had ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defence to operate in the country.
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Biden blames Trump administration for troubled US troop withdrawal from Af
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a 12-page document, the Biden administration said, "President Biden's choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor (Donald Trump)."
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People facing great challenges in Afghanistan: Zalmay Khalilzad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 20 (ANI): Afghans are facing great challenges in the war-torn country, said Zalmay Khalilzad, a day after he had stepped down from his position of US Representative to Afghanistan.
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US Defence officials questioned by Senate committee over troop withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 29 (ANI): Top United States Defence officials were questioned by US Senate Armed Services Committee over President Joe Biden administration's handling of the chaotic withdrawal of the country's troops from Afghanistan, leaving the coutnry to be captured by Talib
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11th Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday claimed to have seized Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city amid US troop withdrawal from the country.
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Taliban captures police headquarters in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): Taliban on Thursday claimed to have captured the police headquarters in Herat in western Afghanistan and the country's third-largest city amid US troop withdrawal from the country.
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Taliban seizes Kunduz after capturing Takhar, Jawzjan, Nimroz provinces
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): The Taliban on Sunday seized Kunduz - a significant military prize after capturing the provinces of Takhar, Jawzjan, and Nimroz due to a vacuum left by US troop withdrawal.
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Taliban captures capital of Afghanistan's Nimroz province
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afgfhanistan], August 7 (ANI): Taliban on Friday captured the capital of Nimroz province along the Iranian border amid US troop withdrawal from the country.
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We remain engaged in Afghanistan despite troop withdrawal, says Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Even as the US withdrew its forces from Afghanistan, they will remain engaged in Afghanistan, said Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan Army chief Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai to visit India next week
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 20 (ANI): Amid the turmoil in Afghanistan following US troop withdrawal, Afghanistan Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai is scheduled to visit India on July 27 and will meet senior political and military leadership, sources said.
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Amid turmoil, Afghan female students win award at International Astronomy
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 19 (ANI): Amid the turmoil in Afghanistan following US troop withdrawal, a group of Afghan female students from Herat won an award at the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition, which was hosted by Poland and was held online in the first week of July.
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