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IN PICS | US forces, Afghans bond amid rampant evacuations from Kabul
World | Aug 24, 2021, 01:48 PM ISTTaliban is currently wreaking havoc upon the country of Afghanistan. Rampant evacuations are taking place at the Kabul Airport as countries send in help. As Kabul disintegrates under Taliban rule, these pictures of the US Marine Corps rescuing Afghans, playfully laughing as they reunite them with their kin, are a sight for sore eyes.
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Kabul's Saigon moment - Rerun of 1975 in 2021
News | Aug 18, 2021, 07:29 PM ISTPhotos of the US forces evacuating Americans from Kabul on a helicopter were a strikingly similar to the US's exit from Saigon in 1975. What happened in Vietnam 46 years ago?
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Afghanistan at dangerous turning point: UN
World | Aug 06, 2021, 11:34 PM ISTDeborah Lyons, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan in a UNSC briefing chaired by India said that half of the Afghan population is in need of humanitarian assistance. The world has not seen a reduction in violence, there's been a 50% increase in civilian casualties.
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US forces conduct 1st airstrike on Taliban after peace deal
India | Mar 04, 2020, 07:08 PM ISTThe US forces in Afghanistan conducted a defensive airstrike in support of Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday, the first raid after a US-Taliban deal was signed.
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US sends home nearly two dozen Saudi cadets after shooting
World | Jan 14, 2020, 06:59 AM ISTThe U.S. sent home 21 Saudi military students following an investigation into a deadly shooting last month by one of their fellow trainees at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, an attack that Attorney General William Barr said was an act of terrorism driven by some of the same motivations of the Sept. 11 plot.
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Baghdadi raid was named after IS victim Kayla Mueller
World | Oct 29, 2019, 03:37 PM ISTThe 26-year-old human rights worker was taken prisoner by the IS when she visited a hospital while helping civil war refugees in Syria in 2013
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Iran blacklists US forces in West Asia after US designated IRGC as 'foreign terrorist organisation'
World | Apr 09, 2019, 08:41 AM ISTEarlier on Monday, Trump had said that the US designates the IRGC as a "foreign terrorist organisation," a move that will further worsen US-Iran relations and is expected to further complicate the Middle East situation.
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U.S., Afghan forces to intensify operations against ISIS cell during Taliban cease-fire
World | Jun 09, 2018, 10:25 AM ISTUnder the cease-fire, Afghan forces will refrain from carrying out offensive operations against Taliban targets until the Eid-al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, which is slated to begin on June 14th.
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Russian jets mistakenly bomb US -backed Syrian forces, casualties reported: US Army
World | Mar 02, 2017, 02:04 PM ISTRussian and Syrian regime aircraft attacked the villages to the south and east of Al-Bab in Aleppo province on Tuesday, resulting in an unspecified number of casualties
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Echoes of 1991 Gulf War linger on in Mideast
World | Feb 23, 2016, 02:43 PM ISTThe 1991 Gulf War saw only 100 hours of ground fighting as U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation, but echoes of that conflict have lingered for decades in the Middle East.The war
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US to deploy new special ops force to fight Islamic State
World | Dec 02, 2015, 03:43 PM ISTWashington: The U.S. military will deploy a new special operations force to Iraq to step up the fight against Islamic State militants who are unleashing violence and are determined to hold territory they have seized
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Islamic State: Prison rescue operation that killed an American Soldier (Video)
World | Oct 26, 2015, 02:37 PM ISTMosul: A dramatic footage of a rescue operation carried out by US and Kurdish forces to evacuate over 70 hostages from Islamic State prison in northern Iraq has emerged on social media.The operation took place
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US, NATO ceremonially end Afghan combat mission
World | Dec 09, 2014, 12:17 PM ISTKabul: The US and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 years after the September 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government.NATO's International Security
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US forces capture Pak Taliban leader Latif Mehsud
World | Oct 12, 2013, 07:27 AM ISTWashington: The US state department on Friday claimed American troops have captured a senior Pakistani Taliban leader Latif Mehsud in a military operation. “I can confirm that US forces did capture… terrorist leader Latif Mehsud
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US forces hit extremists behind E. Africa attacks
World | Oct 06, 2013, 03:12 PM ISTMogadishu, Somalia : In a stealthy seaside assault in Somalia and in a raid in Libya's capital, U.S. special forces on Saturday struck out against Islamic extremists who have carried out terrorist attacks in East
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US forces nab Al-Qaida leader in Tripoli
World | Oct 06, 2013, 10:35 AM ISTTripoli, Libya : U.S. forces on Saturday captured an al-Qaida leader in Libya linked to the 1998 American embassy bombings in east Africa and wanted by the U.S. for more than a decade, a U.S.
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France defends proposed punitive action against Syria
World | Sep 05, 2013, 10:03 AM ISTParis: French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Wednesday justified the Socialists' determination to punish Syrian regime for the alleged chemical attack, saying it would pave the way to end political conflict in that country.Ayrault made the
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US Forces Teams In 5 South Asian Nations Including India
World | Mar 02, 2012, 05:00 PM ISTWashington, Mar 2: US Special forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries including India as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations, a top Pentagon commander has said. These teams have
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US Forces Mark End Of Iraq Mission
World | Dec 15, 2011, 07:11 PM ISTBaghdad, Dec 15: US forces formally marked the end of their mission in Iraq with a low-key ceremony near Baghdad today, after nearly nine years of war that began with the invasion to topple Saddam
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US Forces Killed Laden's Clone In Abbottabad, Claims American Editor
World | May 20, 2011, 12:44 PM ISTNew York, May 20: With conspiracy theories coming out a dime a dozen, a fresh report says the US operation that allegedly killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has actually led to the death of