Panjshir/Kabul – Although the Taliban have claimed control of Afghanistan and declared an end to the war, the reality is different. Anti-Taliban groups, led by the Northern Alliance, are gathering in large numbers in the Panjshir province, about 150 kilometres from Kabul. It has been reported that the Taliban has sent a proposal with Russian […]
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Damascus/Moscow: – Two days ago, Israel launched heavy airstrikes in Syria. But the Russian-made air defence system successfully intercepted 22 Israeli missile strikes, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed. Russia says there were no casualties in the Israeli airstrikes. But a British-based human rights group said four terrorists had been killed in the Israeli attacks. Two […]
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Brussels/Kabul: – EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell warned that if the European Union does not intervene in Afghanistan, Russia and China will take control of it. Borrell said that the situation in Afghanistan is a catastrophic one. We have to accept that fact.’ A meeting of foreign ministers of EU member states has been […]
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Moscow/Beijing/Kabul – Russia, China and Iran have signalled their support for the Taliban regime amid growing international concern over the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Russian officials claimed they were in contact with the Taliban and announced that the Russian ambassador would visit the Taliban on Tuesday. China has indicated its readiness to maintain friendly relations […]
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Beijing/Moscow: – China and Russia have announced increase military cooperation. Sources in the respective countries said that the issue was discussed at a meeting between the countries’ defence ministers on Friday. The meeting, which followed a meeting of senior officials from the QUAD Group of the United States, Japan, Australia and India, is noteworthy. In […]
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Moscow: – President Vladimir Putin has warned that the scale of natural disasters in Russia this year is unprecedented. With months of rain falling in the southern part of Russia in a matter of hours, droughts in the far east have not stopped, Putin said, pointing to Russia’s changing climate. Last month, it was reported […]
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Kabul: – Chris Alexander, a former Canadian minister, expressed a hope ‘The Afghan people must expel Pakistan, in the same way that the Afghans drove out forces of Soviet Russia, in 1979. It requires an armed uprising, international protests and sanctions against Pakistan.’ Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh said that this is just the beginning of the […]
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London – British defence officials have warned that Chinese and Russian space operations pose a growing threat for the space sector. The United Kingdom space command was declared fully operational on Thursday. At the event, defence officials drew attention to the dangers posed by China and Russia. There were also indications that the United Kingdom […]
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Ankara/Kyiv: – Turkey has initiated steps to strengthen defence cooperation with Ukraine, despite repeated warnings from Russia. A few days ago, it was reported that Turkey had handed over the first unmanned Bayraktar TB2 combat drones to the Ukrainian navy. The two countries have also reportedly signed agreements and are negotiating for destroyers, engines and […]
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Moscow – President Vladimir Putin has ordered the deployment of two new ‘Doomsday planes’ to control the command of the Russian Defence Forces during a nuclear war. Sources said that the construction of the aircraft is underway at the Voronezh Aviation Plant in Russia. The new Doomsday planes will be based on the four-engine IL […]
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