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Taliban openly active in 70% of Afghan territory: Study
Jan 31, 2018 10:27A new study finds that the Taliban militants are openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan’s soil, fully controlling four percent of the country and having presence in another 66 percent.
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Magnitude 6.1 quake hits northern Afghanistan -USGS
Jan 31, 2018 04:36A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in northern Afghanistan, 66 km (41 miles) south-southeast of the city of Faizabad on Wednesday, the U.S. geological survey reported.
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US relocating Daesh to Afghanistan to justify military presence in region: Leader
Jan 30, 2018 06:15Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed regret over the deaths of Afghan civilians in Daesh terror attacks, saying the United States has been relocating the terror group from the Middle East to the South Asian country to rationalize its military presence in the region.
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Iran’s Majlis speaker condemns Kabul Terrorist Attack
Jan 31, 2018 03:28Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul that killed more than 100 people, voicing the Islamic Republic’s support for the Afghan nation in the fight against terrorism.
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Gunmen attack army post in Kabul, clash with Afghan soldiers
Jan 29, 2018 05:12Gunmen have launched a pre-dawn attack on an army outpost guarding a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, engaging in heavy clashes with security forces there.
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Trump demands 'decisive action' against Taliban after latest Kabul bombing
Jan 28, 2018 02:58US President Donald Trump has called for "decisive action" against the Taliban terrorist group by “all countries” in Afghanistan following yet another terror bombing in the country’s capital Kabul that killed at least 95 people.
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Huge explosion hits near foreign embassies in Afghan capital; 63 dead
Jan 27, 2018 06:11A fatal car bomb attack has hit near foreign diplomatic missions and government buildings in the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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US seeking to move Daesh to Central Asia, Afghanistan: General Vahidi
Jan 26, 2018 11:17President of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi raised the alarm about Washington’s continued support for the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and said the US is seeking to move the extremists to Central Asia and Afghanistan.
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China denies plan to build military base in Afghanistan
Jan 25, 2018 12:56China’s Defense Ministry has rejected as “groundless” reports circulating in the media that it is planning to build a military base in Afghanistan.
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US forces give free pass to child sexual abusers in Afghanistan
Jan 25, 2018 10:35American military troops stationed in Afghanistan have turned a blind eye on thousands of “gross human rights abuses” by the Afghan military forces over the past few years, including many instances of child sexual abuse, a new US government report has found.