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Taliban fighters

09 Jul 2021

Taliban fighters capture key Afghan border crossing with Iran

Taliban fighters seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes a major border crossing with Iran Pitched battles between Taliban fighters and Afghan government forces were also underway in the northern Balkh province bordering Uzbekistan

06 Feb 2019

United States: Senate passes Syria, anti-BDS bill

The legislation imposes new sanctions on Syria and boosts the US military alliances with neighbours of war-torn Syria including Israel and Jordan.

29 Jan 2019

US sees contours of peace accord with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan

US forces in 2001 toppled the country`s hardline Islamic leaders for harboring the al Qaeda militants responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks that killed about 3,000 people.

27 Jan 2016

Next US President to decide on Afghan troop level

The US would draw down troop levels in Afghanistan to about 5,500 by the end of this year and after that any decision in this regard would be taken by the next US president, the White House said on Wednesday.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

17 Oct 2015

Clinton backs Obama's move to keep US forces in Afghanistan

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she supports President Barack Obama's decision to keep 5,500 US troops in Afghanistan when he leaves the White House in 2017.

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