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Afghan president signs decree to release ‘hardcore’ Taliban prisoners
Aug 11, 2020 02:15Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree to release a final batch of ‘hardcore’ Taliban prisoners, raising hopes for long-awaited peace talks to restart.
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Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan launch major transit corridor
Aug 10, 2020 07:49Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan on Monday activated a transport corridor that will give Uzbekistan access to the Persian Gulf, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.
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Taliban says ready for talks with Kabul a week after release of 400 militants
Aug 10, 2020 04:00The Taliban militant group says it is ready to begin long-delayed peace talks with the Afghan government within a week after Kabul completes the process of releasing the remaining Taliban prisoners.
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Afghanistan’s Grand Assembly approves freeing of 400 Taliban prisoners
Aug 09, 2020 05:10Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga, or Grand Assembly of Elders, has approved the release of 400 imprisoned Taliban militants who had been involved in serious crimes in Afghanistan, removing the final obstacle to negotiations between the Afghan government and the militants.
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Pentagon announces plan to cut troop numbers in Afghanistan to less than 5,000
Aug 09, 2020 04:34The Pentagon has announced a plan for a sizable reduction of American troop numbers in Afghanistan before the end of November, the month in which the US presidential election will be held.
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Third of Afghans estimated to have contracted coronavirus: Health ministry
Aug 06, 2020 00:49Nearly a third of Afghanistan’s population – or 10 million people – has been infected with the coronavirus, according to health ministry estimates published Wednesday.
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21 people killed in an attack by the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2020 04:05Afghan officials have confirmed that two dozen people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an ongoing attack by the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan’s Eastern Nangarhar Province.
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Alleged war crimes by British Special Forces in Afghanistan set to have major repercussions
Aug 03, 2020 02:51New evidence has come to light that British Special Forces in Afghanistan routinely committed war crimes by shooting dead unarmed civilians.
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Fifteen children killed as floods ravage eastern Afghan village
Aug 02, 2020 06:18At least 15 children and a woman were killed and dozens of houses destroyed as flash floods lashed a village in eastern Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.
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US proposes house arrest for ‘most dreaded’ Taliban inmates to break deadlock in talks: Report
Aug 02, 2020 03:53The United States has reportedly proposed that the Taliban militants deemed dangerous be placed under house arrest following their release from Afghan jails as a solution to the stalemate that has delayed the intra-Afghan peace process.