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Afghanistan desperately reliant on intl. aid, conference told
Jan 21, 2017 12:01A Swedish diplomat says the persisting crisis in Afghanistan has left the country increasingly reliant on international humanitarian aid that can only provide short-term relief without resolving key problems.
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Daesh terrorists raid religious school in Nangarhar, abduct 16
Jan 16, 2017 09:01Daesh terrorists have stormed a religious seminary in eastern Afghanistan, kidnapping over a dozen teachers and administrators there, officials say.
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Roadside bomb kills 7 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
Jan 15, 2017 11:03At least seven civilians have been killed when their truck hit a roadside bomb in an area of troubled eastern Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Daesh terrorists attack Nangarhar district, torch 60 houses
Jan 14, 2017 11:09Militants of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have raided a district in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, setting fire to some 60 houses there.
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NATO admits to killing of civilians in 2016 Afghanistan attack
Jan 12, 2017 10:20NATO has confirmed that American troops enlisted with the Western military alliance killed 33 civilians in a single incident in Afghanistan’s volatile north back in November last year.
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Afghan president calls for fulfillment of Hirmand River agreement
Jan 10, 2017 13:47Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called for his government's fulfillment of its agreements with Iran on Hirmand River's water sharing.
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Twin blasts in Kabul kill 24, wound 70 near parliament
Jan 10, 2017 11:47At least 24 have been killed and 70 others injured in twin bomb attacks in a crowded area near Afghanistan’s parliament in the capital city of Kabul.
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US Marines to return to Afghanistan: Pentagon
Jan 07, 2017 06:25The Pentagon will deploy a new task force of approximately 300 US Marines to Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province, marking the return to a region where hundreds of troops were killed in fierce combat.
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Gunmen kill 9 Shia Muslim miners in Afghanistan's Baghlan
Jan 06, 2017 14:10Armed men have gunned down nine Shia miners in Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan.
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Afghan protesters condemn Daesh brutalities against Shias
Jan 04, 2017 02:51People in western Afghanistan have staged a massive protest against growing sectarian attacks on Shia Muslims by the Takfiri Daesh terrorists.