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TTP resurgence

EDITORIAL: Four FC soldiers were martyred and six others wounded while busy constructing border fence in Zhob...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

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European allies urge U.S to delay Afghanistan withdrawal, amid heightened security concerns

European allies are pushing the United States to delay its withdrawal from Afghanistan, in order to give NATO more time and support to leave, according to American officials.
Officials from the United States have mentioned that their departure could be delayed by two weeks or longer, in an effort to accomodate their allies' requests.

Updated 08 May, 2021 08:17pm

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EU opens ‘military mobility’ project to US, allies

BRUSSELS: EU defence ministers on Thursday approved the participation of NATO members the United States, Canada and...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:04am

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Thousands of Afghans flee homes as fighting erupts after US pullout

KANDAHAR, (Afghanistan): Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes as fierce fighting erupted between...

Updated 05 May, 2021 10:37am

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Surge in insider attacks in Afghan army as Americans prepare to go: US govt

Some contractors are crucial to keeping the Afghan military's aircraft flying, the report noted.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 10:42am

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‘Sham’ Libya trials sentence 22 to death: Amnesty

TRIPOLI: Eastern Libyan military courts have sentenced at least 22 people to death and jailed hundreds more since...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:09am

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'Sham' Libya trials sentence 22 to death: Amnesty

Trials were sometimes held without lawyers or even the defendants, "undermining any semblance of justice", Eltahawy added.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 10:44am

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Germany’s Greens chancellor candidate vows to get tough on Russia and China

BERLIN: Germany must increase pressure on Russia following its military buildup at the Ukrainian border and strive...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

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Biden recognizes Armenian genocide, defying Turkey in watershed

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

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Biden, Erdogan agree to meet at NATO summit in June: White House

Biden is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War One as an act of genocide, but the statement made no mention of the issue.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:13pm

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NATO 'in full solidarity' with Czechs over Russia standoff

Russia retaliated by ordering out 20 Czech diplomats -- sparking an angry ultimatum from Prague for Moscow to let them return or face further expulsions from its embassy.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 04:33pm

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NATO leaders to meet for Brussels summit June 14

This is a unique opportunity to reinforce NATO as the enduring embodiment of the bond between Europe and North America.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 12:40pm

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Biden to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide: reports

"Mr President, as you said last year in your April 24 statement, 'Silence is complicity.' The shameful silence of the United States government on the historic fact of the Armenian Genocide has gone on for too long, and it must end," the letter said.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 10:55am

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Germany plans to pull troops out of Afghanistan by July 4

BERLIN: Germany's defence ministry on Wednesday said it planned to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by early...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:50am

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Germany plans to pull troops out of Afghanistan from July 4

NATO had agreed last week to begin their troop drawdown by May 1.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:53pm

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Russia says Ukraine and NATO are continuing military preparations

On Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy challenged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:49am

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Russia will soon have over 120,000 troops on Ukraine's borders, Kyiv says

Russia will soon have more than 120,000 troops on Ukraine's border, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, calling for new Western economic sanctions on Moscow.
Kyiv, Washington and NATO have been alarmed by the large build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine and in Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 06:23pm

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Norway and US sign new defence deal

OSLO: Norway and the United States on Friday signed a defence agreement paving the way for the Pentagon to invest in...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

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UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, NATO withdrawal

US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the unconditional withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, naming September 11 as the deadline by which the last soldiers will have finally departed. The pullout will begin on May 1.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:32am

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Greek, Turkish ministers clash

ANKARA: The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey on Thursday clashed on a wide range of issues during a volatile...

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 09:56am

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India's military chief concerned about US pullout from Afghanistan

India is concerned about a vacuum developing in Afghanistan following the proposed withdrawal of United States and NATO forces from the country, the chief of the defence staff said on Thursday.
General Bipin Rawat told a security conference that the worry was “disruptors” would step into the space created by the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 09:50pm

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Top US envoy Blinken in Afghanistan for troop withdrawal talks

The Pentagon has around 2,500 troops in Afghanistan from a high of over 100,000.
Thousands more serve as part of a 9,600-strong NATO force, which will withdraw at the same time.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 04:41pm

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Emotional Australian leader announces end to Afghan deployment

"These brave Australians are amongst our greatest ever, who have served in the name of freedom."

Published 15 Apr, 2021 11:08am

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Afghan exit announced: Biden warns Taliban, ‘presses’ Pakistan

Biden says we will hold the Taliban accountable for its commitment not to allow any terrorists to threaten the US or its allies from Afghan soil
Countries in the region "have a significant stake in the stable future" of Afghanistan: US President

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 10:49am

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NATO allies agree to start Afghan pullout by May 1

"This drawdown will be orderly, coordinated, and deliberate. We plan to have the withdrawal of all US and Resolute Support Mission forces completed within a few months," the statement said.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 12:19am

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Biden says 'time to end' US war in Afghanistan with total pullout

Biden said the United States had "accomplished" its limited original mission of crushing the international militants groups behind the 9/11 attacks and that with every passing year the rationale for staying was "increasingly unclear."

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 12:19am

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'Time to bring our forces home' from Afghanistan: Blinken

Blinken said ahead of talks with NATO partners in Brussels.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 02:38pm

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Biden urges Putin to ease Ukraine tensions

The US secretary of state also met with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, both of whom expressed deep concern over Russian troop movements, according to a European statement.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 10:47am

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NATO, US demand Russia end Ukraine build-up, West examines options

Blinken, Austin in Europe to talk about Ukraine.
West concerned about massing of Russian troops.
Russia says it's drilling forces, calls US 'adversary'.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 06:58pm

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Moscow takes measures in response to 'threatening' NATO actions

Ukraine has been fighting pro-Russia separatists in its east since 2014 when Moscow annexed Crimea.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 06:56pm