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Australia's special units accused of war crimes in Afghanistan
Jun 08, 2018 09:46A report says Australia’s Special Forces have been accused of committing war crimes in Afghanistan and having a "disregard for human life" in the war-torn country.
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Afghanistan declares truce with Taliban for Eid al-Fitr
Jun 07, 2018 07:41Afghanistan has announced a week-long ceasefire with the Taliban militant group for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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UAE to send troops to Afghanistan on ‘training’ mission
Jun 06, 2018 08:22The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to send troops to Afghanistan for what is said to be a training and support mission in the war-torn country.
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Pakistani Pashtun activists killed in Taliban attack, ensuing police operation
Jun 04, 2018 09:40Several Pashtun ethnic activists have been killed in an attack by the Taliban and a following police operation in Pakistan’s border region of South Waziristan.
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Iran slams terrorist attack in Afghan capital
Jun 04, 2018 09:37Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack near a gathering of top clerics in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed at least eight people.
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Eight killed as bombing targets gathering of Muslim clerics in Afghan capital
Jun 04, 2018 09:02At least eight people have been killed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after a bomber detonated his explosive device close to a compound, where senior Muslim clerics were meeting on ways to end violence and promote peace in the war-torn country.
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US commander claims Taliban secretly talking to Kabul
May 31, 2018 03:09A United States military official has claimed that some “leaders” of the Taliban group are involved in negotiations with the Afghan government largely “off the stage,” even as the group keeps launching deadly attacks in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Interior Ministry building under attack in Kabul
May 30, 2018 08:08Afghan security forces are engaged in a gun battle with militants, who have attacked the Interior Ministry building in the capital, Kabul.
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Pakistan adopts bill to merge tribal areas at Afghan border with NW province
May 28, 2018 07:52The provincial assembly of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved a bill to merge the restive tribal regions along the Afghan border with its territory after getting the parliament’s go-ahead.
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Afghans complete rare silk Quran
May 23, 2018 12:29One of the only Qurans ever made from silk fabric has been completed in Afghanistan -- a feat its creators hope will help preserve the country's centuries-old tradition of calligraphy.