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US-allied Afghan force personnel being hunted by Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): While thousands of Afghan security force members have managed to flee from Afghanistan to other countries such as Iran and Uzbekistan as the Taliban seized the country but tens of thousands of Afghan soldiers and commandos are still on the run and being hunt
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There have been no 'hostile interactions' with Taliban: US Defence Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that US service members have not had any "hostile interactions" with the Taliban as the terror group takes control of Afghanistan and America is frantically evacuating its personnel.
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China, Russia, Iran seize opportunities in Afghanistan post US military fa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): The US adversaries on Monday seized on 'military failure' and 'heavy blow' of the Taliban's sudden rise to power in Afghanistan.
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Situation in Afghanistan 'better' under Taliban than Ghani, says Russia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 17 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov on Monday said the situation in the Afghan capital of Kabul was better in the first day of control by the Taliban than it was under President Ashraf Ghani, local media reported.
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Biden sends in more US troops, to ensure swift evacuation from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday authorised a third combat team from the 82nd Airborne from Kuwait to head to Kabul to bring the total eventual US footprint to 7,000 troops in Afghanistan.
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US completely pulling out all embassy staff from Afghanistan in next 72 ho
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): The United States is pulling out all US personnel from its embassy in Kabul over the next 72 hours, including top officials, CNN reported citing sources on Sunday.
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US condemns detention of Afghan officials, calls for their immediate relea
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): The United States on Thursday condemned the "unlawful arrest" of several members of the Afghan government including civilian leaders by Taliban and called for their immediate release, said the US Embassy in Kabul.
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Afghan Foreign Minister meets US Embassy Charge d' Affaires, discusses Afg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar on Tuesday met with Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Kabul Ross Wilson to discuss security developments in the country and the Afghan peace process.
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US expresses concern over civilians killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States], August 7 (ANI): The US has expressed its concerns over the recent killings of civilians by the Taliban group in war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Taliban's intentional attacks against civilians violate law of war, human
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday (local time) termed the assassination of the director of the Afghanistan government media information centre as horrifying and said that the Taliban's intentional attacks against civilians violate the law o
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US condemns assassination of Afghan govt's media head in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Friday (local time) strongly condemned the assassination of Dawa Khan Menapal, the director of the Afghanistan government media information centre.
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40 Taliban terrorists killed in US airstrike on Helmand province
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 3 (ANI): The US on Monday conducted an aerial strike on Helmand's Lashkargah city killing at least 40 Taliban terrorists, the Afghanistan Ministry of Defence informed.
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