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'UK supports Afghan's fight against Taliban'
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London, Feb 27 (TIWN) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a telephonic conversation with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during which the former reiterated his country's continued support to the latter's fight against the Taliban, according to a statement by the British government.
"Johnson on Friday reiterated the UK's longstanding support for the Afghan government's fight against the Taliban as part of the NATO coalition," said the statement. "They agreed on the importance of making progress in peace talks to secure a sovereign, democratic and united Afghanistan and to preserve the gains made by civil society and women and girls," the statement added.
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