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US to deploy 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe amid tensions with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): Amid heightened military tension over the build-up of Russian troops along Ukraine's border, the US on Wednesday (local time) announced plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe.
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Biden says US troop deployment to Europe 'totally consistent' with what he
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has said that his decision to deploy several thousand more troops to Europe over the Ukraine crisis is "totally consistent" with that he has told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Additional US troops in Europe not to fight but ensure defense of NATO all
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The additional US forces set to be deployed in Europe will not fight in Ukraine, but will ensure protection of the NATO allies, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.
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After US withdrawal, terror in Afghanistan-Pakistan back as bigger 'threat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): After the US withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan last year, the country is holding a dangerous position of being the "world's premier terrorist hub", as Islamist terrorism finds shelter in the country and poses threat to its neighbouring nations includ
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Majority of 8,500 US troops on high alert over Ukraine crisis: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): A majority of the 8,500 US troops placed on high alert over the Ukraine crisis, Pentagon said on Monday amid the growing military build-up at the Russia-Ukraine border area.
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US troops seized 17 crates with millions of dollars during Saddam Hussein'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bagdad [Iraq], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The American military unit responsible for arresting former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein removed from the house he was hiding in at least 17 boxes containing millions of dollars, an Iraqi interpreter who worked with the American military at the tim
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Reports of Saddam Hussein hiding in hole 'fabricated': Iraqi Interpreter f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Reports that US troops captured former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein while he was hiding in an underground hole were fabricated, an Iraqi interpreter who worked with the US military at the time told Sputnik.
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First time in 20 years that no US troops spending holiday in Afghanistan:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): This is the first time in 20 years that no US troops are spending the holidays in Afghanistan, and we are not sending a third generation of American soldiers to fight and die there, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Double-dealing of Pakistan behind failure of US mission in Afghanistan, sa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Accusing Pakistan of double-dealing, Democrat senator from New Jersey Robert Menendez on Tuesday said that the US mission failed in Afghanistan as Islamabad offered a safe haven to the Taliban even as its militants targetted and killed US troops.
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Arab states fear resurgence of jihadi forces post-Taliban takeover of Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabiya], December 10 (ANI): Post the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and the takeover of the country by the Taliban, there is fear of a resurgence of jihadi forces across Arab states.
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Arab countries fear Islamist resurgence in Afghanistan after Taliban take
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): Several Arab countries have expressed fears that the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban after the withdrawal of US troops may lead to a resurgence of Islamist militancy, media reports said.
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Jalalabad Airport prepared to re-open for all flights
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 21 (ANI): Left abandoned since US troops returned from Afghanistan, Jalalabad Airport is ready to re-open domestic and international flights--almost after three months, local media reported citing state officials as saying on Saturday.
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