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Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan situation with his French counterpart
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian and discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
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Kabul airport reopens as additional US troops land
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Afghanistan's Kabul airport has reopened as the first C-17 landed with US Marines on board, an official said on Monday.
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Joe Biden blames Afghan leaders for Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Staunchly defending his move to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) admitted that the situation in the war-torn country unfolded more quickly than America anticipated.
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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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Biden authorises deployment of 1,000 additional US troops in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday authorised the deployment of additional 1,000 troops in Afghanistan, raising the number of American troops in the war-torn country to 5,000 to ensure a safe and orderly drawdown of personnel.
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US troops arrive in Kabul to assist with evacuations
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): The first group of US troops arrived at Kabul airport to help evacuate thousands of embassy personnel and other civilians from the capital of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported citing a US official.
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Foreign terrorist groups in support of Taliban in Afghanistan, says report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): Several foreign terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda are aiding the Taliban which is rapidly advancing in Afghanistan amid the US troops withdrawal, said a recent media report.
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Afghanistan's Samangan province capital falls to Taliban as violence inten
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): The Taliban have captured Samangan province's capital Aybak city on Monday amid US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Another Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): The Taliban have captured Takhar province's capital Taluqan city on Sunday amid US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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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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Transition in Afghanistan, warfare forced upon its people has sharpened ch
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], August 3 (ANI): Noting that transition being witnessed in Afghanistan and the warfare that has yet again been forced upon its people has sharpened the challenge of terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said its edge will be deeply felt not just in
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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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