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  Top US General says 2,500 troops to remain in Iraq

  World | December 10, 2021 10:02 IST

  Noting that Iranian-backed militias want all Western forces out of Iraq, top U.S. commander said an ongoing uptick in violence may continue through December.

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  Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision

  World | September 28, 2021 11:05 IST

  The Biden administration, and some Democrats in Congress, have argued that former President Donald Trump bears some of the blame for the war ending in a Taliban victory.

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  Taliban expected to announce new govt in Afghanistan today

  World | September 03, 2021 9:22 IST

  Anamullah Samangani, from the Taliban's cultural commission on Thursday, said that Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada will be the leader of the new government.

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  Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami chief announces celebration over US withdrawal from Afghanistan

  World | September 03, 2021 8:44 IST

  Siraj-ul Haq said that after the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan, the responsibilities of the Afghan Taliban have increased as the country has turned into a dilapidated structure after a long war.

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  Video of Taliban flying US helicopter with man hanging goes viral

  World | September 01, 2021 11:42 IST

  The Taliban took out 'victory' parades in Afghanistan after the last US troops left the country overnight. They paraded coffins draped in the UK, US, French and NATO flags through the streets.

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  US Will Begin Afghan Withdrawl From July, Says Holbrooke

  World | November 15, 2010 8:19 IST

  Islamabad:  The process of withdrawing US combat troops from Afghanistan will begin in July next year and will be completed in four years in a phased manner, America's Special Envoy for Af-Pak region Richard Holbrooke