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Talks with Taliban aim to boost peace, security in Afghanistan: Foreign Ministry
Jun 30, 2020 14:43Iran confirms a meeting between Tehran’s special envoy for Afghanistan and a Taliban delegation in Qatar, saying the talks are aimed at promoting peace and security in the war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Kremlin rejects reports of Russian bounties to Taliban to kill US troops in Afghanistan
Jun 30, 2020 00:56Russia has dismissed as “lies” media reports alleging that a Russian military intelligence unit attempted to pay bounties to members of the Taliban militant group to kill American troops in Afghanistan.
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23 civilians, kids included, die in rain of rockets on Afghan market
Jun 29, 2020 09:38Nearly two dozen civilians, including children, have been killed and several others injured when a barrage of rockets fell on a cattle market in Afghanistan’s Southern Province of Helmand.
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Trump: No briefings ever on Russian bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan
Jun 29, 2020 02:11US President Donald Trump has denied he was ever briefed about an alleged Russian attempt to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill Western forces, including US troops, in Afghanistan, blasting a report by The New York Times on the bounties.
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Bomb explosion kills two Afghan human rights workers in Kabul: Officials
Jun 27, 2020 12:07Two Afghan human rights workers have lost their lives in a bomb explosion in the capital Kabul, officials say.
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‘Taliban killed over 290 Afghan security personnel in past week’
Jun 23, 2020 00:59The Taliban militants have killed at least 291 Afghan security personnel and injured 550 more over the past week, a top government official says.
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Top Iran security official warns of enemies' plots to undermine Tehran-Kabul friendly ties
Jun 21, 2020 12:15Iran’s top security official says enemies of Iran and Afghanistan are trying to take advantage of a recent deadly incident along the two countries’ common border, which left several Afghan nationals dead, to scuttle friendly relations between Tehran and Kabul.
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High-ranking Afghan delegation due in Iran for political, economic talks
Jun 21, 2020 01:59A high-ranking Afghan delegation led by Caretaker of the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hanif Atmar will be visiting Iran on Sunday for talks on a broad range of issues, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said.
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Western states back Kabul’s refusal to free dangerous Taliban prisoners
Jun 19, 2020 12:11Western countries back the Afghan government’s refusal of a demand by the Taliban militant group to release those of its members who have been imprisoned for involvement in violent attacks as a condition to start intra-Afghan dialog, a report says.
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Rise in violence leaves millions without healthcare in Afghanistan amid pandemic: ICRC
Jun 19, 2020 02:30The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that the recent rise in violence in Afghanistan, combined with targeted attacks against healthcare facilities, has prevented access to health services for millions of Afghans.