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Congress MLA says people in Afghanistan happy after Taliban takeover
Ranchi : Terming American and British forces as "atrocious", Jharkhand Congress MLA Irfan Ansari on Friday said that following their withdrawal from Afghanistan, the people are happy and the atmosphere is peaceful after the Taliban took…
India Monitoring Pakistan’s Role In Afghanistan: Foreign Secretary Shringla
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said India is concerned about free ingress of two terrorist groups including Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Afghanistan, while it is monitoring the role of Pakistan in the war-torn…
Army foils infiltration bid, recovers video camera, other items
Poonch, Sep 4: Army Saturday said that it foiled an ‘infiltration’ attempt in Krishna Ghati Sector of Poonch district of Jammu region.
Army said that after exchange of fire, infiltrators went back to the other side of the border.…
US seen funding humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, but not its government
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 — The US Congress is likely to finance UN and other agencies providing humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan but there is virtually no chance it will directly fund a new Taliban-led government, congressional aides…
Taliban prepare for government as fighting rages in Panjshir
KABUL, Sept 4 — The Taliban are due to form a government within days despite fighting in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley where forces battling the hardline Islamists say they are enduring “heavy” assaults.The Islamists face the…
New Zealand to criminalise attack planning after mall stabbing
WELLINGTON, Sept 4 — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed today to tighten counter-terrorism laws this month after a knife-wielding militant known to the authorities stabbed and wounded seven people in a supermarket.…
Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region falls; resistance denies claim
KABUL, Sept 4 — Three Taliban sources said the Islamist militia had yesterday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province of Afghanistan holding out against it, although a resistance leader denied it had fallen.“By…
Biden orders declassification review of documents related to September 11 attacks
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 — US President Joe Biden yesterday ordered the Department of Justice to review documents from the FBI’s probe into the September 11, 2001, attacks for declassification and release.“When I ran for president, I…
Infiltration bid foiled in Poonch sector: Army
Poonch, Sep 3 : An infiltration bid was foiled along Line of Control in Poonch sector on intervening Thursday and Friday night, army officials said.They said that the infiltrating militants were effectively challenged by the troops.…
Pakistan Air Force reopens bases near LoC, barely 100 kms from Srinagar
Srinagar: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has reopened two vital air-bases, barely 100 km from Srinagar, in Kotli and Rawalkot, close to Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PaK), Times Now reported Thursday.According to…