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US reaffirms commitment to achieving peace in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US State Department Secretary Michael R. Pompeo on Tuesday spoke with Afghanistan’s President Ghani and reaffirmed the US commitment to achieving a lasting peace in Afghanistan.
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'No satisfactory plan' with US on Syria safe zone, says Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 6 (ANI): Weeks after United States President Donald Trump suggested the creation of a "safe zone" in northeastern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that no acceptable plan has been tabled for the same.
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Trump did not consult top US general on withdrawal of troops from Syria
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): The commander of the United States Central Command, who monitors military operations in the Middle East, on Tuesday, divulged that he "was not consulted" before US President Donald Trump's December announcement about the withdrawal of troops from Syria.
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Iraq says US will need to seek permission to station troops to 'watch Iran
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Feb 4 (ANI): Iraqi President Barham Salih on Monday said that Washington needs to seek permission before prioritising its own plans, in response to United States President Donald Trump’s comment on stationing armed forces in Iraq to keep a “close watch on Iran”.
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“Want to keep forces in Iraq to watch on Iran”, says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 4 (ANI): At a time when Washington has announced pull out of its troops from Syria, United States President Donald Trump said that he would continue to deploy armed forces in Iraq to keep a “watch on Iran”.
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Govt clears new assault rifles for Army
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry has cleared the purchase of 72,400 modern assault rifles for the Indian Army from global manufacturer Sig Sauer for troops deployed in counterinsurgency operations.
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'Rapid US troops withdrawal would increase bloodshed', says Afghan Envoy
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 2 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy Umer Daudzai has said that the rapid withdrawal of US troops from the country would only create a "vacuum and increase bloodshed".
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Asked Mattis to resign: US President Trump
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): In an interview to New York Times, United States President Donald Trump stated that he asked former Defense Secretary James Mattis to resign because he "wasn’t happy with the job that he was doing at all."
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“Time to come home”: Trump defends troops withdrawal from Middle East
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1(ANI): United States President Donald Trump early on Friday (local time) defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria and Afghanistan stating “it is now time to start coming home after spending money for many years wisely” in the region. Read More
Maduro accuses US of resorting to 'psychological warfare'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 30 (ANI): Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States of resorting to "psychological warfare" after US National Security Advisor John Bolton was seen holding a notepad with "5,000 troops to Colombia" written on it.
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McConnell announces proposal appealing US troops to stay in Syria, Afghani
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is pursuing an amendment to a Middle East policy bill that would acknowledge the "al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates in Syria and Afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat to us here at home," a move in opposit
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Will not stay longer than necessary in Afghanistan: NATO Chief
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): NATO's Secretary General, Jons Stoltenberg, stated that alliance troops would not stay "longer than necessary" in Afghanistan, during a meeting with the US acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday.
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