Taliban spokesperson Dr Suhail Shaheen stated that the month-end deadline was a 'red line', as any extension would imply an extended occupation of the country.
Taliban has been gaining territory and taking over customs posts at Afghan border crossings, seizing much of the govt's revenue. It now controls half of the country’s 419 districts.
As Trump claims voter fraud in the presidential elections, there have also been calls in some circles to involve the military in overturning the results.
The order would reduce troops from about 4,500 in Afghanistan and from about 3,000 in Iraq less than a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Mike Pompeo's announcement of an embassy in the Maldives after the signing of a Defence and Security Framework is a significant shift in Indian policy from 2013.
'We're going to make sure we're postured appropriately to counter the PLA. We think that the challenge of our times,' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Trump's threat comes as a sign of his patience running out over three days of protests, which even forced him into an underground security bunker at one point.
US President Trump's North Korea strategy of waging an economic war first and then charming leaders during negotiations won't work for Iran if its chief negotiator is sanctioned.
Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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