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NATO to continue Afghan troop training after leaving country
Brussels: NATO will continue to train Afghan special forces outside the country after it winds up 18 years of security work in conflict-torn Afghanistan in coming months, the military organisation’s top civilian…
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‘If Taliban refuses to negotiate, they will choose peace of grave’, warns Ghani
Kabul: Stressing that every international stakeholder and Afghan people demands a “sovereign, Islamic, democratic, united, neutral” and unified Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani warned that “if the Taliban refuse to negotiate, they will…
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Never intended to have permanent military presence in Afghanistan: Blinken
Kabul: US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Thursday reached Kabul on an unannounced visit after Washington announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. Speaking in Kabul, Blinken said the United…
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Afghanistan: Taliban rejects US peace plan, six-month extension on troops withdrawal deadline
Kabul: Taliban have rejected the United States’ plan to restore peace in Afghanistan as well as the proposed six-month delay in the withdrawal of the American troops. The message was published in…
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Ghani’s peace plan not meant to counter US plan, instead provides roadmap for peace in Afghanistan: Advisor
Kabul: Wahid Omar, an adviser to the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the President intends on a peace plan which is not going to counter the US plan; instead, it…
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Taliban visit Moscow, voice hope US will honour peace deal
Moscow: After a round of talks in Moscow, the Taliban said Friday they expect the United States to fulfill its pledge to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May. Sher Mohammed Abbas…
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Sudan says it signed ‘Abraham Accords’ with US
Cairo: Sudan on Wednesday said it signed the Abraham Accords with the US, paving the way for the African country to normalise ties with Israel. A statement from the office of Sudans prime…
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18 Taliban terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan
Kabul: Eighteen Taliban terrorists were killed in an airstrike after the Afghan security forces foiled an attack on security checkpoints in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, Governor Ziaulhaq Amarkhil said on…
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UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
Dubai: The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued Saturday a decree formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a US-brokered deal to normalise relations between the two countries. The state-run WAM…
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Trump’s peace deal unacceptable & unjust: Mahathir Mohamad
Kuala Lumpur: Commenting upon the proposed peace deal between Israel and Palestine announced by US President Donald Trump, Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday that is “utterly unacceptable” and “grossly…
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Will cut ties with Israel, US over peace deal: Palestinian prez
Cairo: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said here on Saturday that his authority informed the Israeli and U.S. sides that it will “cut all relations” with them over the recently released US peace plan.…
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Mike Pompeo declines to sign an Afghan peace deal
Washington: United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has declined to sign an agreement reached “in principle” between the US and Taliban under which Washington would withdraw about 5400 of its troops…
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If you don’t do it now, it’ll never happen: Trump on Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
Osaka [Japan]: United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said that there will never be an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement if one is not negotiated during his presidency. The president made the remark…
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India cautions against hasty US peace deal with Taliban
ARUL LOUIS United Nations: As a new round of negotiations between the US and the Taliban is to start in Qatar, India has cautioned against a hasty deal with the terror group…