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US mulls extension of troop deployment in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is considering a six-month extension for US troops in Afghanistan contrary to the May 1 deadline that the previous Trump administration had negotiated with the Taliban to withdraw all US forces from the war-ravaged country,
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Rockets hit US base in Iraq: 1 killed, 8 injured
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], February 16 (ANI): Rockets struck near the Erbil international airport where US forces are based in northern Iraq on Monday killing one US-led coalition contractor and wounding at least eight other people.
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S Korea, US hold talks over cost-sharing for USFK
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Negotiators from South Korea and the United States held virtual talks on Friday over the sharing of upkeep cost for the US Forces Korea (USFK), the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.
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37 US soldiers, 5 civilians in South Korea test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Thirty-seven more US soldiers and five civilians in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday.
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Taliban says to uphold potential Non-Aggression Pact with Kabul as it does
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban is ready to uphold a non-aggression pact with the Afghani government as it has refrained from attacking US forces in the country in line with the peace agreement, a spokesman for the group, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Sunday.
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'Trump was briefed about China bribing non-state actors to attack US force
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): As relations between Washington and Beijing continue to head in the downward direction, a senior (Trump) administration official said that US President Donald Trump was aware of 'unconfirmed information' that China had offered to pay "non-state actors" to at
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South Koreans working with US forces become first to receive COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): South Koreans working at US military bases in the country have become the first citizens to be inoculated against the coronavirus, media reported on Thursday.
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US military confirms retaliatory air strike against Taliban in Kandahar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The US forces here has conducted an airstrike against the Taliban, as the terror group attacked an Afghan army checkpoint in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar earlier this week.
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US forces rescue American citizen held hostage in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): The US forces have conducted a rescue operation of an American citizen in northern Nigeria on Saturday, the Pentagon said.
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India has to fight its own wars, US deployments according to their perspec
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 5 (ANI) Noting that there has been no coordination with the US forces in relation to border tensions with China, Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria on Monday asserted that India has to fight its wars on its own and cannot count on others for this.
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Withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan to benefit China: Report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): The US' decision to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the Taliban will be an advantage for China to establish its influence in the region, according to a report in the US News.
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US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan despite continued violence
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 3 (ANI): The only element of the Afghan peace plan going according to schedule is the withdrawal of American forces as the Taliban have continued their attack on soldiers and civilians and are not serious for intra-Afghan dialogues, Economist reported.
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