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Afghan anti-Taliban raid kills some 40 civilians at wedding party
Sep 23, 2019 10:17Dozens of civilians have lost their lives as Afghan government forces accidentally opened fire on a wedding ceremony during a raid against a nearby Taliban hideout in the Southern Province of Helmand.
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Taliban team in China for talks on defunct peace negotiations with US
Sep 23, 2019 10:12A delegation of Afghanistan’s Taliban has traveled to China for talks on the militant group’s peace negotiations with the United States, which hit a dead end earlier this month.
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US official claims Daesh terrorist were among Afghans massacred in drone attack
Sep 22, 2019 04:48A senior US military commander in Afghanistan has tried to justify the massacre of Afghan civilians in the recent American drone bombing in the country’s Eastern Nangarhar Province, insisting that Daesh terrorists were hiding among the farmers killed during the strike.
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Afghanistan’s Ghani vows measures to avoid civilian deaths
Sep 20, 2019 14:20Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to introduce measures to avoid civilian casualties during security operations, following an assault during which a US airstrike killed at least 30 civilians.
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US drone kills 30 Afghan civilians instead of Daesh terrorists
Sep 20, 2019 03:52A US drone strike that was supposed to take out members of the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan has instead killed at least 30 farm workers who were taking a break after a day's labor, officials say.
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Taliban Afghanistan bomb attack leaves 120 casualties
Sep 19, 2019 03:51At least 20 people have been killed and nearly 100 others wounded after a Taliban bomb attack targeted a building of the intelligence services in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Taliban: Doors are open to resuming talks with US
Sep 18, 2019 12:31The Taliban says its “doors are open” to resuming talks with the United States following the collapse of negotiations between Washington and the Afghan militant group earlier this month.
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About 24 killed in blast at rally attended by Afghan president
Sep 17, 2019 07:45An explosion has hit a campaign rally attended by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the northern province of Parwan, leaving at least two dozen people dead.
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Taliban delegation in Iran for talks on Afghanistan peace
Sep 17, 2019 03:36Members of Taliban's Qatar-based political bureau have visited Tehran and held talks with Iranian officials on the latest developments of the Afghan peace process, including the breakdown of US-Taliban negotiations.
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US, Afghan forces say killed Taliban governors, fighters
Sep 15, 2019 13:24Afghan troops backed by US forces have killed two senior Taliban leaders and over three dozen fighters of the militant group in joint airstrikes conducted in northern and western regions of the war-ravaged country.