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Rush of troops to Kabul tests Biden’s withdrawal deadline

2:10 pm August 14, 2021

Washington: The last-minute decision to send 3,000 US troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the US Embassy is calling into question whether President Joe Biden will meet his August 31 deadline for fully withdrawing combat forces. The vanguard of a Marine contingent arrived in Kabul on Friday and most of the rest of the […]

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With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

11:46 pm July 26, 2021

Washington: he United States will keep existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant, according to a White House official. President Joe Biden earlier this month said that his administration was “in the process” of considering how soon the U.S. could lift the ban on European travel […]

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US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

12:16 am July 23, 2021

Washington: The U.S. military launched several airstrikes this week in support of Afghan government forces fighting Taliban insurgents, including in the strategically important province of Kandahar, officials said Thursday. The strikes demonstrate U.S. intentions to continue supporting Afghan forces with combat aircraft based outside the country, at least until the scheduled conclusion of the U.S. military withdrawal on August 31. The Biden administration has not said whether it will continue […]

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Dramatic in Covid deaths but US must stay vigilant about Delta variant: Biden

10:23 pm July 21, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden has said that even though the United States has seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID-19 deaths due to its vaccination programme, the people must remain vigilant about the more virulent Delta variant that is spreading fast in the country. Stressing the need for people to get vaccinated, he […]

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Indian-American family, child, among over 150 people missing after building collapse in US

8:05 pm June 28, 2021

Houston: An Indian-American couple and their one-year-old child are among more than 150 people who are still missing after the collapse of part of a 12-story residential building in the US state of Florida on Thursday, according to media reports on Monday. Search and rescue teams have been feverishly scouring the site since shortly after 55 of the building’s […]

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