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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.
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Iran condemns attack on Kabul mosque
Jun 04, 2020 02:49Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
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Roadside bomb kills 9 civilians in southern Afghanistan: Officials
Jun 03, 2020 10:04A roadside bomb tore through a small bus in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing nine civilians including women and children, officials said.
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Bomb attack hits mosque compound near Afghan capital’s Green Zone
Jun 03, 2020 00:55A bomb attack has targeted a mosque compound near a fortified diplomatic district in Kabul, injuring at least three people.
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Iranian speaker urges cooperation with Afghanistan in war on terrorism, drugs
Jun 03, 2020 00:33Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called for close interaction with neighboring Afghanistan in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking.