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Violence claimed 600 Afghan civilian lives in 1st quarter of year: UN
Apr 17, 2016 07:28Latest figures released by the United Nations show that acts of terrorism and violence left 600 people dead in Afghanistan during the first quarter of the current year as the armed forces continue to battle Taliban militants.
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Taliban terrorists pushed back near Afghanistan's Kunduz
Apr 16, 2016 12:24Afghan security forces have driven back Taliban terrorists in areas near the northern city of Kunduz.
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President Rouhani hopes for lasting peace in disputed Karabakh
Apr 14, 2016 16:11President Hassan Rouhani has expressed hope that the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh would last to help end the conflict in the disputed region.
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Bombing attack in eastern Afghanistan kills 12, injures dozens
Apr 12, 2016 04:39At least 12 people have lost their lives and dozens sustained injuries in a bombing attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Taliban announces start of 'spring offensive' in Afghanistan
Apr 12, 2016 04:19The Taliban militant group has announced the start of its annual spring offensive against Afghan security forces and US-led foreign forces across the conflict-ridden South Asian country.
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Kabul rocket strikes intended for Kerry: Taliban
Apr 11, 2016 10:12The Taliban militant group claims that US Secretary of State John Kerry was the intended target of recent rocket attacks in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
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6.6-magnitude quake strikes Pakistan, tremors felt in Afghanistan, India
Apr 10, 2016 09:09An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale has hit Pakistan’s remote northwest near the Afghan border, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says.
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Six Afghan policemen killed in Taliban ambush in Balkh
Apr 04, 2016 12:23At least six Afghan police officers have lost their lives after their convoy was ambushed by Taliban militants in the country’s northern province of Balkh, an Afghan official says.
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Gunmen kidnap 15 mine clearers in West Afghanistan
Apr 03, 2016 02:05Afghan officials say unidentified armed men have kidnapped 15 de-miners in Afghanistan's Western Province of Herat and taken them to an unknown location.
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Taliban sold Indian spy to Pakistani intelligence: Senior German diplomat
Apr 03, 2016 01:56The Taliban sold an Indian spy to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), says a high-ranking German diplomat.