Taliban being utilised as hedge against India: US Commander
World | December 05, 2018 7:11 IST"Pakistan could play a key role in facilitating talks between the Taliban and government of Afghanistan"; General McKenzie said.
"Pakistan could play a key role in facilitating talks between the Taliban and government of Afghanistan"; General McKenzie said.
The development came weeks after Trump said Pakistan does not do "a damn thing" for the US, alleging that Islamabad had helped al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden hide near its garrison city of Abbottabad.
Earlier in 2018, Ireland started out at home against Pakistan, losing by five wickets, while Afghanistan took on India in Bengaluru and went down by an innings and 262 runs.
The interior ministry and police both said the blast had been a car bomb targeting a compound which houses G4S, a private British security company, in east Kabul, reported TOLO News.
The ambush took place on Sunday afternoon in western Farah province, according to Dadullah Qaneh, a member of the provincial council.
Captain Abdullah, a spokesman for the 2nd Regiment of Army in Mandozai district in Khost said the ANA members were busy in Friday prayers when the suicide attack happened at around 1:30 pm Kabul time.
The attack took place as Muslims around the world marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad.
Big names like Rashid Khan, Mujeebur Rahman and Mohammed Shehzad, who are busy with the T10 League in the Middle East, would join the camp later.
The Taliban have in recent months been staging near-daily attacks across Afghanistan, inflicting heavy casualties on Afghan forces.
India started playing T20 cricket in 2006 and till now, the 2007 World Champions has the winning percentage of 65.23 while the arch-rivals Pakistan have 65.10.
Safder Mohsini, head of provincial council in the northern Baghlan province, says the insurgents abducted two soldiers and wounded three others in the attack, which began late Saturday.
"We are determined to make every possible effort to facilitate the opening of a new page in the history of Afghanistan," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, opening the second Moscow meeting on Afghanistan.
Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor said that ix insurgents were killed and more than 10 others were wounded during a three-hour battle with Afghan forces.
Naser Mehdi, a spokesman for the provincial governor, says the helicopter crashed around 9:10 a.m. (0440 GMT), shortly after taking off from the mountainous Anar Dara district heading toward nearby Herat province.
The attacks that marred the election, began at 7 am and continued till 6 pm, Deputy Interior Minister Akhtar Mohammad Ibrahimi told reporters.
The incident happened when officials were leaving the governor’s office and while on their way to a helipad, reported TOLO News.
The attack, which took place on Wednesday in the district of Bagram in Parwan province, also wounded three Afghan civilians, said Wahida Shakar, spokeswoman for the provincial governor.
It was the fourth over of the match when Zazai took charge over Balkh Legends left-arm bowler Abdullah Mazari and smashed six gigantic sixes in his over.
Pakistani officials said Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani personnel who were erecting a fence along the border in the Tandah Dara Sarochahan area. There were no reports of casualties in the clash.
Afghan officials say the Taliban have attacked an army base, killing 17 Afghan soldiers and abducting 11 others
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