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US acting Defence Secy arrives in Afghanistan on surprise visit
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 11 (ANI): Patrick Shanahan, the US' acting Defence Secretary, made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday.
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Accelerated negotiations to reach political settlement in Afghanistan: Tru
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said he has accelerated negotiations to reach a political agreement to end the 17-year-long conflict in Afghanistan.
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US to withdraw 7,000 troops from Afghanistan by Feb '19
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 21(ANI): The Pentagon on Thursday (local time) announced the withdrawal of around 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, amounting to the removal of half of the total US forces deployed in the country at present.
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3 US military personnel killed in Afghan blast
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Nov 28(ANI): The US military on Tuesday informed that three of its service members were killed by an improvised explosive device near the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
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Imran hits back at Trump for his tirade against Pak
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 19 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday hit back at United States President Donald Trump for his outburst against the South-Asian nation for helping Osama bin Laden, who had taken refuge there and "doing nothing for" the US.
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US envoy to embark on four-nation visit
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 9 (ANI): Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar with an interagency delegation from November 8 to 20.
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Afghanistan: US drone strike kills ISIS affiliate leader
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA] Aug 26 (ANI): A US drone strike killed an ISIS affiliate - Abu Sayeed Orakzai in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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35 militants killed in joint US-Afghan ops
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 30 (ANI): At least 35 militants have been killed and 40 others wounded during the joint operations conducted by the Afghan and US forces in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province.
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4 IS militants killed in US airstrike
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 8 (ANI): At least four militants affiliated with the terror outfit Islamic State (IS) have been killed in an airstrike conducted by the US forces Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
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6 militants killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Nangarhar [Afghanistan], Jan. 17 (ANI): At least six militants have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the Khaama press agency reported on Wednesday.
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700 more US troops won't make difference: Taliban
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 13 (ANI): The Taliban has criticised the United States' decision to send 700 more troops into Afghanistan for training, advising and assisting the Afghan security forces in counter-terrorism operations in the country.
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New strategy for South Asia includes Pakistan, India: NATO, US
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Sept.30 (ANI): The United States and NATO have jointly clarified that President Donald Trump's new strategy for South Asia includes Pakistan as well, and there is no move to isolate it.
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