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Biden defends Afghanistan decision

Warns Taliban leaders they would face “devastating force” should they interfere with the US pullout, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden said he stood “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw US

August 17, 2021

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Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan

Biden is the fourth US president to confront challenges in Afghanistan and has insisted he wouldn’t hand America’s longest war to his successor….reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden and other top

August 17, 2021

Afghanistan·USA

India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar begins 4-day New York visit

Announcing the visit on Sunday, the Ministry of External Affairs said Jaishankar will also preside over an open debate on peacekeeping at the UNSC….reports Asian Lite News External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

August 16, 2021

India News·USA

Afghan nationals protest against Biden outside White House

The protesters also decried the Taliban’s actions back home and said Afghanistan’s citizens don’t deserve any of this, reports Asian Lite News As President Joe Biden continues to face global questions about

August 16, 2021

USA

Army Vice Chief visiting US to further bolster defence ties

In the course of the visit, Lt Gen CP Mohanty will also interact with the senior military leadership of the countries attending the Chiefs of Defense Conference…reports Asian Lite News. The Vice

August 16, 2021

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US witnesses series of anti-Pak protests

About 100 participants with banners, flags and placards joined the moving-protest and circled the 30 block radius to seek US support to sanction Pakistan’s government and military for using terrorism as foreign

August 16, 2021

Pakistan·USA

US backs Lithuania amid China threat over Taiwan issue

In July, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu announced that Taiwan would open a representative office in Vilnius…reports Asian Lite News. The government has backed Lithuania after China threatened the Baltic nation over

August 15, 2021

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US govt issues new terrorism threat warning ahead of 9/11 anniversary

It cited increased use of “online forums to influence and spread violent extremist narratives and promote violent activity.”…reports Asian Lite News. The US Department of Homeland Security issued a new terrorism threat

August 15, 2021

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Biden increases troops deployment to Afghanistan

President authorizes deployment of 5,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to support the drawdown of the American Embassy personnel from Kabul, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden announced that he has authorized

August 15, 2021

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Bill Gates offers $1.5 billion for joint climate projects

A $1.2 trillion infrastructure package passed by the Senate this week would funnel billions of dollars to the Department of Energy for projects battling climate change….reports Asian Lite News Microsoft co-founder Bill

August 13, 2021

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