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Chinese Army's Tibetan troops being trained for special operations, hold e
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): In an apparent bid to copy India, the Chinese Army is training its Tibetan troops for special operations in high altitude areas.
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Majority of UK military personnel withdrawn from Afghanistan, says PM John
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 8 (ANI/Sputnik) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday said that all British troops are returning to the United Kingdom from Afghanistan, adding that the majority of personnel is already withdrawn.
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India watching fluid, deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan clos
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): After the US troop pullout, Afghanistan is seeing a massive surge in violence and Taliban insurgents have launched multiple attacks to gain provinces while Afghan national army commandos are being sent to counter Taliban resurgence.
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US considers urgent visas for vulnerable Afghan women after troop pull out
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI): Human and Women rights activists have asked the Biden administration to provide up to 2,000 visas specifically for vulnerable women and women's advocates who are at risk after the US troops pull out from Afghanistan.
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Pentagon confirms 2 US soldiers injured in rocket attack on Al-Assad Air B
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Two members of the US military were injured during a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Assad Air Base that hosts Coalition troops in Iraq, Defense Department spokesperson Commander Jessica McNulty confirmed to Sputnik.
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Amid US withdrawal, China ramping up its involvement in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 7 (ANI): China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan amid US troops withdrawal -- with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence opportunities.
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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
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Foreign Secy assures Afghan envoy of India's long-term commitment to Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Afghanistan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay on Tuesday briefed Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on the security situation in Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of US troops from the war-torn country and escalating violence by the Taliban.
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Tajikistan strengthens security on Afghanistan border, as Taliban launch o
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 6 (ANI): Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on Tuesday has ordered strengthening the security at its border, in response to Taliban capturing large areas in northern Afghanistan leading to over 1,000 members of the Afghan security force fleeing the country, amid exi
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Russia warns US against transforming withdrawal from Afghanistan into relo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 6 (ANI): Russian Special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has warned the United States that the process of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan should not turn into a redeployment of the US and NATO infrastructure to the countries of Central Asia.
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Over 1,000 Afghan soldiers retreat to Tajikistan after clashes with Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], July 5 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 1,037 Afghan troops retreated to Tajikistan following clashes with the Taliban militants, the Tajik State Committee for National Security (SCNS) told Sputnik.
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Taliban takes control of key district in Kandahar amid US troop withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban on Sunday took control of a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar.
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