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US focused on evacuation of its citizens from Afghanistan: US Defence Secr
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI): America is focused on the evacuation of its citizens from Afghanistan, and will keep working on it, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.
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Pentagon says stranded Afghan pilots to be evacuated from Tajikistan soon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] November 10 (ANI): A group of nearly 200 stranded Afghan refugees, including military pilots, will soon be evacuated from Tajikistan after they fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, US Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said.
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Pentagon chief may have 'overplayed' role in promoting Ukraine NATO bid
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin may have gone too far in publicly voicing strong support for Ukraine joining NATO during a visit to Kiev, analysts told Sputnik.
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US to release only Afghan prisoner from Guantanamo Bay
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): The US will be releasing two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay including the only Afghan left in the jail, Asadullah Haroongul.
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan operations, Pentagon informs l
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to conduct counterterrorism missions again
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Philippines promises to ignore China maritime law as tension spikes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], September 12 (ANI): Amid China's growing military assertiveness, the Philippines has promised that it will ignore Beijing's amended maritime law, which now requires foreign vessels sailing in the South China Sea to report their information to Chinese authorities.
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US Defense Secy, Philippines counterpart vow to support free, open Indo-Pa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 11 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and reiterated their commitment to supporting the security, stability, and prosperity of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Pentagon informed on Saturda
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FS Shringla meets with US defense official Colin Kahl, discusses ways to a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 4 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Colin Kahl on Friday and discussed ways to advance India-US strategic and defense partnerships.
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US Defense Secy to visit 4 Persian Gulf nations, thank them for cooperatio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III will travel to visit four Persian Gulf nations including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday (local time) to meet with the regional partners and thank them for their cooperation during th
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Explosion outside Kabul airport, confirms Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): An explosion was reported from outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday, Pentagon said.
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Austin, Israel's Bennett discuss Iran nuclear program: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met and discussed Iran's nuclear program, its support backing of militia groups in the Middle East, and its maritime activity, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby sai
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Pentagon declines to comment on COVID-19 situation in Gitmo amid surge of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Defense Department declined to comment on Sputnik's request about the coronavirus situation in Guantanamo Bay detention facility amid reports that Cuba is experiencing a surge of new cases.
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