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Large scale violence grips Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, the war-torn country has seen a spike in the incidents of violence in recent weeks, leading to casualties of Afghan security forces and civilians.
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Pak's hybrid regime a betrayal of Imran Khan's previous stand against mili
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Though Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to clip the military's wings in the name of democratic reform, today, his Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) has become everything he claimed to stand against, a de-facto hybrid martial law regime where ex-soldier
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US sends more reinforcements for Afghan pullout: Pentagon
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 7 (ANI): Additional troops and capabilities have been transferred to the region to boost security, which includes six additional B-52 Long Range Strike bombers and a package of 12 fighter bombers, the US Department of Defense said in a statement on Thursday.
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Fighting erupts across Afghanistan as Taliban launch offensive after US mi
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Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Taliban have launched a new wave of offensive in several Afghan cities and are resorting to bombings and heavy weapons after the United States missed May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
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Taliban, Al-Qaeda breathing new life in imminent withdrawal of US troops f
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Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Terrorist organisations Taliban and Al-Qaeda are breathing new life in the imminent withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
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US drawdown from Afghanistan can result in 'bad possible outcomes', says G
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US drawdown from Afghanistan, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has hinted that all possible outcomes can unfold following the exit of American troops from the war-torn country, including "really dramatic, bad possib
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3 rockets hit air base in Iraq's Salahudin province
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three Katyusha rockets on Monday struck an Iraqi military air base in Salahudin province, north of the capital Baghdad, a provincial security source said.
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Pakistani intruder killed by BSF troops in Punjab's Firozpur
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Firozpur (Punjab) [India], May 3 (ANI): A Pakistani intruder was killed at the Indian border in Punjab's Firozpur district on the intervening night of May 2 and 3, the Border Security Force has informed.
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3 cops, 9 Taliban terrorists killed in clash in Afghanistan's Zabul
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Three Afghan security forces lost their lives and nine Taliban terrorists were killed in a clash that erupted between them in southern Zabul province on Sunday.
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2 rockets target Baghdad airport base housing US-led coalition troops
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Baghdad [Iraq], May 3 (ANI): Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq's Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday.
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'US withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to designating Pak as terror sp
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Following the United States' decision to drawdown troops from Afghanistan, Washington will soon no longer need Islamabad, which could lead to efforts within US Congress to help designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terror, said US-based scholar Michael Rubin.
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China's military commanders come under flak for outdated, inefficent train
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): Despite the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) achieving automation of its weapon systems, the training of troops has reportedly not kept pace with the advances in weapons, prompting the Beijing's military's mouthpiece to lash out at commanders for not adopt
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