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Taliban says only 'genuine Islamic system' can lead to Afghan peace
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting violence in Afghanistan, the Taliban has said it remains committed to peace talks and wants a "genuine Islamic system" that would make provisions for women's rights in line with cultural traditions and religious rules, in the war-torn
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Afghanistan appoints new security ministers as violence intensifies
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan government has appointed two new key security ministers amid growing insurgency and conflicts in the war-torn country, the Administrative Office of the Presidential Palace said in a statement on Saturday.
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BRICS condemns high violence in Afghanistan, calls for permanent ceasefire
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): BRICS member states condemned the continuing "high level of violence" and the security situation in Afghanistan and called for an immediate, permanent and comprehensive cease-fire in the war-torn country.
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Afghanistan 'ready' to fight Taliban after US pullout: President Ghani
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 18 (ANI): The Afghan government is ready to fight against the Taliban after the full withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, said President Ashraf Ghani as the US announced the completion of up to 20 per cent troops from the war-torn country.
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China blames 'abrupt' withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for surge i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China has blamed the United States' "abrupt announcement of complete withdrawal of forces" for the succession of explosive attacks throughout Afghanistan, saying the step has worsened the security situation and has threatened peace and stability as well as peop
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Large scale violence grips Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, the war-torn country has seen a spike in the incidents of violence in recent weeks, leading to casualties of Afghan security forces and civilians.
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US drawdown from Afghanistan can result in 'bad possible outcomes', says G
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US drawdown from Afghanistan, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has hinted that all possible outcomes can unfold following the exit of American troops from the war-torn country, including "really dramatic, bad possib
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India notes US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, calls for imm
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): India has noted the United States' decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, and has expressed concerns over the increase in the violence and targeted killings in the war-torn country.
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Treating Pak as 'normal neighbour' won't benefit Afghan peace process: Vic
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 8 (ANI): Reiterating that several Taliban leaders are based in Pakistan, the Afghan government on Monday said Islamabad is a direct party to the Afghanistan conflict and treating it as a "normal neighbour" would not help the peace process in the war-torn country.
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Pope Francis on historic trip to Iraq, to meet Shia Muslim leader Sistani
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 6 (ANI): Pope Francis, arrived in Iraq on Friday (local time) for a historic four-day tour of the war-torn country and will meet with its top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a popular Shia Muslim figure, on Saturday.
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Taliban enlisting Russian pressure on US to improve its position at negoti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 3 (ANI): As the Joe Biden administration is recalibrating the Afghan peace deal and rethinking its exit strategy from the country, Taliban is enlisting Russian pressure on Washington to improve its position at the negotiating table, according to Middle East Media Re
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India expresses 'deep concern' over targeted killings of journalists, acti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed 'deep concern' over the recent rise in the targeted killings of journalists and civil society activists in Afghanistan and called for the "immediate and comprehensive" ceasefire in the war-torn country.
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