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Kabul airport reopens as additional US troops land
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Afghanistan's Kabul airport has reopened as the first C-17 landed with US Marines on board, an official said on Monday.
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Biden breaks silence on Afghanistan, says 'squarely stand' behind decision
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday broke his silence on Afghanistan by stressing that he stands "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan.
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Joe Biden blames Afghan leaders for Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Staunchly defending his move to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) admitted that the situation in the war-torn country unfolded more quickly than America anticipated.
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Biden sends in more US troops, to ensure swift evacuation from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday authorised a third combat team from the 82nd Airborne from Kuwait to head to Kabul to bring the total eventual US footprint to 7,000 troops in Afghanistan.
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US military temporarily suspends air operations at Kabul airport
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): The US military has temporarily suspended air operations at Kabul airport on Monday as its troops attempted to clear Afghans who flooded onto the airfield, which resembled a chaotic bus station as hundreds of people jostled, pushed and shoved to get on t
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Plane with Australian servicemen heading to Afghanistan to evacuate citize
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has already sent a plane carrying servicemen to Afghanistan to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders from the country and will deploy a total of over 250 troops to assist the evacuation, the defense ministry said on Monday.
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US to take over air traffic control at Kabul airport, increases troops pre
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The United States has announced that it will be taking over air traffic control at Kabul airport and will expand the country's security presence to nearly 6,000 troops to facilitate the safe departure of the American and allied personnel from Afghanistan
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US sends additional troops to ensure safe evacuation of diplomatic presenc
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday informed that the President has sent additional forces to ensure an orderly and safe evacuation of the US diplomatic presence in Kabul.
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Trump says Biden not following his Afghanistan plan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Former US president Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden for his handling of the Afghanistan situation saying that the Democrat leader had not followed his plan of withdrawing US-led international troops from the war-torn country.
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Biden authorises deployment of 1,000 additional US troops in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday authorised the deployment of additional 1,000 troops in Afghanistan, raising the number of American troops in the war-torn country to 5,000 to ensure a safe and orderly drawdown of personnel.
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Taliban's rapid advance can lead to local civil wars, insurgencies against
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw all United States and NATO troops from Afghanistan held dire consequences for President Ashraf Ghani government but few predicted that the Taliban will surge so rapidly taking control of about 85 per cent of
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20 ITBP troops awarded for gallantry in last year's Ladakh skirmishes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): As many as 20 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have been selected for Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) on the occasion of Independence Day this year for their bravery in eastern Ladakh skirmishes in May-June last year.
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