India has joined countries such as the US, Germany and Iran in welcoming a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying it hopes the truce will be further extended in order to address the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. The Taliban announced the ceasefire for Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday evening. Afghan President […]
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Kashmir is India’s internal matter, says Taliban; denies plan to target Delhi
The Taliban on Monday denied claims on social media that it could join Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir, underlining that the Taliban was clear that it “does not interfere in internal affairs of other countries”. “The statement published in the media about Taaliban joining Jihad in Kashmir is wrong…. The policy […]
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Afghanistan defends offensive ops against Taliban after Russia’s caution
Afghanistan has said its decision to resume offensive operations against the Taliban and other terrorist groups following two attacks on Tuesday that killed scores of Afghans, including newborns, was a “legitimate defensive position”. Tuesday’s attack on the maternity hospital in Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul prompted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to switch […]
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21 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Twenty-one Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan Air Force in Laghman province, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. “A total of 21 Taliban fighters including Zain-Alabidin, the shadow governor of Laghman, were killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan National Army (ANA) in Alishing district […]