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Afghan government forces recapture 2 districts in northern Takhar
Updated : 3 hours, 17 min ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghan government forces in an overnight counter-offensive have recaptured two districts in the northern Takhar province, an army spokesman in the northern region, Abdul Hadi Nazari said Monday.
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Taliban says only 'genuine Islamic system' can lead to Afghan peac
Updated : 22 hours, 8 min 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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'Pakistan won't get what it wants after US withdrawal from Afghani
Updated : 22 hours, 16 min 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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Afghan special police arrests 2 for links with Taliban in Kabul
Updated : 1 day, 1 hour ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Special Operations Police Forces of the Afghan National Police (ANP) captured two suspected men linked with the Taliban outfit, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed on Sunday.
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Pakistan defends Taliban as violence surge in Afghanistan, shifts
Updated : 1 day, 4 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): As the Taliban resumes attacks on Afghan security forces and civilians, Pakistan extended support to the terrorist group, saying it would be an "exaggeration" to hold them responsible for violence in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Fuelling confusion, US cancels NATO flag-lowering cer
Updated : 1 day, 4 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 20 (ANI): The US on Friday cancelled North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) flag-lowering ceremony at the last moment amid questions over what the ceremony was meant to signify, according to three US Defence officials.
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Taliban seize two districts in Afghanistan's north, 16 soldiers de
Updated : 2 days ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Sixteen Afghan security force members are dead and 14 others were captured by the Taliban during clashes in northern Afghanistan, where two district centers have been seized by the radical movement, TOLOnews reported on Saturday.
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Taliban attack on northern Afghan city repulsed, vehicle bombing f
Updated : 2 days, 2 hours ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Taliban attack on northern Afghan Kunduz city Saturday has been repulsed and the terrorists fled away after suffering casualties, army spokesman in the northern region captain Abdul Razaq said.
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Imran Khan govt, Afghan NSA continue war of words on Pak ties with
Updated : 2 days, 3 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): Pakistan once again hit out at Afghanistan's National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib for what it called his "repeated impertinent and unwarranted remarks" and accused him of trying to "disregard and nullify" the progress made in the Afghan peace process
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Afghanistan security forces kill 258 Taliban terrorists in last 24
Updated : 2 days, 22 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 18 (ANI): As many as 258 Taliban terrorists were killed and 156 were wounded in the last 24 hours in military operations conducted by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in several provinces across the country.
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Afghan govt mulls Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul airport
Updated : 3 days, 2 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): Afghanistan's government said that it is pondering over Turkey's proposal to guard Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport after NATO forces withdraw and underlined that Afghan security forces are capable of protecting the airports.
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Clashes with Taliban in northern Afghanistan leaves 23 Afghan troo
Updated : 4 days, 2 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between the Afghan army forces and Taliban fighters in the Faryab province in the country's north claimed at least 23 lives on the side of the armed forces, an anonymous security source told the TOLOnews outlet on Thursday.
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