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Taliban displeased with US visa offer to interpreters, other Afghan worker
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Taliban on Wednesday issued a statement condemning the United States government for offering visas to interpreters and other workers who previously allied with the US forces during their operations in the war-torn country.
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Blinken expresses 'grave concern' over military rule in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed "grave concern" over military rule in Myanmar and urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to act to restore democracy there.
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Blinken says Taliban won't be recognised until they stop ongoing atrocitie
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that the Taliban's demands from the International community will not be accepted until they stop the ongoing violation.
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US Defence Secretary pays tribute to PFPA officer died in Pentagon shootin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense on Tuesday ordered to half-mast the flags flown on the Pentagon Reservation in honour of Pentagon Force Protection Officer who died as a result of injuries during a shooting incident outside the Pentagon.
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Blinken, Ghani condemn Taliban attacks, pledge to remain in close contact
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday condemned the ongoing attacks by the Taliban, and pledged to remain in close contact going forward, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
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Blinken to discuss South China Sea, Myanmar during ASEAN meetings this wee
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during ministerial meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week will discuss a range of mutual issues concerning the South China Sea, Myanmar, and COVID-19 pandemic, State Department spokesperso
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Blinken announces US refugee admissions program Priority 2 designation for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): As the US is weeks away from completing military withdrawal from Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) announced a US refugee admissions program Priority 2 designation for Afghan nationals.
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US confident Iran responsible for attack on Mercer Street oil tanker, says
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): The United States is confident that Iran is responsible for the attack on the Mercer Street oil tanker, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.
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Blinken to participate in 5 ASEAN ministerial meetings on August 2-6
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will take part in five online ministerial meetings within the framework of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss regional and international issues.
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Philippines to restore military deal with US with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday thanked Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for "full restoration" of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on the deployment of US troops in the country.
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China miffed over Blinken's Tibetan monk affair during India visit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 30 (ANI): China on Thursday opposed contact between foreign officials and the Dalai Lama after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a Tibetan Buddhist monk during his India visit.
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Blinken says Taliban takeover would make Afghanistan 'Pariah State'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Afghanistan would become a "pariah state" if the government (after Taliban takeover) commits atrocities against its own population, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday.
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