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"This Is India, Not Taliban": AAP On BJP Leader's "Bury Alive" Remark

India News | ANI | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Soon after BJP leader Raghuraj Singh sparked controversy by saying he will "bury people alive" who raise slogans against PM Narendra Modi, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said this is India, not Taliban and urged the government to take action against the leader.

"Can't Run Country Taliban Style": Sanjay Raut Backs Deepika Padukone

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 12, 2020

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today came out in support of actor Deepika Padukone, who is facing flak from the BJP and some others over her JNU campus visit in Delhi to express solidarity with students who were recently attacked by armed assailants.

Two US Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Bomb Attack: NATO

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 11, 2020

Two American soldiers were killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb attack on a US Army vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO mission there said.

Taliban Claim Attack That Killed US Soldier In Afghanistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 23, 2019

The Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on an American convoy that killed one US soldier and, according to the insurgents, wounded several more.

Afghan War Can End Soon If Pak Denies Safe Haven To Taliban: US Senator

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The war in Afghanistan would end in a few weeks if Pakistan denied the Taliban safe heaven, a top US Senator has said, urging the Trump administration that it should start negotiations with Islamabad rather than the Afghan insurgents to stop the deadly conflict.

Rockets Hit Iraq Military Complex Housing US Forces, 6 Injured: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 9, 2019

Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday, wounding six Iraqi troops, the military said.

US Resumes Talks With Taliban In Doha: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 7, 2019

Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America's longest war. , US, Taliban

US To Restart Taliban Talks After Trump Green Light

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 6, 2019

The US negotiator on Afghanistan will shortly resume talks with the Taliban and seek efforts toward a ceasefire, officials said Wednesday, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America's longest war.

US To Restart Taliban Talks After Green Light From Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 4, 2019

The US negotiator on Afghanistan will shortly resume talks with the Taliban and seek efforts toward a ceasefire, officials said Wednesday, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America's longest war.

Taliban Wants To Start Peace Talks With US After Trump's Afghan Visit

World News | Reuters | Saturday November 30, 2019

The Taliban said on Friday they were ready to restart peace talks with the United States, a day after President Donald Trump visited US troops in Afghanistan and said he believed the radical group would agree to a ceasefire.

'Way Too Early' To Speak Of Resuming Talks With US: Taliban

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 29, 2019

The Taliban said on Friday it was "way too early" to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested negotiations to end America's longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

Taliban Shifted Western Hostages As Prisoner Swap Postponed: Report

World News | Reuters | Friday November 15, 2019

A plan to swap two Western hostages with three Taliban prisoners has been postponed, an Afghan government official told Reuters on Friday, and Taliban sources said the group had moved the Westerners to a "new and safe place".

United States Welcomes Chinese Proposal Of Intra-Afghan Talks In Beijing

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 29, 2019

The United States on Monday welcomed China's proposal to host a fresh meeting bringing together Afghan officials and the Taliban, after President Donald Trump abruptly ended talks with the insurgents.

Top US Senator Accuses Pak Of Supporting Taliban, al-Qaeda In Afghanistan

World News | ANI | Sunday October 13, 2019

A top US senator has accused Pakistan of supporting terror groups like the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and harbouring terrorists belonging to these groups in the war-torn country.

Pak Must End Support To Terror Groups, Says US Senator

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

Pakistan must end support to Taliban and other terror groups, a top American senator said a day after meeting Pakistani leadership in Islamabad.