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Biden Rejected Military Views on Afghanistan: Report
The New York Times reported on Saturday that US President Joe Biden rejected American generals' views on Afghanistan in deciding to withdraw US troops by Sept. 11 without conditions.
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India Supports UN-Led Initiative for Ceasefire in Afghanistan
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India supports the UN-led conference to achieve a potential settlement and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan as he addressed the Heart of Asia conference in Tajikistan on Tuesday, according to a report by Hindustan Times.
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2 Sentenced to Death for Kabul University Attack
An appellate court in Parwan on Wednesday announced its verdict on six suspects accused of plotting the November 2020 attack on Kabul University.
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Kabul University attack mastermind sentenced to death
Afghanistan’s Supreme Court has sentenced Mohammad Adil to death after he was found guilty of masterminding the Kabul University attack.
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Khalilzad Calls on Govt, Taliban to Work for Peace, Ceasefire
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday said he condemns Kabul University attack claimed by Daesh added that the “barbaric” attack is not an opportunity for the government and the Taliban “to score points against each other” in the ongoing peace efforts.
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Afghan Government Welcomes OIC Resolutions: Foreign Ministry
Government of Afghanistan welcomes the OIC resolutions, standing by the people and government of Afghanistan, adopted in 47th Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of OIC meeting in Niger, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.
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Policeman shot dead in the Afghan capital
Security sources said a policeman and two civilians were assassinated in the Bagrami district of Kabul province after unknown gunmen opened fire on them.
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War in Afghanistan illegitimate, Take Stance in Support of Peace: OIC
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the Ulema and religious institutions across its members states to declare the war against the Muslim state and people of Afghanistan illegitimate and call for the support of the peace talks.
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Regional ministers discuss need for peace at Dushanbe summit
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed delegates at the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference in Dushanbe on Tuesday and pointed out that a “double peace” was need – peace within the country and peace around the country.
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Taliban Violence Remains High in Afghanistan, Says Sopko
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John Sopko, at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security on Tuesday said that the Taliban have not significantly changed their high levels of violence, or military and political objectives.
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Seven Daesh members killed in Jalalabad operation
Seven Daesh militants were killed Sunday night in an operation by the National Directorate of Security in eastern Nangarhar province, the NDS said in a statement.
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Top Democrat Warns over Hasty Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Senator Jack Reed said he favored seeking an extension of the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops that President Donald Trump and the Taliban negotiated last year, The New York Times reported.
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Kabul University attackers “blew themselves up” to mask their identities: Saleh
Amrullah Saleh, the first vice president, on Monday gave an update on last week’s attack on Kabul University and said attackers blew themselves up with handgrenades when they realised special forces were closing in on them through the roof of the building.
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Daesh claims responsibility for killing 3 female TV staffers
Islamic State (Daesh) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three media workers in Jalalabad, in Nangarhar, on Tuesday evening.
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