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NATO vows continued engagement in Afghanistan amid US troop pullout plan
Dec 22, 2018 04:03NATO has emphasized its commitment to maintaining its armed forces in Afghanistan despite Washington’s announcement of its intent to pull out thousands of US troops from the war-torn country.
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US to withdraw half of its 14,000 troops from Afghanistan
Dec 21, 2018 04:10US President Donald Trump has ordered the start of withdrawing some 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, about half of the total number of American boots on the ground in the war-torn country.
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China, Afghanistan, Pakistan agree on joint anti-terror efforts
Dec 16, 2018 05:05China has pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan put into effect a memorandum of understanding signed by the three sides on security cooperation aimed at curbing militancy and ending longstanding suspicions between Kabul and Islamabad over security issues.
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US airstrike kills 20 civilians in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar: Officials
Dec 15, 2018 16:46At least 20 women and children have been killed in an airstrike conducted by US warplanes in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, local officials say.
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Afghanistan finds saffron as antidote to opium production
Dec 13, 2018 15:30The Afghan government has increased saffron production by 22 percent this year as part of a plan to create an alternative source of income for farmers dependent on opium poppy cultivation.
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Afghan forces eliminating Taliban field commanders seen obstacle to peace
Dec 13, 2018 15:29Afghan forces, backed by US aerial raids, are targeting Taliban field commanders whom they see as a major obstacle to possible peace talks with Kabul and Washington, officials and security sources say.
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Iran has no links to weapons seized in central Afghan city: Embassy in Kabul
Dec 11, 2018 08:47Iran has roundly dismissed claims of its links to a weapons cache discovered in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni, warning against attempts to harm growing relations between the two neighbors.
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US instigating wars, acts of terror in Asia: Iran's parliament speaker
Dec 09, 2018 02:48Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States seeks to engage Asian countries in wars and acts of terror with the purpose of exhausting their resources and hindering their progress.
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Iran's president urges unwavering, all-out battle against terrorism
Dec 09, 2018 02:41Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on all neighboring and regional countries to step up an all-out fight against terrorism and extremism, saying major powers have created and supported terrorist groups.
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Larijani: US took Daesh terrorists to Afghanistan
Dec 07, 2018 08:54Parliament Speaker of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Larijani says the United States has transferred a large number of Daesh terrorists to Afghanistan over the past years.