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US prepares to sign troop withdrawal deal with Taliban on February 29: Pompeo
Feb 21, 2020 13:36The United States and the Afghan Taliban militant group have agreed to sign a peace deal at the end of February aimed at ending America's longest war.
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Afghanistan’s incumbent Ghani declared winner of presidential poll
Feb 18, 2020 15:17Afghanistan’s electoral body has declared incumbent President Ashraf Ghani the winner of the September 2019 presidential vote after months of a bitter dispute and delayed results.
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Taliban says unless its leadership shifts policy, Afghan govt., foreign forces will be targeted
Feb 18, 2020 03:17Taliban will not stop attacking Afghan government targets and foreign forces unless its ‘leadership’ gives instructions otherwise, a militant commander in Helmand says, amid uncertainties over a potential deal with the United States to curb violence.
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Five Afghan troops killed in Taliban attack on military base in Kunduz
Feb 17, 2020 12:27The Taliban militants have stormed a military base in northern Afghanistan, killing at least five soldiers, according to officials.
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At least 6 US terrorist troops, 6 Afghan soldiers reported killed during operation in E Afghanistan
Feb 09, 2020 05:41At least six US terrorist soldiers as well as six Afghan troops have reportedly been killed in Afghanistan’s Eastern Nangarhar Province after coming under direct file during a skirmish with local insurgents.
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US security contractor kidnapped in Afghanistan
Feb 07, 2020 01:57A US security contractor has been kidnapped in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province amid a record surge in violent attacks across the war-ravaged Asian country.
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Pompeo to Taliban: Demonstrate capacity to reduce violence
Feb 04, 2020 02:48US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that they have the capacity to reduce violence before signing a deal to end America's longest war, even though official military figures show that in the last quarter of 2019 the US dropped a record number of bombs in the country since 2013.
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Iran supports intra-Afghan dialogue, says envoy
Feb 02, 2020 05:58The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s special envoy to Afghanistan described dialogue among Afghan parties as the only way to ensure lasting peace in that country.
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Violent attacks in Afghanistan surged to record levels in late 2019: US report
Jan 31, 2020 10:58A US government watchdog has announced a surge in violent attacks in its war in Afghanistan, saying they climbed to record levels in the last quarter of 2019.
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Pakistan closes key crossing with Afghanistan after cross-border attack
Jan 29, 2020 11:54Pakistani authorities close a key border crossing with Afghanistan for several hours after mortar bombs land in Pakistani territory from across the border, local officials say.