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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.
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Gunman in Afghan army uniform kills two Americans
Oct 19, 2016 17:34A gunman wearing Afghan military uniform has shot dead at least two Americans and wounded three others at a base in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the US military says.
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Taliban, Afghan govt. in secret peace talks: Report
Oct 18, 2016 11:36Representatives of the Taliban militant group and a delegation of the Afghan government have reportedly been engaged in secret peace talks since September.
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More than 200 troops killed in Lashkargah in 10 days: Officials
Oct 14, 2016 11:32Hundreds of members of the Afghan security forces have been killed during an ongoing militant assault on a main city in the the troubled southern province of Helmand, local officials say.
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Taliban attack capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province
Oct 10, 2016 10:40Taliban militants have reportedly entered the capital of Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand after launching a large-scale attack in the area.