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Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes leave 22 dead
Aug 01, 2020 01:46Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Friday of killing 15 civilians during clashes at a border crossing where crowds were jostling to cross for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
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New Zealand military misled public over civilian deaths in Afghanistan: Report
Jul 31, 2020 10:31A new report into a deadly incursion by New Zealand’s forces in Afghanistan says the military misled senior leaders, government ministers and the public over the civilian casualties ten years ago.
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Suspected car bomb blast kills 18 in eastern Afghanistan
Jul 31, 2020 03:08At least 18 people, including Afghan security personnel, are killed in a suspected car bombing in eastern Afghanistan, shortly before an expected ceasefire between the government and the Taliban militant group.
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Taliban’s three-day ceasefire widely welcomed in Afghanistan
Jul 31, 2020 01:40Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah have exchanged messages on the occasion of Eid al-Adha feast. While the Taliban have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, the government wants the militant group to approve a lasting truce and stop violence in the country.
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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.