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Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden's performance after Afghan pullo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling his job as president after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, a new poll revealed.
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PM Modi to visit US next week for Quad Leaders Summit, UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be participating, along with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan and US President Joseph R Biden, in the Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework in Washington DC, U
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China, Russia could be reverse-engineering US military equipment left behi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 13 (ANI): Lashing out at the Biden administration's handling of US drawdown from Afghanistan, former President Donald suggested that China and Russia could make use of US military equipment left behind in the country and reverse-engineer stockpile of weapons run
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After US exit from Afghanistan, top US commanders wrestle with mistakes
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 13 (ANI): Not even a month has passed after the completion of the US drawdown from Afghanistan, US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are struggling to decipher how the country collapsed to the Taliban and cautioned a possible "civil war".
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US exit from Afghanistan 'absolutely inspired jihadists': Former CIA offic
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 12 (ANI): Post the messy withdrawal of American US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, former acting CIA Director Michael Morell said "jihadists" were "absolutely inspired" by the US's exit and Taliban's win in the troubled country.
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Jennifer Garner visits Save the Children-backed Afghan refugee centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Jennifer Garner recently visited an Afghan refugee centre near Washington, DC, which serves as the first stop for thousands of those who recently escaped Afghanistan, according to a press release from Save the Children.
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US Defense Secy, Philippines counterpart vow to support free, open Indo-Pa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 11 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and reiterated their commitment to supporting the security, stability, and prosperity of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Pentagon informed on Saturda
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US Congressman urges Facebook, Amazon to detail measures against vaccine d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday sent letters to the heads of Facebook and Amazon asking them to provide detailed explanation of what they do to mitigate the spread of disinformation about coronavirus vaccines.
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Taliban members detain, flog journalists covering protests in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 9 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked Taliban to immediately cease detaining journalists in Afghanistan and allow the media to operate freely and without fear of reprisal.
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In Taliban's interim govt, dreaded ministry of 'vice and virtue' makes a c
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 9 (ANI): With the situation gradually unravelling in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, it is becoming clearer that the new version of the outfit is no different than the one which used to rule the war-torn country in the 1990s.
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Trajectory of ties with Taliban will depend on its actions, says Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the trajectory of his country's relationship with the Taliban and support to the group will depend entirely on what it does, not just on what it says.
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Afghan army collapsed at much faster rate, was unexpected: Top US General
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 5 (ANI): In an apparent admission of messy exit from Afghanistan, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the "collapse" of the Afghan army, in the face of Taliban offensive, happened at a much faster rate.
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