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Kabul on high alert amid ‘deadline’ for US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the Taliban as US troops were…
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Hard to predict Afghan fate after pullout, says US general
WASHINGTON: The top US general said on Wednesday that it was not possible to predict Afghanistan’s fate after the US…
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Top US commander in Afghanistan says steps to end military mission launched
The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan, US Army Gen Scott Miller, on Sunday said an orderly withdrawal of foreign…
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Terror threat has ‘moved’ from Afghanistan: US
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended the US decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying the terror…
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Blinken vows ‘enduring’ Afghan ties after pullout
KABUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed on Thursday that the United States will have a lasting partnership with…
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Biden says ‘hard’ to meet Afghan pullout deadline
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday it will be “hard” to meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw…
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Pentagon chief meets Ghani in unannounced visit to Kabul
KABUL: United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Sunday,…
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Afghan bomb kills at least 8; UN slams high civilian deaths
A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and injured 47 in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials said on…
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Nato holds post-Trump talks as Afghanistan decision looms
BRUSSELS: Nato defence ministers met on Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took office, looking to…
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US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, Taliban claim responsibility
A plane, which United States officials described as a small US military aircraft, crashed in a Taliban-controlled area of central…
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