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  PM Modi wishes Afghan Prez Ashraf Ghani on birthday, tweets ‘got it right this time’

  India | May 19, 2016 10:47 IST

  New Delhi: Having faltered for having wished Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani months ahead of his actual birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took to Twitter to wish Ghani on his 67th birthday, with a note

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  Rockets fired at Afghan Parliament building in Kabul

  World | March 28, 2016 12:40 IST

  Kabul: A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way towards the building to brief lawmakers. "Some

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  German passport most powerful in world, Afghan least: Report

  World | February 26, 2016 18:12 IST

  Kabul: The Afghan passport has been identified as the least powerful in the world for the restrictions the countrymen face in terms of visa-free travel, an index by a London-based consulting firm showed on Friday.The

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  14 killed in Afghan suicide bombing

  World | February 22, 2016 22:37 IST

  Kabul: At least 14 people were killed and 11 others injured as a suicide bombing rocked Afghanistan's eastern province of Parwan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman told Xinhua."The blast took place in Seyyagard District at

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  Afghan woman molested in Delhi hospital

  India | August 01, 2015 22:54 IST

  New Delhi: An Afghan woman, who was attending on her ailing mother at a super specialty hospital in South Delhi, was allegedly molested by a staff.The accused tried to force himself on the woman and

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  Obama discusses security partnership with Afghan leaders

  World | July 23, 2015 7:12 IST

  Washington:  US President Barack Obama discussed with Afghan leaders ways to deepen security partnership between the two countries, the White House said late Wednesday.In a video conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive

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  Afghan Taliban supremo Mullah Omar calls for peace in Eid message

  India | July 15, 2015 18:50 IST

  New Delhi:  The supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Omar, on Wednesday spoke about "peaceful ways" alongwith armed jihad for achieving what he called "sacred goals" for establishing an Islamic state in Afghanistan.The elusive

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  UN welcomes talks between Afghan government and Taliban

  World | July 09, 2015 8:46 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed direct talks held between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives in Pakistan.The first-ever formal talks for peace between the Afghan government delegation and representatives of the Taliban were

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  India denies scrapping of Afghan iron-ore mining project

  World | May 25, 2015 10:12 IST

  Kabul: India has dismissed reports that an Indian consortium has scrapped a multi-billion dollar iron-ore mining deal in Afghanistan, saying only an analysis of the proposed project's opportunities and strengths had been done.Media reports had

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  Afghan Senate chairman attacks intelligence sharing MoU with Pakistan

  World | May 20, 2015 8:27 IST

  Kabul/Islamabad: Afghan Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar on Tuesday denounced recent MoU signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan's spy agency ISI, saying that there was no justification for signing an MoU

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  Pakistan, Afghan intelligence sign landmark deal

  World | May 19, 2015 10:47 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan intelligence outfit National Directorate of Security (NDS) have signed a landmark deal for cooperation aimed at curbing terrorism.The agreement signed in Kabul some time

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  Afghan Military Captain gets Indian hands in transplant

  India | May 17, 2015 13:43 IST

  Kochi: A 30-year-old Afghan military captain from Kandahar, who lost his hands while defusing mines in the war torn country, now has two Indian hands - thanks to a successful transplant carried out at an

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  Afghan President Ghani to visit India in April

  World | March 26, 2015 23:02 IST

  Washington: Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani would travel to India next month, a top Afghan leader said today, noting that the maiden trip would provide an opportunity to address India's concerns regarding the country's recent

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  China pledges financial aid to Afghanistan

  World | October 31, 2014 10:43 IST

  Beijing: China Friday pledged to provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 500 million yuan ($81.43 million) to Afghanistan this year, authorities said.China will provide a non-reimbursable assistance of 1.5 billion yuan (about $244 million) in the

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  Afghan presidential runners reach unity government deal

  World | September 21, 2014 6:14 IST

  Kabul: Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday agreed to sign a deal on creation of national unity government, ending a weeks-long political deadlock."Dr. Abdullah and Dr. Ghani agreed on formation

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  UN stresses on need for Afghan unity government

  World | September 12, 2014 7:10 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has spoken with Afghan presidential candidates, stressing the need to agree on a government of national unity, a spokesperson said on Thursday."Yesterday, the secretary general had separate telephone

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  US condemns Afghan move to release 37 detainees

  World | January 28, 2014 9:37 IST

  Washington : The Pentagon Monday condemned an Afghan government order to release 37 of 88 detainees who the US says are threats to national security.Afghan Review Board (ARB), a special government panel, ordered Monday that

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  Afghan footballer Amiri joins Dempo Sports

  Football | January 11, 2014 17:02 IST

  Panaji:Top Afghanistan footballer Zohib Islam Amiri has joined Dempo Sports Club till the end of the 2013-14 season.Amiri, who is captain of Afghanistan's national team, comes to the Goan outfit from Mumbai FC."I am delighted

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  2 Pak Army officers killed in blast near Afghan border

  World | September 15, 2013 16:54 IST

  Islamabad/Peshawar: Two senior Pakistan Army officers and a soldier were today killed in an IED blast while they were returning after visiting posts along the Pak-Afghan border in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.  Major Gen

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  Afghan dead as protestors raid Iranian consulate

  World | September 07, 2013 12:36 IST

  Herat: One person was killed and three injured Saturday when protestors raided the Iranian consulate in Herat city, the provincial capital of the western Afghan province of Herat, police said."A demonstration held by locals near