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Following Afghanistan withdrawal, Biden's approval rating drops to a new l
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Facing criticism for the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden's approval rating has dropped to a new low of 43 per cent, according to a new Marist National Poll with NPR and PBS Newshour, marking the lowest rating for B
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No hurry to recognise or to establish official relations with Taliban: EU
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 2 (ANI): The European Union is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban nor to establishing official relations with the group, said Gunnar Wiegand, the European Commission's managing director for Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday.
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US deploys over 8,000 National Guard troops to aid Hurricane Ida victims
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of US National Guard troops continue to aid first responders by rescuing trapped victims, clearing roads and distributing food and water in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
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Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan may turn into catastrophe as Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 2 (ANI): The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan may turn into a catastrophe since the Taliban have no access to the funds provided to the country by the international community, Sputnik reported citing a senior official at the European External Action Serv
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Pentagon chief speaks with Qatari Emir after US exit from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 1 (ANI): Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin spoke with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the US troops from the country after 20-year military presence.
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Real decision on Afghanistan was between leaving and escalating: Biden
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): After the US troops left Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that the real decision was between leaving and escalating and he was not going to extend a "forever war or extend a forever exit."
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US ended longest war in American history, says Biden
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States has ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, which was the "longest war" in American history.
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We are not done with you yet, Biden warns ISIS-K
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) warned the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), the group which killed 13 US troops in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport, and said that the US is not done with the terrorist group.
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US Senate passes bill for emergency assistance to Americans returning from
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): The US Senate on Tuesday (local time) approved a bill that would provide emergency repatriation assistance to American citizens who have returned from Afghanistan, US media reported.
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Humanitarian catastrophe looms in Afghanistan, warns UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (local time) warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan as the last US troops left the country.
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ITBP's K9 Kabul heroes move to Chhattisgarh in AC First Class rail coach
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Days after three Indo-Tibetian Border Police (ITBP) hero sniffer dogs were airlifted along with Indian troops by IAF C-17 aircraft from war-torn Afghanistan to the Jamnagar Air Force Station in Gujarat, the dogs were on Tuesday taken to their parent unit i
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Indian envoy meets Taliban representative in Doha
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], August 31 (ANI): In the first formal diplomatic contact between India and the Taliban on Tuesday after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the head of the Taliban's Political Office in
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