India, China, Pakistan dialogue on Afghanistan?
September 9th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) With the prospect of regional rivalries intensifying over Afghanistan, China is thinking of proposing a trilateral dialogue among New Delhi, Beijing and Islamabad on ... Read more...
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India, Tajikistan to combat terror, cooperate on Afghanistan (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India and Tajikistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation, Monday decided to upgrade their ties to a strategic partnership and agreed to intensify counter-terror cooperation ... Read more...
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India courts Tajikistan to swing Afghan endgame
August 31st, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Signalling an upswing in its "Connect Central Asia policy", India is gearing up to roll out the red carpet for longtime Tajik leader Emomalii ... Read more...
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Indian PM arrives in Tehran (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Tuesday on a four-day visit during which he will attend the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh leaves for Tehran (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left Tuesday for Tehran on a four-day visit during which he will attend the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement ... Read more...
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India, Iran, Afghanistan to spur trade, transit via Chabahar
August 27th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, India, Iran and Afghanistan Sunday held a crucial trilateral meeting and agreed to set up a joint working ... Read more...
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PM heads to Tehran for NAM summit, Iran ties in focus (Lead)
August 25th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Amid mounting pressure from West on Iran over its nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Tehran Tuesday to attend the Non-Aligned Movement ... Read more...
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India to pitch for investment-driven Afghanistan revival
July 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Building upon the success of a regional investors' meet India hosted last month, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Sunday heads to the Tokyo Donors' ... Read more...
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Germany lauds India’s Afghan role, pushes UN reforms (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 22 (IANS) Lauding New Delhi's role in Afghanistan, Germany Friday assured India that it will continue to support the violence-torn country after international troops leave in 2014 and ... Read more...
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IAF flies commando plane fleet, displays operational fitness
June 19th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In a display of its operational readiness and air power, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has flown six of its planes meant for inserting commandos ... Read more...
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US hails Russia’s contribution to Afghan mission
June 19th, 2012 - 5:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US recognises Russia's contribution to building a better future for the Afghan people and hopes for further cooperation in providing security in the ... Read more...
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India seeks more talks with US on Afghan withdrawal
May 31st, 2012 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 31 (IANS) Voicing New Delhi's concern that extremist elements would gain ground once Western forces pull out of Afghanistan, Indian ambassador Nirupama Rao has called for greater ... Read more...
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Deal in sight on NATO supply issue: Report
May 20th, 2012 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Britain has mediated a deal between Pakistan and the US to reopen NATO supply lines to Afghanistan through the country, a media report said Sunday.A ... Read more...
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Zardari arrives in Chicago for NATO summit (Lead)
May 20th, 2012 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Chicago to attend a key NATO summit starting Sunday.Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Foreign Secretary Jalil ... Read more...
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Zardari arrives in Chicago for NATO summit
May 20th, 2012 - 6:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Chicago to attend a key NATO summit.Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbass Jilani ... Read more...
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Obama to meet Karzai in Chicago
May 18th, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a NATO summit in Chicago Sunday, a White House official said."Obviously it is ... Read more...
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Hollande, the next French president (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 7 (IANS) Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's decisive presidential runoff in France and will now become president though he has never ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s discomfort with India makes Afghan accord hard: US
May 2nd, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) As President Barack Obama signed a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan, a senior official admitted it may be "hard" to work due to Pakistan's discomfort ... Read more...
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Russia seeks US explanation over post-2014 Afghan presence
April 26th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The terms and goals of the projected US presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014 need to be clarified, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday.On Sunday, the ... Read more...
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Kashmir no excuse for Pakistan’s Haqqani ties: Senator
April 19th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 19 (IANS) Former US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said the Kashmir dispute was not an excuse for Pakistan to not break ties with the Haqqani ... Read more...
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Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan
March 27th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL, Afghanistan (BNO NEWS) -- A coalition service member was killed on Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. Few other details ... Read more...
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Russian troops won’t be sent to Syria: Lavrov
March 15th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed the possibility of Russian combat troops being sent to Syria, which is in the thores of protests ... Read more...
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No pact with US until night raids end: Karzai
February 20th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Night raids conducted by US troops in Afghanistan remain a major stumbling block to a US-Afghan pact on long-term strategic cooperation, the Afghan media ... Read more...
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Nazi medical tools to be auctioned
February 8th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) A set of surgical tools once used by a Nazi war criminal will be auctioned in Britain this Saturday and is expected to fetch around 2,000 ... Read more...
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US to end Afghan combat operations in 2013
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) The US hopes to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.He was speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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Britain, Afghanistan sign partnership agreement
January 29th, 2012 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai and British Prime Minister David Cameron have signed a long-term partnership agreement Saturday.They signed the Enduring Strategic Partnership agreement in ... Read more...
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Injured British soldier dies 1.5 year after bomb blast in Afghanistan
January 4th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British soldier, who was injured in the summer of 2010 as a result of a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, has died as a result of those ... Read more...
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Georgia to send more troops to Afghanistan
December 21st, 2011 - 5:09 am ICT by IANS
Tbilisi, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Georgia's parliament has voted in favour of a plan to send more troops to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).The initiative ... Read more...
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Britain may pull out of Afghanistan by 2013
December 14th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) British troops may be pulled out of Afghanistan in 2013, a year earlier than scheduled, according to a plan being studied by Prime Minister David ... Read more...
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Pakistan says it wants peace, stability in Afghanistan
December 6th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan but boycotted the Bonn conference as it wanted to ensure the importance of its sovereignty, the foreign office has ... Read more...
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Bonn conference stresses on rebuilding Afghanistan
December 5th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bonn, Dec 5 (IANS) Delegates from over 100 countries and international organisations, gathered in Germany's Bonn city Monday, were focusing their energies at an international conference on drawing up ... Read more...
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India pitches for Marshall Plan-like initiative for Afghanistan
December 5th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bonn, Dec 5 (IANS) Warning against the dangers of abandoning Afghanistan, India Monday exhorted the international community to stay engaged for the long term to eliminate "sanctuaries of terror" ... Read more...
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3,000 Afghans protest long-term US deal
November 21st, 2011 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 3,000 people, mostly students, staged a protest in Afghanistan against an agreement that would allow a long-term presence of US troops in the country.A ... Read more...
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British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast
November 17th, 2011 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) A British soldier died from an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence has said.The soldier was serving with the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire ... Read more...
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India to take part in Afghan meet in Germany
May 27th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India is expected to play an active role in an international conference on Afghanistan being held in Bonn in December, German Ambassador Thomas Matussek ... Read more...
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