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Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 32 as Taliban reject ceasefire extension
Jun 17, 2018 14:52A bomb attack has killed at least 32 people in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar amid an announcement by the Taliban militants that they would not extend their temporary ceasefire with Afghan security forces and that fighting would resume in the crisis-hit country.
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Iran hails extension of ceasefire in Afghanistan
Jun 17, 2018 12:30Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban, calling on the sides to respect the truce in order to establish stability and peace in the war-stricken country.
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Blast kills 26 at gathering of Taliban, Afghan forces in Nangarhar
Jun 16, 2018 14:25An explosion has killed at least 26 people at a gathering of the Taliban and Afghan security officials in the eastern province of Nangarhar as the two sides were marking their unprecedented three-day ceasefire on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr Muslim holidays.
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Afghan Taliban attack police headquarters despite govt. truce
Jun 12, 2018 07:19Taliban militants in Afghanistan have launched an attack on a district in southeastern Ghazni Province, killing five police officers on the first day of a ceasefire declared by the government.
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At least 13 people killed in Daesh bomb attack in Kabul
Jun 11, 2018 12:25At least 13 people, including women and children, have lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries after a member of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group detonated an explosive vest outside a government ministry in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, officials say.
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Afghanistan seizes 156 sacks of bomb-making material
Jun 10, 2018 14:53Afghan security forces have seized 156 sacks of ammonium nitrate from the back of a vegetable truck coming from Pakistan, local officials say.
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Foreign Ministry welcomes Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in Afghanistan
Jun 09, 2018 15:58Foreign Ministry Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bahram Qassemi has welcomed the Afghan government's decision to announce a ceasefire with the Taliban on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr Muslim holidays in the war-stricken country.
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Iran spares no effort to boost Afghan security: President Rouhani
Jun 09, 2018 15:56Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says a secure and stable Afghanistan is essential to regional security and development, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic will spare no effort to promote lasting peace in the war-ravaged country.
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Afghan government welcomes Taliban agreement to ceasefire for Eid
Jun 09, 2018 15:53The deputy spokesman for the Afghan president has welcomed the Taliban’s agreement to a government ceasefire proposal for Eid al-Fitr, expressing hope that the decision can lead to lasting peace.
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Taliban agree to ceasefire with Afghan forces for Eid al-Fitr
Jun 09, 2018 12:14The Taliban have agreed to a ceasefire with the Afghan government for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.