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Trump administration slammed for lying over Afghan war
Jan 16, 2020 04:26A senior US official has slammed the Trump administration for “classifying information that shows the war on Afghanistan is going badly,” including data on Afghan troop casualties and assessments of the Taliban’s strength.
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Over 130 killed as avalanches and floods hit Pakistan, Afghanistan
Jan 15, 2020 10:56Avalanches, flooding and harsh winter weather has claimed lives of more than 130 people across Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days, local officials say.
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Taliban hit US military convoy, claim killing 'all troops'
Jan 11, 2020 11:39The Taliban have attacked a convoy of US troops in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, a couple of days after American airstrikes killed a commander of the militant group and several other militants in the country.
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Washington always disrespects its political, legal, moral commitments: President Rouhani
Jan 05, 2020 14:00President Hassan Rouhani says Washington’s aggressiveness has always been there through violating the rights of nations by keeping away from commitment to any of its political, legal and moral obligations.
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In coordinated attacks, Taliban kill 23 Afghan soldiers
Jan 01, 2020 12:04Nearly two dozen members of security forces have been killed in coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan.
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Iran to expand rail network by 1,500 kilometers by 2022: Minister
Jan 01, 2020 04:08Iran will further expand its railway network by 1,500 kilometers in the next two years as the country aims to accommodate much of the regional freight transportation through its rail corridors.
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Taliban reject reports of planned ceasefire in Afghanistan amid US talks
Dec 30, 2019 12:59The Taliban have rejected reports that the militant group has agreed to observe a brief ceasefire in Afghanistan amid ongoing peace talks with the United States.
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Iran, Afghanistan to link up through railway in March: Official
Dec 29, 2019 03:11A senior Iranian official says a major railway connecting Iran and neighboring Afghanistan will be ready in March as construction of a key cross-border line is nearing completion.
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Afghan war has caused over 100,000 civilian casualties since 2009: UN
Dec 27, 2019 05:18The United Nations says more than 100,000 civilians have been killed or injured over the past decade across Afghanistan, as it renews calls for an end to the longest US military intervention.
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About 60% of Afghan girls leave school by age of 15
Dec 27, 2019 02:39Findings by the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation, an Afghanistan-based NGO - have revealed that 62 percent of Afghan girls leave school between 13 and 15 years of age.