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Taliban kill two Afghan soldiers in Ghazni: Ministry
Dec 09, 2020 13:15Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says the country’s security troops have foiled a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the province of Ghazni, adding that two forces were killed in the ensuing clashes with the militants.
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Number of Afghan civilians killed by US-led airstrikes rose by 330%: Study
Dec 08, 2020 09:26The number of civilians killed in US-led airstrikes across Afghanistan climbed by nearly 330 percent between 2016 and 2019, and 1,357 civilians perished in such strikes in the 2015-2019 period, a new study has found.
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Congress moves to block US troop pullout from Afghanistan, Germany
Dec 06, 2020 05:00US President Donald Trump's controversial move to pull out 2,000 American troops out of Afghanistan and 12,000 more from Germany would be blocked by the major defense policy bill, a report has said.
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Iran warns about ‘suspicious’ moves to disrupt Iran-Afghanistan ties
Dec 04, 2020 10:03Iran has warned about “suspicious” moves by those who seek to disrupt cordial relations between Tehran and Kabul, after a video purportedly showing Afghan nationals being insulted by Iranians went viral.
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Afghan government, Taliban reach ‘preliminary’ deal on rules for peace talks
Dec 03, 2020 06:52Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban militant group have reached a preliminary deal that sets out rules for further talks, the first written agreement between the two sides since the US-led invasion of 2001.
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Pentagon approves troops drawdown plan in Afghanistan, but keeps larger bases
Dec 03, 2020 06:47The Pentagon has approved plans for partial withdrawal of American terrorist troops from Afghanistan, under which the US will remain in control of two larger bases in the war-ravaged country.
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Afghanistan counts days for milestone opening of Iran railway link
Dec 03, 2020 05:36A 200 km railway line, long touted as the sole viable option to build Afghanistan’s economy, will come to operation in the next couple of weeks, connecting the Afghan city of Herat to the holy city of Mashhad in Iran and on to Turkey.
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Bloodshed in Ghazni: Car bomb kills 2 dozen security forces at Afghan army base
Nov 29, 2020 05:42A car bomb attack has struck an army base in an eastern city in Afghanistan, killing more than two dozen security forces and leaving many others wounded, in the bloodiest attack against the nation's security forces over several months.
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China censures war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan, urges full probe
Nov 28, 2020 06:41China has severely censured unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan and called for a thorough probe into the heinous crimes to bring those involved to justice.
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Iran, Afghanistan explore ways to boost cultural, media cooperation
Nov 26, 2020 04:00Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, who is visiting Afghanistan for talks on cultural and media cooperation, held separate meetings with a number of incumbent and former Afghan officials during his stay in Kabul.