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Consulate attack won't alter Berlin's attitude toward assisting Afghanistan: Official
Nov 11, 2016 15:58Germany has said a recent attack on its consulate in Afghanistan will not alter the necessity of Berlin’s commitment to extending humanitarian aid to the war-tattered country.
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Mortar fire kills 12 in wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan
Nov 04, 2016 03:46At least 12 people have lost their lives and 30 others sustained injuries after a mortar shell landed in a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan’s Northern Province of Faryab, officials say.
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US-led airstrike kills at least 30 civilians in northern Afghanistan
Nov 03, 2016 10:41At least 30 Afghan civilians, including women and children, have lost their lives in Afghanistan in an airstrike carried out by the so-called US-led military alliance in the country’s volatile north.
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Six civilians killed in bombing attack in east Afghanistan
Oct 31, 2016 11:54At least six people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in a bombing attack in eastern Afghanistan.
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Mortar attack kills seven civilians in northern Afghanistan
Oct 31, 2016 03:07A mortar attack by suspected militants has claimed the lives of at least seven civilians in northern Afghanistan.
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Two top al-Qaeda leaders killed in northeastern Afghanistan
Oct 27, 2016 10:57Afghanistan's spy agency says two top al-Qaeda leaders were killed in a drone airstrike in the country’s troubled northeastern region.
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Daesh terrorists kill 30 Afghan civilians: Local officials
Oct 26, 2016 05:48Members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have killed around 30 civilians, including children, in the central Afghan Province of Ghor, Afghan officials say.
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Opium cultivation spread in Afghanistan in 2016: UN office
Oct 23, 2016 05:19Afghanistan’s cultivation of opium poppy for drugs has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, says a United Nations (UN) agency, as the Taliban militants regain ground in the country.
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UN warns of worsening displacement crisis in Afghanistan
Oct 21, 2016 03:45The United Nations has warned that escalated fighting across Afghanistan could displace many more people, lamenting that international support is not enough to handle the unfolding crisis.
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UN concerned about continuing rise in Afghan child casualties
Oct 19, 2016 17:38The United Nations has expressed deep concerns over the continuing rise in the number of children killed or wounded in Afghanistan, renewing calls for the protection of Afghan children.