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Thousands displaced in Kandahar amid surge in violence

The developments came soon after the Taliban toppled two Police Districts of Kandahar city…reports Asian Lite News An average of over one hundred thousand people from 22,000 families has been displaced to

July 28, 2021

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Anti-Pak sentiment growing among Afghan diaspora

Taliban has intensified its offensive against civilians, Afghan defence and security forces as foreign forces are withdrawing from the war-torn country….reports Asian Lite News Anti-Pakistan sentiments has been growing among the Afghan

July 28, 2021

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Taliban attack on Afghan city thwarted

The Taliban is reportedly controls all the 16 districts’ of Takhar province and have been fighting over the past one month to capture Taluqan city…reports Asian Lite News Afghan security forces have

July 27, 2021

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SPECIAL: World Must Stop Pak Proxy War in Afghanistan

While publicly espousing peace and arguing “no military solution was possible in Afghanistan,” Pakistan has covertly marshalled proxy forces for the all-out offensive now under way. In other words, Pakistan has abused

July 27, 2021

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Afghanistan to be key issue during Blinken’s India visit

Blinken is the third high-ranking official of the Biden administration to travel to India after defence secretary Lloyd Austin in March and special envoy for climate change John Kerry in April, reports

July 27, 2021

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Afghanistan sees surge in atrocities, rights abuses as Taliban capture new areas

Since US President Joe Biden announced on May 1 the withdrawal of its troops, the Taliban has captured more than 150 districts, including the northern parts of the country, which was considered

July 27, 2021

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Next round of Afghan peace talks likely in August

Large-scale fighting on multiple fronts throughout Afghanistan is still at large as the Taliban claims to have captured 85 per cent….reports Asian Lite News The next meeting between delegations from the Afghanistan

July 27, 2021

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Austin tells Afghanistan to focus on slowing insurgents

Defense Secretary says that he believed the Afghans had the capability and the capacity to make progress, reports Asian Lite News Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the Afghan security forces’ first

July 26, 2021

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Xi Jinping’s Af-Pak predicament deepens

The PLA will increasingly have to bear the burden of ensuring the survival of the Durand Line, and of assisting the military in Pakistan and the Taliban in Afghanistan to maintain control

July 26, 2021

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Taliban violence fuels civilian casualties

Civilian casualties have increased 47 per cent in the last six months, the UN said in a report Resulting from a spike in violence in May that corresponded with the withdrawal of

July 26, 2021

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