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"Islamic State Trying To Regroup In Afghanistan": Top US General
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on Tuesday said that the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups are trying to regroup in Afghanistan.
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US Watchdog to Examine Allegations Ashraf Ghani Fled Afghanistan With Money
John Sopko, the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, said on Wednesday his office would look into allegations that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani took millions of dollars with him when he left the country.
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20 Years Presence In Afghanistan Was Strategic Failure, Says Top US General: Report
More than a month after the US drawdown from Afghanistan, a top US General on Tuesday said that United States' 20-year military presence in the country was their strategic failure.
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World Should Not Repeat Mistake Of Disengaging With Afghanistan: Pak Foreign Minister
US top diplomat Antony Blinken and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly session on Thursday.
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US Starting 'Era Of Relentless Diplomacy' After Afghanistan: Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that America is "opening a new era of relentless diplomacy" following the end of the war in Afghanistan.
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"My Military Estimate... Civil War Likely": Top US General On Afghanistan
Afghanistan will "likely" erupt in civil war, the top US general told US media Saturday, warning that those conditions could see a resurgence of terrorist groups in the country.
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Three Weeks After Kabul Takeover, Taliban's Fight For Panjshir Still On
Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the militant group, as the top US general warned of a "civil war".
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Anticipated Taliban Takeover, But "Timelines Surprised Us": Gen Bipin Rawat
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday asserted that any possible terrorist activity flowing out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and finding its way into India will be firmly dealt with.
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Taliban's Breakneck Seizure Of Power In 11 Days Leaves US Stunned
The Pentagon's top general defended on Wednesday the US military's response to the Taliban's breakneck seizure of power in Afghanistan, saying no one foresaw the collapse of US-trained Afghan forces that fast.
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Kabul Airport Reopened For Evacuation Operations: US General
The Kabul airport reopened early Tuesday morning Afghanistan time after being closed for hours by US forces following a breakdown in security on the tarmac that interrupted evacuation operations, a US general said.
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US General Vows To Continue Air Strikes Supporting Afghan Troops
The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.
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Top US General To Step Down From Command In Afghanistan In Symbolic End To War
The US general leading the war in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, will relinquish command on Monday, US officials say, in a symbolic end to America's longest conflict even as Taliban insurgents gain momentum.
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US Proceeding With Troops Cuts In Afghanistan By January: Top General
The US military is proceeding with President Donald Trump's order to slash troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by mid-January, the Pentagon's top general said Wednesday, calling the situation on the ground a "strategic stalemate."
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
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"Can't Be Out Of The Bandwagon," Says Army Chief On Talks With Taliban
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said if a number of countries were talking to the Taliban, and if India has an interest in Afghanistan, then "we should also join the bandwagon". He asserted, however, that the same analogy cannot apply to Jammu and Kashmir.
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"Islamic State Trying To Regroup In Afghanistan": Top US General
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on Tuesday said that the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups are trying to regroup in Afghanistan.
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US Watchdog to Examine Allegations Ashraf Ghani Fled Afghanistan With Money
John Sopko, the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, said on Wednesday his office would look into allegations that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani took millions of dollars with him when he left the country.
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20 Years Presence In Afghanistan Was Strategic Failure, Says Top US General: Report
More than a month after the US drawdown from Afghanistan, a top US General on Tuesday said that United States' 20-year military presence in the country was their strategic failure.
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World Should Not Repeat Mistake Of Disengaging With Afghanistan: Pak Foreign Minister
US top diplomat Antony Blinken and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly session on Thursday.
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US Starting 'Era Of Relentless Diplomacy' After Afghanistan: Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that America is "opening a new era of relentless diplomacy" following the end of the war in Afghanistan.
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"My Military Estimate... Civil War Likely": Top US General On Afghanistan
Afghanistan will "likely" erupt in civil war, the top US general told US media Saturday, warning that those conditions could see a resurgence of terrorist groups in the country.
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Three Weeks After Kabul Takeover, Taliban's Fight For Panjshir Still On
Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the militant group, as the top US general warned of a "civil war".
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Anticipated Taliban Takeover, But "Timelines Surprised Us": Gen Bipin Rawat
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday asserted that any possible terrorist activity flowing out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and finding its way into India will be firmly dealt with.
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Taliban's Breakneck Seizure Of Power In 11 Days Leaves US Stunned
The Pentagon's top general defended on Wednesday the US military's response to the Taliban's breakneck seizure of power in Afghanistan, saying no one foresaw the collapse of US-trained Afghan forces that fast.
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Kabul Airport Reopened For Evacuation Operations: US General
The Kabul airport reopened early Tuesday morning Afghanistan time after being closed for hours by US forces following a breakdown in security on the tarmac that interrupted evacuation operations, a US general said.
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US General Vows To Continue Air Strikes Supporting Afghan Troops
The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.
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Top US General To Step Down From Command In Afghanistan In Symbolic End To War
The US general leading the war in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, will relinquish command on Monday, US officials say, in a symbolic end to America's longest conflict even as Taliban insurgents gain momentum.
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US Proceeding With Troops Cuts In Afghanistan By January: Top General
The US military is proceeding with President Donald Trump's order to slash troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by mid-January, the Pentagon's top general said Wednesday, calling the situation on the ground a "strategic stalemate."
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
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"Can't Be Out Of The Bandwagon," Says Army Chief On Talks With Taliban
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said if a number of countries were talking to the Taliban, and if India has an interest in Afghanistan, then "we should also join the bandwagon". He asserted, however, that the same analogy cannot apply to Jammu and Kashmir.
