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Taliban Commander Among 10 Killed In Afghanistan

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 9, 2018

A total of 10 terrorists, including Taliban's key commander Mawlawi Nasratullah, were killed in Afghanistan's Faryab province today, an army spokesperson said.

Afghan Boy, The Messi Fan Who Went Viral, Forced To Flee Home

World News | Reuters | Sunday December 9, 2018

The family of an Afghan boy who gained brief Internet fame after being photographed in a shirt improvised from a plastic bag in the colours of his hero, Argentine soccer idol Lionel Messi, has been forced to flee his home after a Taliban attack.

"India's Ruling Party Is Anti-Pak, Rebuffed All My Overtures": Imran Khan

World News | Lally Weymouth, The Washington Post | Friday December 7, 2018

This past week, President Donald Trump - who has traded Twitter barbs with Khan and cut military assistance to Pakistan - asked him to help bring the Afghan Taliban to peace talks. On the porch outside his home here, he gave his first foreign interview as prime minister to The Washington Post's Lally Weymouth.

Afghanistan's 'Little Messi' Forced To Flee Ahead Of Taliban Offensive

Thursday December 6, 2018

Lionel Messi had gifted Murtaza with an autographed jersey.

Imran Khan Pledges Help On Afghan War After Meeting US Peace Envoy

World News | Reuters | Wednesday December 5, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with a U.S. peace envoy on Wednesday and pledged his help to find a political settlement to the long-running war in neighbouring Afghanistan.

"Taliban Being Utilised As Hedge Against India": Top US Commander On Pak

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 5, 2018

Days after US President Donald Trump sought Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's help in the Afghan peace process, a top American commander has told lawmakers that Islamabad's policy seems to be unchanged and it continues to use the Taliban as a hedge against India.

Trump Requested "Pak's Full Support" For Afghan Peace Process: Official

World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 4, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for Pakistan's help with faltering Afghan peace talks in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan in which he made clear that Islamabad's assistance was "fundamental" to the health of the two countries' strained relationship, a senior Trump administration official said.

Trump Writes To Imran Khan, Seeks Help With Afghan Peace Talks

World News | Reuters | Monday December 3, 2018

US President Donald Trump has sought Pakistan's help with Afghan peace talks in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the South Asian nation's information minister, Fawad Chaudhry, said .

Top Taliban Commander Killed In Air Strike In Afghanistan

World News | Reuters | Sunday December 2, 2018

A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday.

Taliban Kills 22 Afghan Cops Killed In Ambush, Says Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 26, 2018

At least 22 police officers were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, a health official said today, in another blow to Afghan forces already suffering record casualties.

CPI(M) Equates RSS To "Taliban, Khalistan Terrorists" Over Sabarimala Row

India News | ANI | Wednesday November 21, 2018

Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai today equated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with "Taliban and Khalistan terrorists" while holding them responsible for the stand-off on entry of menstruating women in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple.

Sabarimala Highlights: RSS Behaving Like Taliban, Says CPI(M) Member

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Thursday November 22, 2018

Inflow of pilgrims at the Sabarimala Temple is yet to pick up six days after the hill shrine was opened on November 16 evening for the over two-month-long pilgrimage season amid tension.

"Aligarh Muslim University Being Run On Taliban Ideology": BJP Lawmaker

India News | ANI | Wednesday November 21, 2018

BJP leader Satish Kumar Gautam wrote in a letter that anti-national and anti-government elements are being glorified in Aligarh Muslim University.

Taliban Confirms Talks With US Officials On Afghan Conflict

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 19, 2018

The Taliban held talks with US officials in Qatar on ending the Afghan conflict last week, the group confirmed Monday, but said no agreement was reached on "any issue".

Taliban Say No Pact Struck In Meet With US On Deadline To End Afghan War

World News | Reuters | Monday November 19, 2018

A three-day meeting between the Taliban and the US special envoy for Afghanistan to pave the way for peace talks ended with no agreement, the militant group said a day after the diplomat declared a deadline of April 2019 to end a 17-year-long war.