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US steps up support to Afghanistan

As part of its strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines around the world, the US has pledged to donate three million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine to the people of Afghanistan

June 27, 2021

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Troop pull out will have consequences: Ghani tells Biden

US President Joe Biden met his visiting Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah at the White House, reports Asian Lite News Afghanistan

June 26, 2021

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As troops get set to leave, Biden to meet Afghan leaders

White House says Biden’s first meeting as president with Ghani and Abdullah, will focus on ongoing commitment to the Afghan people, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf

June 25, 2021

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‘Turkey not sending troops to secure Kabul airport’

Turkey has been operating Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport for six years, with some 500 troops in the NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar

June 25, 2021

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World won’t accept govt imposed by force: US to Taliban

State Department spokesperson Ned Price also indicated that US financial assistance to Afghanistan could only continue if the country has a government that is recognised by all…reports Asian Lite News Amid intelligence

June 25, 2021

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Intel warns Kabul could fall in 6 months after troops pull-out

However, officials in other western countries fear the capital could fall far sooner, possibly in three months, reports Asian Lite News Intelligence has warned that Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, could fall to the

June 24, 2021

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Airstrike in Afghanistan kills 14 Taliban militants

The strike which occurred in Qushmal village of Firoz Nakhchir suburban district also destroyed a Taliban hideout…reports Asian Lite News Fourteen Taliban terrorists were killed after the Afghan Air Force targeted a

June 23, 2021

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50 districts fallen to Taliban since May: UN envoy

This comes in the middle of a surge in violence as the Taliban has increased its activities since the start of the US-led forces pull out on May 1….reports Asian Lite News

June 23, 2021

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Pak soldier arrested for fighting alongside Taliban

National Directorate of Security (NDS) of Afghanistan has identified the Pakistani army officer as Azim Akhtar…reports Asian Lite News The Afghan intelligence agency on Tuesday arrested a Pakistan army officer, who was

June 23, 2021

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Jaishankar calls for permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan

Jaishankar said India has been supportive of all the efforts being made to accelerate the dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban…reports Asian Lite News Referring to the UN Secretary General’s

June 23, 2021

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