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Top Taliban commander killed in northeastern Afghanistan
Jan 01, 2017 11:04A top commander of the Taliban group was killed apparently by one of his rivals in northeastern Takhar Province of Afghanistan.
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Another parliament member attacked in Afghan capital
Dec 28, 2016 05:28An Afghan lawmaker has been wounded in a bomb attack in a crowded area of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul.
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Roadside bomb kills two Afghan civilians
Dec 25, 2016 11:24A roadside bomb has killed at least two civilians in Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman Province.
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Iran urges enhanced international trade with Afghanistan
Dec 20, 2016 07:21Iran’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations (UN) has urged the international community to enhance its economic ties with Afghanistan toward remedying the country’s woes.
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Pentagon to deploy 2,300 more US troops to Afghanistan
Dec 09, 2016 16:47The United States military says it will deploy an armor brigade and an aviation brigade totaling about 2,300 soldiers to Afghanistan this winter.
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Ghani accuses Pakistan of launching 'undeclared war' on Afghanistan
Dec 05, 2016 03:07Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has accused Pakistan of waging an "undeclared war" on the violence-wracked country.
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Iran welcomes Afghan government peace-making efforts
Dec 04, 2016 11:41Iran has welcomed the Afghan government’s latest achievements in restoring peace with the Hezb-i-Islami militant group, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, in the conflict-ridden country.
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Heart of Asia ministerial confab opens in India
Dec 04, 2016 11:37The 6th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process has kicked off in India’s city of Amritsar.
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Taliban militants hang engineering student near Kabul
Dec 03, 2016 14:31Taliban militants have hanged an engineering student in public near the Afghan capital, Kabul, after accusing him of having a role in the death of a senior Taliban official.
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Senior Afghan army general killed in helicopter crash
Nov 29, 2016 14:31A helicopter crash in western Afghanistan has left a top army general killed and at least ten other people injured.