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US lawmaker presses Blinken on whether drone strike hit US aid worker or I
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday dodged questions on whether the Afghanistan drone strike targeted a worker for an American aid organisation and members of his family instead of an ISIS bomber.
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US in touch with India regarding 'over-the-horizon' support: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): The United States is in touch with India regarding the over-the-horizon capabilities and plans, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress.
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Pakistan involves in harbouring Taliban, it needs to line up with internat
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Noting that Pakistan has "harboured" members of the Taliban including the terrorists from the proscribed Haqqani network, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Islamabad needs to "line up" with a broad majority of the international community regarding
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US pledges USD 64 million in aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): The United States on Monday announced nearly USD 64 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan.
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US Defense Secy, Philippines counterpart vow to support free, open Indo-Pa
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Blinken thanks Qatari Deputy PM for supporting departure of US citizens fr
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken thanked Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for facilitating the departure of US citizens from Kabul.
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India-US hold ministerial meet on Strategic Clean Energy Partnership
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 10 (ANI): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday co-chaired a virtual Ministerial meeting with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to launch the revamped India-US Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP).
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Secretary Blinken urges countries to hold Taliban accountable on counterte
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken urged countries to unite in holding the Taliban accountable on issues of counterterrorism and mitigating a potential humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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US Defence Secretary meets Amir of Kuwait, extends gratitude for assistanc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III met Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday to extend gratitude to the Persian Gulf country for assisting the US in evacuating citizens from war-torn Afghanistan.
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Trajectory of ties with Taliban will depend on its actions, says Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the trajectory of his country's relationship with the Taliban and support to the group will depend entirely on what it does, not just on what it says.
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Jaishankar says use of Afghan soil to promote terrorism by any country una
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said use of Afghan soil to promote terrorism in any manner by any country is "unacceptable" and that the Taliban must live up to its declarations to this effect.
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Any legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 8 (ANI): A day after the Taliban announced the interim government of Afghanistan, the United States on Wednesday said that the outfit would have to work for the right to be regarded by the international community as a legitimate government.
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