By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The US army says that an American service member died as a result of wounds sustained and another received injuries during operations near Lashkarga, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province on Tuesday. Six Afghan soldiers were also wounded, US official said in a statement. “On behalf …
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India has provided a little over $2 billion in economic assistance to Afghanistan in the last 15 years. India is set to deliver more arms to Afghanistan to help it fight Islamist militants, Kabul’s envoy to New Delhi said, even if Pakistan is wary of closer military cooperation between countries …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said that Afghanistan is continued to make progress in order to gain more democratic and secure future. “We stand with you as you honor your many achievements, and we salute your courage, your hard work and your …
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Russian citizen Sergei Sevastyanov, released from Taliban captivity in Afghanistan on Saturday, has been sent home, the Russian Embassy in Islamabad said Tuesday. On August 4, the Mil Mi-17 helicopter crash-landed in Afghanistan when reportedly flying from Pakistan’s Peshawar to Uzbekistan’s city of Bukhara. Seven people on board, including air …
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The move marks the largest single transfer of Guantanamo prisoners under Obama’s government. Fifteen Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates in the biggest such release for years. The Pentagon said on Monday that the transfer of 12 Yemenis and three Afghans brought the total number …
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The Embassy of Pakistan in Afghanistan on Sunday held a ceremony marking the 70th Independence Day of the neighbouring country. Ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain hoisted the national flag and Pakistan’s anthem was played at the ceremony, a statement from the embassy said. Messages of President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister …
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AT-KABUL: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson on Saturday accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). She claimed that Obama was responsible for the invasion of Afghanistan. Pierson’s comments came during an exchange with CNN’s Victor Blackwell, when she was …
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At least 30 people killed in blast and several injured as suicide bomber targets gathering of lawyers in emergency room. A blast at the accident and emergency department of a hospital in Pakistan’s Quetta, where a group of mourning lawyers were gathered to accompany the body of a slain colleague, …
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India and Afghanistan will discuss stepping up defence cooperation when Afghanistan’s Army chief General Qadam Shah Shahim visits New Delhi in late August, officials said, adding Afghanistan was likely to add to its wish list a request for more Mi-25 as well as Mi-35 attack helicopters. Confirming the visit of …
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Increasing numbers of Afghan refugees are stoking an interest in the game in their new adopted land “The Taliban killed my father. There was danger for me too.” Niamatullah, a short but firmly built boy of 17, pauses as he speaks about his journey from Afghanistan to SG Findorff club …
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