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Taliban says will keep targeting Afghan officials after attack on
Updated : 8 hours, 43 min ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): The Taliban will continue their attacks on Afghan officials, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday, after a car bomb attack on the country's acting defence minister's house, reported Sputnik.
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Commencement of sea trials of indigenous aircraft 'Vikrant', says
Updated : 16 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) 'Vikrant' designed by Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design(DND) is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited(CSL), a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping(MoS), informed Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.
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President Kovind highlights importance of knowledge in his address
Updated : 21 hours, 29 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind highlighted the importance of knowledge as he addressed the Student Officers of the 77th Staff Course of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
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8 killed, 20 injured in car blast near Afghan defence minister's r
Updated : 22 hours, 51 min ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): At least eight people including a woman were killed and more than 20 wounded in a car bomb blast near the residence of acting Defence Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi in Kabul on Tuesday night, the country's interior ministry said.
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Afghanistan: Taliban attack on India-built Salma Dam 'failed' as r
Updated : 23 hours, 13 min ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): The Afghan forces thwarted the Taliban's attack on India-built Salma Dam in Herat province, said the Afghan government, adding that the terror group has "suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as a result of counter-attacks".
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US Defence Secretary pays tribute to PFPA officer died in Pentagon
Updated : 1 day, 6 hours ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense on Tuesday ordered to half-mast the flags flown on the Pentagon Reservation in honour of Pentagon Force Protection Officer who died as a result of injuries during a shooting incident outside the Pentagon.
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US approves USD 270 Mln sale to Greece of sustainment services for
Updated : 1 day, 6 hours ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department has given its approval to a proposed USD 270 million sale of equipment and maintenance services needed to sustain Greece's fleet of F-16 fighter jets, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.
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Car bomb attack near Afghanistan Defence Minister's residence ende
Updated : 1 day, 8 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): A car bomb attack near the residence of Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Gen Bismillah Mohammadi in Kabul has ended after almost four hours, the Afghan Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Afghan Defence Minister says he and his family are safe following
Updated : 1 day, 9 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Afghanistan acting Defense Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi on Wednesday said he and his family are safe following a "terrorist attack" on his residence in Kabul.
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Multiple blasts hits Afghan capital Kabul, people take to streets
Updated : 1 day, 12 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): Multiple explosions and sporadic gunfire were heard in the city Kabul, near the residence of the acting Afghanistan Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammad in Kabul late on Tuesday.
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Kabul blast: Afghan Defence Minister safe, family evacuated
Updated : 1 day, 12 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): Afganistan Defence Minister Bismillah Khan was not at home when the attack took place on Tuesday morning near his residents, said the head of a media channel in the country.
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Blast near Afghanistan Defence Minister's residence in Kabul
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): An explosion occurred near the residence of acting Afghanistan Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammad in Kabul on Tuesday evening, said local media citing security sources.
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