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Taliban say will free Afghan government inmates before Eid al-Adha
Jul 30, 2020 06:37The Taliban militant group says it will release the remaining Afghan government prisoners before Eid al-Adha as a “goodwill gesture.”
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Iran welcomes Taliban's ceasefire announcement over Eid ul-Adha
Jul 29, 2020 12:17Iran has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire by the Taliban militant group over Eid ul-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), hoping for a mutually acceptable peace agreement in the war-ravaged country.
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Afghan people, officials call for permanent ceasefire
Jul 29, 2020 10:32In Afghanistan, the public and officials have called for a lasting ceasefire in the wake of the government and the Taliban’s commitment to observe a three-day truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday.
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Taliban seek to control aid agencies, private companies in Afghanistan
Jul 28, 2020 03:11The Taliban militant group wants national and international organizations operating in Afghanistan to register with it, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says.
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UN says nearly 1,300 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan since 2020 began
Jul 28, 2020 01:04Nearly 1,300 civilians, including a large group of children, have been killed in Afghanistan in the first six months of the year 2020, the United Nations says.
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Iran rejects US envoy’s comments on Afghan peace talks
Jul 26, 2020 03:13Iran’s Embassy in Kabul dismissed comments from US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation about Tehran’s “insufficient support” for the Afghan peace process, reaffirming the Islamic Republic’s backing for the intra-Afghan negotiations.
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Brave Afghan teenage girl who lost parents says ‘ready’ to fight Taliban
Jul 23, 2020 00:44An Afghan teenage girl who killed two Taliban gunmen in retaliation for murdering her parents says she is ready to fight the militants if they attacked her.
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Afghan teenage girl kills two Taliban militants in retaliation for killing of parents
Jul 22, 2020 04:39A teenage girl in Afghanistan has shot dead two Taliban militants and injured several others in an act of retaliation for the killing of her parents.
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Russia bounties story in US media aimed at spoiling peace deal: Taliban
Jul 20, 2020 07:58A Taliban official has dismissed as fake a recent report in the US media that accused Russia of paying the militant group to kill American troops in Afghanistan, saying the report was a byproduct of US political infighting and aimed at spoiling a Taliban-Washington peace deal.
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Afghanistan’s 1st transit goods shipped to China via Iran’s strategic port
Jul 20, 2020 02:17Afghanistan’s first transit goods were shipped to China via Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port, said the director-general of Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan and Balouchestan Province, where Chabahar lies.