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Biden discusses counterterrorism, Afghanistan evacuation with G20
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US] October 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday met virtually with the G20 leaders and discussed counterterrorism efforts, including threats emanating from the Islamic State-Khorasan terror group (ISIS-K).
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Mali may need help of thousands of Russian military instructors: O
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): From 1,000 to several thousand military instructors from Russia should be deployed to Mali to assist the counterterrorism effort there, Alexander Ivanov, the General Director of the Officer's Union for International Security, told Sputnik in an inter
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan operations, Pentagon i
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to conduct counterterrorism missions again
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan counterterrorism ops:
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): During the classified hearing with Senators on Wednesday, the top Pentagon officials said that the US is in talks with countries that border Afghanistan about housing "over the horizon" counterterrorism operations that would allow the US military to more
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US lawmakers call for probe into Pak role in Taliban win in Afghan
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): A bill was introduced in the US Senate calling for a probe into Pakistan's support to the Taliban for the 2021 offensive that toppled the Afghan government and Taliban's attack in the Panjshir Valley.
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US senators introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Taliban
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): More than 20 US Senators on Tuesday introduced legislation to impose sanctions on the Taliban in Afghanistan and the foreign governments that support the outfit.
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US does not need to coordinate counterterrorism airstrikes with Ta
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): The Pentagon on Saturday said that the US does not need to coordinate counterterrorism airstrikes with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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US, India to expand cooperation on terrorist screening, informatio
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): The United States and India look forward to the upcoming Counterterrorism Joint Working Group and Homeland Security Dialogue to expand cooperation on terrorist screening, information sharing, aviation security, terrorist use of the internet, terrorist de
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India, Australia express concerns on Afghan situation, call those
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Expressing deep concerns about the situation in Afghanistan, India and Australia have agreed to remain alert to the broader "repercussions" of the developments in the war-torn country for the ongoing terrorist threats around the world.
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Secretary Blinken urges countries to hold Taliban accountable on c
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Washington [US] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken urged countries to unite in holding the Taliban accountable on issues of counterterrorism and mitigating a potential humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan police issues alert over possible terror attacks in Sindh
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh province has issued an alert about possible terror attacks, following intelligence reports amid the investigation of different groups conducted by counterterrorism wings in the country.
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Air corridors for humanitarian aid delivery to Afghanistan to open
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Doha expects the air corridors for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to be available in the next 24-48 hours, as Qatari experts have repaired some equipment at the Kabul airport, the Qatari Foreign Ministry's special envoy on counterterror
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