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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.
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Mortar shell explosion at school kills 7 students in Afghanistan
Jun 18, 2020 06:39A mortar shell has exploded at a religious school in northern Afghanistan, killing seven students, police say.
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Qatari capital to host first peace talks between Afghan government, Taliban
Jun 15, 2020 03:09Afghanistan’s government and Taliban have agreed to hold their first high-level meeting in a long-awaited peace process in Qatar.
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Afghanistan: Taliban killed or wounded over 400 security personnel in one week
Jun 14, 2020 12:17Afghanistan’s government says the Taliban militants have killed or wounded more than 400 security personnel in one week.
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Afghan ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry over anti-Iran moves
Jun 14, 2020 01:15Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Afghanistan's Ambassador to Tehran Abdulghafour Lival to protest recent measures by certain political groups against the Islamic Republic.
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7 officers killed in attack on Afghan police checkpoint
Jun 13, 2020 12:32Seven police officers have been killed in an attack blamed on the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghor, officials say.