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Daesh, US weapon of choice against regional security: Iran
May 13, 2018 01:26Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the emergence and expansion of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Afghanistan is a "very dangerous phenomenon," expressing Tehran's readiness to cooperate with Kabul in the fight against terrorism.
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Taliban kill over 30 police in western Afghanistan
May 11, 2018 10:48More than 30 policemen have been killed in separate assaults by Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah, officials say.
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Afghanistan's capital hit by coordinated bombings
May 09, 2018 09:13Militants have engaged in a gunfight with police after setting off at least three explosions in two districts of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
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Afghanistan’s poverty rate rises as economy suffers
May 08, 2018 00:56Afghanistan's poverty rate has worsened sharply over the past five years as the economy has stalled and the Taliban insurgency has spread, with more than half the population living on less than a dollar a day, a survey published on Monday showed.
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Afghan police kill would-be bomber in Kabul
May 07, 2018 11:43An Afghan police officer has opened fire, killing a bomber at an outdoor blood donation facility in central Kabul.
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Taliban seize Kohistan district in northern Afghanistan
May 04, 2018 12:06Taliban have seized a district in a remote area of northern Afghanistan following several days of fierce fighting in the wake of the group's annual spring offensive that began last month.
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Iran slams 'inhuman' terrorist attack in Afghan capital
Apr 30, 2018 14:21Foreign Ministry Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bahram Qassemi has denounced twin terrorist bombings in the Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, urging the international community's strict measures to counter terrorism.
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Bloodshed as deadly blasts rip through Kabul
Apr 30, 2018 05:17Two back-to-back bomb blasts have hit near government buildings in the Afghan capital, Kabul, during the morning rush hour, leaving at least 25 people dead and 49 others injured.
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Afghan politician, three others killed as Taliban launch spring offensive
Apr 26, 2018 14:09A senior Afghan politician and three others have been killed in an attack by the Taliban as the militant group launched its so-called spring offensive dubbed Al Khandaq.
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Taliban militants kill 2 police, capture 6 soldiers in northwestern Afghanistan
Apr 24, 2018 14:51Two Afghan policemen have been killed and six soldiers have been captured in operations by the Taliban militant group in the northwestern province of Badghis.