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Amid US withdrawal, China ramping up its involvement in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 7 (ANI): China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan amid US troops withdrawal -- with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence opportunities.
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Foreign Secy assures Afghan envoy of India's long-term commitment to Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Afghanistan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay on Tuesday briefed Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on the security situation in Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of US troops from the war-torn country and escalating violence by the Taliban.
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Tajikistan strengthens security on Afghanistan border, as Taliban launch o
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 6 (ANI): Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on Tuesday has ordered strengthening the security at its border, in response to Taliban capturing large areas in northern Afghanistan leading to over 1,000 members of the Afghan security force fleeing the country, amid exi
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Russia warns US against transforming withdrawal from Afghanistan into relo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 6 (ANI): Russian Special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has warned the United States that the process of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan should not turn into a redeployment of the US and NATO infrastructure to the countries of Central Asia.
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Taliban takes control of key district in Kandahar amid US troop withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban on Sunday took control of a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar.
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US in talks with 3 Central Asian states to provide refuge to 50,000 at-ris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): Amid US troops withdrawal, thousands of Afghan translators and interpreters face threats from the Taliban as they assisted American troops for two decades during its war against terror in Afghanistan.
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Last US troops to leave Afghan's Bagram Air Base today as withdrawal nears
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): The last contingent of US troops are expected to leave the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Friday, said a senior defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the compound that became the centre of military power in the country.
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Former US NSA Bolton says, Pakistan directly responsible for Taliban's ret
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): America's former National Security Advisor (NSA), John Bolton on Friday said that Pakistan is directly responsible for the Taliban's return to power.
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'Pakistan won't get what it wants after US withdrawal from Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): It is becoming increasingly clear that Pakistan, which is caught between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government and its rising mujahidin allies and the Taliban, won't get what it wants after US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Troop withdrawal, anti-US sentiment in Pak may constrain counterterrorism
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Amid the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a deepening anti-US sentiment in Pakistan has constrained the America's counterterrorism operations in the conflicted region.
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Taliban lauds Pakistan's refusal to give airbases to US troops
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 11 (ANI): Taliban has welcomed the Pakistani government's decision not to give its military bases to American forces after their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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US mulls authorising airstrikes in Afghanistan if country falls into crisi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): The Pentagon is mulling to authorise airstrikes in Afghanistan if country falls into crisis due to rise in violence by Taliban in the country following US troops pull-out.
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