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Biden admin ditches May obligation to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
Jan 29, 2021 05:36The Pentagon says the Biden administration will not commit to a full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by May after it accused the Taliban of not honoring the commitments they made in their deal with the United States.
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Nine Afghan forces killed in Taliban attacks: Officials
Jan 15, 2021 15:42Taliban militants have attacked two police checkpoints in the restive province of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, killing at least nine Afghan security personnel, local officials say.
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Two female officers killed in Afghanistan as Taliban talks show no progress
Jan 12, 2021 13:22Three people, including two female army officers, have been killed and three other people have been wounded in separate attacks in Afghanistan, amid stalled peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban in the Qatari capital, Doha.
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Iranian spokesman condoles death of Afghan counterpart in terror attack
Jan 11, 2021 11:58Iranian Government’s Spokesperson Ali Rabi'ee offered condolences on the death of one of his Afghan counterparts in a roadside bomb explosion in Kabul.
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Afghan officials leave for Doha to resume talks with Taliban
Jan 05, 2021 11:57Afghan government officials and Taliban representatives are set to resume a second round of talks in the Qatari capital, Doha.
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Mine blast kills one, wounds two in Afghan capital: Police
Dec 31, 2020 08:54At least one civilian has been killed and two others have been wounded in a mine explosion in the Afghan capital of Kabul, police say.
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In Kabul street, car bomb kills 4 physicians, passer-by
Dec 22, 2020 14:07Five people have been killed in a car bomb blast in Afghanistan’s capital.
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US-Taliban deal does not serve Afghan people interests: Zarif
Dec 22, 2020 13:14Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that all Afghan groups reserve the right to have a say in their country’s future, adding that the so-called peace agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban falls short of serving the interests of Afghan people.
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Women, children killed as car bomb targets Afghan lawmaker in Kabul
Dec 20, 2020 08:58A car bomb attack has claimed the lives of at least nine Afghan people and injured many others in Kabul, in the latest of a series of deadly attacks to rock the Afghan capital.
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Afghanistan’s Ghani conditions Taliban prisoner release on violence end
Dec 18, 2020 12:31Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected a US-Taliban proposal for the government in Kabul to free more prisoners of the militant group as part of a peace agreement in February, saying his country’s people will not allow a further release of Taliban inmates as the group has failed to fulfill a pledge to reduce its nationwide bloodshed and violence.