All posts tagged "Taliban"
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1.8KConflictIndia evacuates its staff in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban captures more territory
New Delhi: India has evacuated its staff from its consulate in southern Afghanistan city as Taliban forces have advanced to within a...
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1.9KConflict
US leaves Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years: Afghan military
Afghan military officials have said that US left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping...
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2.1KConflict
Taliban captures several districts in northern Afghanistan as troops flee to neighbouring Tajikistan
Taliban has captured several districts in northern Afghanistan as Afghan troops fled to the neighbouring Tajikistan. The Taliban now control roughly a...
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Taliban takes control of Afghanistan’s major Tajikistan border crossing
Taliban have captured Afghanistan’s main border crossing with Tajikistan, reports said quoting officials, with armed forces abandoning their posts and some fleeing...
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1.6KConflictTaliban declares 3-day ceasefire for Eid celebration in Afghanistan
Days ahead of the Muslim religious holiday Eid-ul-Fitr, Taliban insurgents have said that they would observe a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan, starting...
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2.0KConflictTaliban style ‘sticky bombs’ arrive in Kashmir, sound alarm bells across region
Srinagar: Armed forces in Kashmir have expressed concern after ‘Sticky Bombs’, which can be attached to vehicles and detonated remotely, have been...
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1.6KConflictEight civilians killed, dozens injured as 23 rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul
Kabul: At least eight civilians were killed and dozens injured on Saturday after twenty three rockets hit the “heavily fortified Green Zone”...
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2.5KConflictTo avoid FATF blacklist, Pakistan sanctions 88 including Haqqani Network members, Taliban’s Mullah Baradar, LeT’s Lakhvi
Srinagar: Pakistan has issued a fresh notification proscribing 88 chiefs and members of militant groups, including Dawood Ibrahim and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman...
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4.6KAfghanistanAfghanistan set to release 400 ‘hard-core’ Taliban prisoners, peace talks expected in a few days
The Afghanistan Government on Sunday granted the release of 400 “hard-core” Taliban members, paving the way for direct peace talks with the...
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1.9KAfghanistanAfghan Government is ready for talks with Taliban ‘at any moment’: Peace Negotiator
Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator on Saturday said the government is ready to start direct talks with the Taliban ‘at any moment’. Abdullah Abdullah,...
