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"Lesson For Other Invaders," Taliban Say On Runway As US Troops Leave
- Tuesday August 31, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Taliban's top spokesman congratulated Afghans on their victory on Tuesday, hours after the last US troops left the country following 20 years of military intervention.
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US Will Complete Afghan Pullout By August 31: Joe Biden
- Wednesday August 25, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
"The sooner we can finish, the better," Joe Biden said of the plan to evacuate Americans, Afghan nationals and US troops from Taliban-controlled Kabul.
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US House Approves Bid To Add 8,000 Visas For At-Risk Afghans
- Friday July 23, 2021
- World News | Reuters
The US House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the US and are at risk of retaliation as US troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan after a 20-year war.
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Taliban Launch Assault On Afghan Provincial Capital Qala-i-Naw
- Wednesday July 7, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Taliban on Wednesday launched their first assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan since waging a major offensive against Afghan forces, as the pullout of US troops from the country nears completion.
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Full Pullout From Afghanistan Could Ignite Total Civil War: Ex-US Envoys
- Wednesday September 4, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Nine former U.S. ambassadors on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan could collapse in a "total civil war" if President Donald Trump withdraws all U.S. forces before the Kabul government and the Taliban conclude a peace settlement.
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India, Pakistan fear 'surplus terrorism' after Afghan pullout: US
- Wednesday July 31, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
India and Pakistan fear that any instability in the war-torn Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops could result in "surplus terrorism" in both the countries, a top US official has said.
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US mulls leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan
- Tuesday July 9, 2013
- World News | Reuters
The United States is considering leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 withdrawal date, US officials said on Monday, amid ongoing tensions between the President Barack Obama's administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government.
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Barack Obama to announce Afghanistan troop plans shortly: John Kerry
- Tuesday May 14, 2013
- World News | Reuters
US President Barack Obama will announce in the next few weeks how many combat troops the United States will leave in Afghanistan in 2014, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
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US troops in Afghanistan after 2014 only with invite: White House
- Thursday May 9, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US troops will stay in Afghanistan after 2014 "only at the invitation" of the Afghan government, and Washington is not seeking permanent bases there, a White House spokesman said Thursday.
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Afghanistan ready to let US have nine bases
- Thursday May 9, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is ready to let the U.S. have nine bases in the country after the 2014 combat troop pullout, but wants Washington's "security and economic guarantees" first.
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Hamid Karzai opponents open talks with Taliban, warlord
- Monday March 18, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Afghan political parties united against President Hamid Karzai recently opened talks with the Taliban and U.S.-declared terrorist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, hoping to broker peace ahead of next year's exit of international combat troops and a presidential race that will determine Karzai's successor, Taliban and opposition leaders have told The Associated...
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Complaints on US-led Afghan troops to be checked: John Kerry
- Tuesday February 26, 2013
- World News | Reuters
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday complaints against Afghans working for US special forces in Afghanistan would be investigated, a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered US troops to leave a critical battleground province.
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Afghans say total US pullout would trigger disaster
- Wednesday January 9, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Afghan lawmakers said on Wednesday disaster and civil war would follow if Washington pushed ahead with a suggestion to withdraw all its troops from the country after 2014.
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Afghan president welcomes British pullout timeline
- Thursday December 20, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
The Afghan president on Thursday welcomed the withdrawal of nearly half of the British troops from Afghanistan next year, saying his forces were ready to take on defense of the country.
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NATO, Taliban joust over state of Afghanistan war
- Tuesday September 25, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday dismissed NATO figures showing a decrease in insurgent attacks, saying the statistics reflect troop withdrawals and a "cowardly" avoidance of contact. NATO's latest official figures show attacks on its forces dropped by five per cent in the first eight months of this year, but are still running at about 100 a day.
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"Lesson For Other Invaders," Taliban Say On Runway As US Troops Leave
- Tuesday August 31, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Taliban's top spokesman congratulated Afghans on their victory on Tuesday, hours after the last US troops left the country following 20 years of military intervention.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Will Complete Afghan Pullout By August 31: Joe Biden
- Wednesday August 25, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
"The sooner we can finish, the better," Joe Biden said of the plan to evacuate Americans, Afghan nationals and US troops from Taliban-controlled Kabul.
- www.ndtv.com
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US House Approves Bid To Add 8,000 Visas For At-Risk Afghans
- Friday July 23, 2021
- World News | Reuters
The US House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the US and are at risk of retaliation as US troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan after a 20-year war.
- www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Launch Assault On Afghan Provincial Capital Qala-i-Naw
- Wednesday July 7, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Taliban on Wednesday launched their first assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan since waging a major offensive against Afghan forces, as the pullout of US troops from the country nears completion.
- www.ndtv.com
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Full Pullout From Afghanistan Could Ignite Total Civil War: Ex-US Envoys
- Wednesday September 4, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Nine former U.S. ambassadors on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan could collapse in a "total civil war" if President Donald Trump withdraws all U.S. forces before the Kabul government and the Taliban conclude a peace settlement.
- www.ndtv.com
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India, Pakistan fear 'surplus terrorism' after Afghan pullout: US
- Wednesday July 31, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
India and Pakistan fear that any instability in the war-torn Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops could result in "surplus terrorism" in both the countries, a top US official has said.
- www.ndtv.com
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US mulls leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan
- Tuesday July 9, 2013
- World News | Reuters
The United States is considering leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 withdrawal date, US officials said on Monday, amid ongoing tensions between the President Barack Obama's administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government.
- www.ndtv.com
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Barack Obama to announce Afghanistan troop plans shortly: John Kerry
- Tuesday May 14, 2013
- World News | Reuters
US President Barack Obama will announce in the next few weeks how many combat troops the United States will leave in Afghanistan in 2014, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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US troops in Afghanistan after 2014 only with invite: White House
- Thursday May 9, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US troops will stay in Afghanistan after 2014 "only at the invitation" of the Afghan government, and Washington is not seeking permanent bases there, a White House spokesman said Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghanistan ready to let US have nine bases
- Thursday May 9, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is ready to let the U.S. have nine bases in the country after the 2014 combat troop pullout, but wants Washington's "security and economic guarantees" first.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hamid Karzai opponents open talks with Taliban, warlord
- Monday March 18, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Afghan political parties united against President Hamid Karzai recently opened talks with the Taliban and U.S.-declared terrorist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, hoping to broker peace ahead of next year's exit of international combat troops and a presidential race that will determine Karzai's successor, Taliban and opposition leaders have told The Associated...
- www.ndtv.com
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Complaints on US-led Afghan troops to be checked: John Kerry
- Tuesday February 26, 2013
- World News | Reuters
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday complaints against Afghans working for US special forces in Afghanistan would be investigated, a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered US troops to leave a critical battleground province.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghans say total US pullout would trigger disaster
- Wednesday January 9, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Afghan lawmakers said on Wednesday disaster and civil war would follow if Washington pushed ahead with a suggestion to withdraw all its troops from the country after 2014.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghan president welcomes British pullout timeline
- Thursday December 20, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
The Afghan president on Thursday welcomed the withdrawal of nearly half of the British troops from Afghanistan next year, saying his forces were ready to take on defense of the country.
- www.ndtv.com
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NATO, Taliban joust over state of Afghanistan war
- Tuesday September 25, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday dismissed NATO figures showing a decrease in insurgent attacks, saying the statistics reflect troop withdrawals and a "cowardly" avoidance of contact. NATO's latest official figures show attacks on its forces dropped by five per cent in the first eight months of this year, but are still running at about 100 a day.
- www.ndtv.com