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Car bomb goes off near Afghan base; Taliban claim responsibility
May 14, 2020 11:31A truck packed with explosives has gone off near a military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five civilians in an attack claimed by the Taliban militant group.
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WHO 'appalled' by attack on maternity hospital in Kabul
May 14, 2020 00:20The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he was "shocked and appalled" by the fatal attack on a maternity hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul, calling for a global ceasefire amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Afghanistan attacks: President orders military to switch to offensive mode
May 13, 2020 05:43Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the country’s military to switch to offensive mode from a defensive one in the wake of the latest bout of bloodshed in the war-ravaged country.
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Iran slams deadly attacks in Afghanistan, calls for dialogue
May 13, 2020 01:01Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has harshly criticized the deadly attacks in Afghanistan that claimed dozens of civilian lives.
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Violent attacks in Afghanistan kill, wound dozens, including at maternity hospital
May 12, 2020 11:28At least 14 people have been killed in an attack in which three militants stormed a maternity hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and set off an hours-long shootout with police, officials say.
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Hospital run by intl. medical NGO attacked in Afghan capital
May 12, 2020 09:09A hospital in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul operated by the Geneva-based Doctors Without Borders has come under attack by gunmen.
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Afghanistan arrests 3 senior members of South Asian branch of Daesh
May 12, 2020 01:35Afghan security forces have detained at least three senior members of the South Asian branch of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
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Iranian, Afghan FMs discuss reports of migrants drowned at border
May 11, 2020 03:52Iran and Afghanistan’s foreign ministers have discussed reports about an alleged border incident, which resulted in the death of Afghan migrants after they tried to illegally cross the two countries' joint border.
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Kabul says 1,000 Taliban prisoners free to date, urges reciprocation
May 10, 2020 06:07The Afghan government says it has so far released 1,000 Taliban members under a deal between the militant group and the Unites States, and that the militants should now reciprocate by freeing their captives and expediting intra-Afghan dialog.
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Afghanistan says has freed 900 militants since US-Taliban deal
May 08, 2020 03:46The Afghan government says it has released more than 900 Taliban prisoners since the militant group signed a deal with the United States.