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Travel Influencer Slammed For Fangirling, Posing With Taliban Fighters In Afghanistan
Criticism intensified after Abdi posted an image on X where she posed smiling with Taliban members armed with AK-47s.
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ISIS Arm Behind Kabul Blasts, Suggests Intel Shared With India: Sources
The twin blasts at Kabul airport on Thursday evening, which claimed at least 40 lives and injured many others, is suspected to the work of the terrorists of Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), after an old name for the region.
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Russia To Supply Weapons To Afghanistan's Neighbours
Russia said Thursday it has received new orders for arms and helicopters from Central Asian republics bordering Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country.
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Legitimacy Of Future Afghan Government Depends On Taliban's Approach: Biden
The G-7 countries are united on its stand on Taliban and they agreed that the legitimacy of any future government in Afghanistan depends on armed group's approach to prevent the war-torn nation from being used as a "base for terrorism", Biden said.
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US Fighter Jets Flying Over Kabul To Ensure Evacuation Security: Pentagon
Armed US fighter jets have been flying over Kabul to ensure security for the evacuation operation, the Pentagon said on Thursday, adding that there had been no hostile interactions with the Taliban or attempts to impede the evacuation.
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"In My Father's Footsteps": Assassinated Anti-Taliban Fighter's Son Asks US For Weapons
The son of Afghanistan's most famed anti-Taliban fighter says he has the forces to mount an effective resistance, but called on the United States to supply arms and ammunition to his militia.
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On Frontline Of Fear, Afghan Teen Forced To Ferry Arms For Taliban
Hours after the Taliban overran his hometown in northern Afghanistan last week, 17-year-old Abdullah was forced to ferry rocket-propelled grenades up a nearby hill- an unwilling and terrified insurgent recruit.
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Some Freed Taliban Prisoners "Returned To Battlefield": Afghan Official
A number of Taliban prisoners who were released by the Afghan government as a condition for peace talks have taken up arms again, top official Abdullah Abdullah said Tuesday.
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Need To 'Squeeze Out' Safe Havens From Pakistan Says Pentagon Commander
The US needs to "squeeze out" safe havens from Pakistan for achieving a long-term stability in Afghanistan, a top American General nominated to head the US and NATO forces in the war-torn country said today.
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No Prison For US Army Deserter Bowe Bergdahl, Who President Trump Wanted Dead
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Friday was spared prison for endangering his comrades in arms when he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009, a sentence swiftly condemned by President Donald Trump, who while seeking election had called for his execution.
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Afghanistan's Vice President Is Known For Brutality. But This Time He May Have Gone Too Far.
For 30 years, Gen. Abdurrashid Dostum has reigned as northern Afghanistan's untouchable warrior-king: first as a ruthless pro-communist general, later as an armed U.S. ally against the Taliban and finally as a reliable, if unsavory, political boss who could deliver votes from his ethnic Uzbek followers.
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An Afghan Woman Goes From Refugee To Military Pilot
From a childhood as a refugee, Captain Safia Ferozi is now flying a transport plane for Afghanistan's air force as the country's second female pilot, a sign of the efforts to bring more women into the armed forces.
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Armed Men Burn Down Girls' School In North Afghanistan
Armed men have burned down a girls' school in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday, with police blaming the Taliban for the assault as the terrorists expand their foothold across the country.
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India's Arms For Afghanistan Will Likely Add To Tension With Pakistan
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 lying to its east and west.
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India to Deliver Helicopter Gunships to Afghanistan: Sources
Indian Air Force attack helicopter gunships -- delivered to Kabul -- will soon be flying in the skies of Afghanistan targeting the Taliban. Four Russian-made Mi-25 attack helicopters, with the Indian Air Force, will be delivered within the next two months, sources tell NDTV.
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Travel Influencer Slammed For Fangirling, Posing With Taliban Fighters In Afghanistan
Criticism intensified after Abdi posted an image on X where she posed smiling with Taliban members armed with AK-47s.
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ISIS Arm Behind Kabul Blasts, Suggests Intel Shared With India: Sources
The twin blasts at Kabul airport on Thursday evening, which claimed at least 40 lives and injured many others, is suspected to the work of the terrorists of Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), after an old name for the region.
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Russia To Supply Weapons To Afghanistan's Neighbours
Russia said Thursday it has received new orders for arms and helicopters from Central Asian republics bordering Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of the country.
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Legitimacy Of Future Afghan Government Depends On Taliban's Approach: Biden
The G-7 countries are united on its stand on Taliban and they agreed that the legitimacy of any future government in Afghanistan depends on armed group's approach to prevent the war-torn nation from being used as a "base for terrorism", Biden said.
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US Fighter Jets Flying Over Kabul To Ensure Evacuation Security: Pentagon
Armed US fighter jets have been flying over Kabul to ensure security for the evacuation operation, the Pentagon said on Thursday, adding that there had been no hostile interactions with the Taliban or attempts to impede the evacuation.
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"In My Father's Footsteps": Assassinated Anti-Taliban Fighter's Son Asks US For Weapons
The son of Afghanistan's most famed anti-Taliban fighter says he has the forces to mount an effective resistance, but called on the United States to supply arms and ammunition to his militia.
-
On Frontline Of Fear, Afghan Teen Forced To Ferry Arms For Taliban
Hours after the Taliban overran his hometown in northern Afghanistan last week, 17-year-old Abdullah was forced to ferry rocket-propelled grenades up a nearby hill- an unwilling and terrified insurgent recruit.
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Some Freed Taliban Prisoners "Returned To Battlefield": Afghan Official
A number of Taliban prisoners who were released by the Afghan government as a condition for peace talks have taken up arms again, top official Abdullah Abdullah said Tuesday.
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Need To 'Squeeze Out' Safe Havens From Pakistan Says Pentagon Commander
The US needs to "squeeze out" safe havens from Pakistan for achieving a long-term stability in Afghanistan, a top American General nominated to head the US and NATO forces in the war-torn country said today.
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No Prison For US Army Deserter Bowe Bergdahl, Who President Trump Wanted Dead
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Friday was spared prison for endangering his comrades in arms when he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009, a sentence swiftly condemned by President Donald Trump, who while seeking election had called for his execution.
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Afghanistan's Vice President Is Known For Brutality. But This Time He May Have Gone Too Far.
For 30 years, Gen. Abdurrashid Dostum has reigned as northern Afghanistan's untouchable warrior-king: first as a ruthless pro-communist general, later as an armed U.S. ally against the Taliban and finally as a reliable, if unsavory, political boss who could deliver votes from his ethnic Uzbek followers.
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An Afghan Woman Goes From Refugee To Military Pilot
From a childhood as a refugee, Captain Safia Ferozi is now flying a transport plane for Afghanistan's air force as the country's second female pilot, a sign of the efforts to bring more women into the armed forces.
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Armed Men Burn Down Girls' School In North Afghanistan
Armed men have burned down a girls' school in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday, with police blaming the Taliban for the assault as the terrorists expand their foothold across the country.
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India's Arms For Afghanistan Will Likely Add To Tension With Pakistan
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 lying to its east and west.
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India to Deliver Helicopter Gunships to Afghanistan: Sources
Indian Air Force attack helicopter gunships -- delivered to Kabul -- will soon be flying in the skies of Afghanistan targeting the Taliban. Four Russian-made Mi-25 attack helicopters, with the Indian Air Force, will be delivered within the next two months, sources tell NDTV.
