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Taliban ambush Afghan police convoy, kill at least 22
Nov 26, 2018 08:51Taliban militants in Afghanistan have ambushed a police convoy, reportedly killing at least 22 people, as Afghan authorities consider postponing the presidential election scheduled for next year.
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Head of Kabul Ulema Council killed in attack by unknown gunmen
Nov 24, 2018 14:01The head of Kabul Ulema Council, where Afghanistan's top religious leaders gather, has been killed by armed men in the capital, official sources say.
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Friday prayers bombing kills 26 Afghan security guards
Nov 23, 2018 15:00At least 26 people have been killed when an explosion hit a mosque in an army base in eastern Afghanistan, local security officials say.
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Taliban not serious about peace: Afghan chief executive
Nov 22, 2018 08:53Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah says the Taliban militant group is not serious in peace talks aimed at ending hostilities in the war-inflicted country.
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US bases in Qatar, UAE, Afghanistan within reach of Iran’s missiles: IRGC
Nov 22, 2018 02:50The IRGC Aerospace Commander says the US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE, and Qatar as well as the US aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf are all within reach of Iranian missiles.
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Terrorist blast in Kabul aimed at sowing sectarian discord: Iran
Nov 21, 2018 02:58Iran has denounced a "heinous" terrorist attack on a religious celebration in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, saying it is aimed at sowing sectarian discord in the country.
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Terror blast kills over 50 people, wounds dozens in Afghan capital
Nov 21, 2018 02:27More than 50 people have been killed and over 80 wounded after a huge explosion ripped through a building in Afghanistan's capital in which a large crowd of people, including religious scholars, were marking the birthday anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him).
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Taliban: No deal reached with US in Qatar on deadline to end Afghan war
Nov 19, 2018 11:35The Taliban militant group says it has failed to reach any agreement with the United States after three days of talks in Qatar, citing dissatisfaction with a deadline set by Washington’s Afghanistan envoy to end the war.
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17 years into Afghanistan War, US admits ‘Taliban not losing’
Nov 19, 2018 06:07The top US military officer has admitted that the Taliban "are not losing" in Afghanistan and much more needs to be done to bring peace to the war-torn country 17 years into the longest war in American history.
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Taliban attack kills 30 policemen in western Afghanistan
Nov 15, 2018 11:59At least 30 Afghan security forces have been killed in an overnight attack by the Taliban militants against an outpost in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, Afghan officials say.