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Over 800 civilians killed or wounded in attacks in Afghanistan during first half of 2020: UN
Jul 03, 2020 00:27Over 800 people have been killed or wounded in "deliberate attacks" targeting civilians across war-torn Afghanistan during the first half of this year, the UN says, voicing concerns the rising violence was aimed at derailing planned peace talks between the Kabul government and Taliban.
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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.