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US pursuing basing agreements with Afghanistan's neighbors: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is pursuing basing options with Afghanistan's neighbors after US troops withdraw from that country but there is nothing to announce at present, a Defense Department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Afghanistan: 119 people killed within 2 days in clashes, security incident
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): Amid surge in violence following US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, a security official said that 119 people, including 102 security force members were killed in clashes and security incidents in just two days--June 3 and 4.
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Taliban and Al-Qaeda remain closely aligned: UN Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 5 (ANI): A report by the UN Monitoring Team has said that the Taliban still maintains close ties with Al Qaeda.
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Amid rhetoric of no foreign boots on ground, Pakistan willing to provide U
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Amid Islamabad's public rhetoric about providing no foreign boots on the ground, Pakistan moves ahead to give Pentagon the access to country's military bases as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
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Amid US troops withdrawal, Afghan military surrendering to Taliban in rura
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 29 (ANI): Since the US troops began leaving Afghanistan since early May, there has been a wave of Afghan military surrendering to the Taliban in rural areas.
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Al-Qaeda's bond with Taliban 'much deeper', says Afghan official
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): Al-Qaeda's bond with Taliban is "now much deeper" than the world thinks as the former's terrorists are given sanctuary by the Taliban in exchange for expertise in fund-raising and bomb-making, a senior Afghan intelligence official said.
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US military equipment may be seized by Taliban after American troops withd
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 23 (ANI): Taliban may grab US military equipment as American troops are set to leave Afghanistan by September 2021.
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Carnage in Afghanistan continues unabated in wake of US troops withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): Uncertainty reached its peak in the wake of US and NATO troops withdrawal, scheduled to be gone completely by September, violence has been intensified inexorably around Afghanistan.
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Chinese FM Wang dials up his Afghan counterpart Atmar, reiterates support
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 20 (ANI): In a renewed push to Beijing's diplomacy in ever changing geopolitical scenario in South Asia, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called up his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Haneef Atmar and reiterated support to Afghan peace process.
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US lawmakers write to Biden, seek continued efforts in Afghanistan after t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): Representatives of US House on Wednesday wrote to President Joe Biden, stating that the United States needs a strategy to sustain its Afghan military partners after full withdrawal of troops.
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More than 20 civilians killed in violent incidents in Afghanistan on Eid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): More than 20 civilians were killed in violent incidents in different areas of Afghanistan on the first and second days of Eid festival.
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Taliban, Al-Qaeda breathing new life in imminent withdrawal of US troops f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
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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