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US military presence in Afghanistan ends: Biden

America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan has ended, President Joe Biden announced, hours after the United States withdrew all of its soldiers from the war-ravaged country. “Now, our 20-year military presence in

Aug. 31, 2021

Afghanistan batsman Najeeb Tarakai passes away after car mishap

KABUL: Afghanistan batsman Najeeb Tarakai passed away on Tuesday after being involved in a fatal road accident last week. He was 29. “ACB and Afghanistan cricket loving nation mourns the heart breaking

Oct. 6, 2020

Taliban attacks in 18 Afghan provinces amid Doha talks

Kabul: Taliban attacks were reported across 18 provinces in Afghanistan as face-to-face talks between representatives of the militant group and the Kabul government started in Doha in an effort to resolve the

Sep. 13, 2020

CAA or not: 2063 Pakistanis, 188 Afghanis, 97 Bangladeshis granted Indian citizenship in four years

SRINAGAR: Forget Citizenship Amendment Act ( CAA), the government of India has granted citizenship to 2664 foreigners of whom 77 percent were Pakistanis. In an RTI reply, the Ministry of Home Affairs

Aug. 22, 2020

Taliban doesn’t recognise Afghan govt: Spokesman

Kabul: Just ahead of the planned intra-Afghan peace negotiations which are likely to take place soon in Doha, Taliban has said that it does not recognise the government in Kabul as a legitimate

Aug. 16, 2020

Afghan govt releases 80 more Taliban prisoners, nearly 5,000 freed so far

Kabul: The Afghan government has freed 80 of the 400 remaining high-value Taliban prisoners whose release was approved by last weeks Loya Jirga, the grand assembly of the country’s elders, the National

Aug. 14, 2020

Troops in Afghanistan to be reduced below 5,000 in months: US

Washington: US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper confirmed that US troops in Afghanistan would be reduced to less than 5,000 by the end of November. “We’re going down to a number less

Aug. 10, 2020

Afghans celebrate Eid amid 3-day ceasefire by Taliban

Kabul: Afghans celebrated Eid al-Adha amid a three-day ceasefire called by the Taliban.On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the three-day ceasefire ahead of the intra-Afghan negotiations that are expected in the coming weeks,

Aug. 1, 2020

Afghan govt releases 4200 Taliban prisoners in return of 845 detained troopers

Kabul: A list of Taliban prisoners held by the Afghan government has revealed that most of the inmates were from the four provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Nangarhar and Farah, the media reported.

Jul. 21, 2020

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Pak resumes Afghan exports to India via Wagah Border

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to re-open the Wagah border, allowing Afghan exports to India from Wednesday. According to a Foreign office statement, the decision has been taken after Afghanistan government

Jul. 14, 2020

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