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Iranian diplomat meets Afghan, UN officials in Kabul
Sep 09, 2020 01:33Ebrahim Taherian, a special assistant to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Afghan affairs, held extensive negotiations with senior Afghan officials and with the UN chief’s special representative for Afghanistan during a visit to Kabul.
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Afghan government troops repel Taliban offensive in Kandahar
Sep 06, 2020 06:35Afghan security forces have repelled an overnight attack by the Taliban and killed at least 10 members of the militant group in the southern province of Kandahar.
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Iranian, Afghan officials urge united voice on peace process
Sep 04, 2020 13:47Iranian and Afghan officials stressed the need for a united voice on the process of peace in Afghanistan.
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Afghan government says almost all Taliban prisoners freed, ready for talks
Sep 03, 2020 14:07The Afghan government has released the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides.
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Afghanistan President says government fulfilled all commitments for Taliban peace talks
Sep 02, 2020 12:24Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says the government has fulfilled all its commitments for peace negotiations with the Taliban.
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Taliban kill four civilians during clashes with Afghan forces
Aug 28, 2020 02:17Taliban militants have killed four civilians during clashes with Afghan forces in the central flood-hit Parwan province, local officials say.
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Death toll from flash floods in Afghanistan rises to 150
Aug 27, 2020 10:44The death toll from flash floods in Afghanistan rose to 150 on Thursday as survivors and rescue workers combed through the debris of more than 1,500 homes that were destroyed to the north of the capital, Kabul.
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Flash floods sweep northern Afghanistan, 72 killed
Aug 27, 2020 01:13A violent flash flood killed more than 70 people and destroyed hundreds of homes just north of Afghanistan’s capital, on Wednesday, officials said.
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Afghan policewoman turned filmmaker wounded in gun attack
Aug 26, 2020 10:04A prominent female Afghan film director who is also an actress and senior police officer was recovering from bullet wounds on Wednesday after unidentified gunmen shot her as she was being driven through the capital, Kabul, her husband said.
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Taliban stage deadly bomb attack on Afghan commandos, civilians
Aug 25, 2020 10:54At least three people have been killed and dozens of others injured in a truck bomb attack near a military base in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh.