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Taliban kill 13 Afghan policemen in checkpoint attacks

Dec 16, 2020 15:51

At least 13 Afghan policemen have been killed when Taliban militants attacked two checkpoints overnight in the north of the country, officials say.
Afghan government, Taliban set to resume peace negotiations in January

Dec 15, 2020 02:06

Afghan officials say peace talks between the government and the Taliban militant group are set to resume in early January as the two sides take a break after reaching a preliminary agreement to end the conflict.
Scores of Taliban killed in clashes with Afghan forces in Kandahar

Dec 13, 2020 09:14

Scores of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with Afghan government forces in the militants' southern stronghold of Kandahar.
Scores of Taliban killed in clashes with Afghan forces in Kandahar

Dec 13, 2020 06:58

Scores of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with Afghan government forces in the militants' southern stronghold of Kandahar.
AIHRC: Nearly 100،000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded over past 11 years

Dec 11, 2020 12:21

Afghans are yet to wait for the rise of peace in their war ravaged country as the ongoing war in Afghanistan continues to claim the lives of large numbers of civilians including women and children on a daily basis.
Taliban kill two Afghan soldiers in Ghazni: Ministry

Dec 09, 2020 13:15

Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says the country’s security troops have foiled a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the province of Ghazni, adding that two forces were killed in the ensuing clashes with the militants.
Number of Afghan civilians killed by US-led airstrikes rose by 330%: Study

Dec 08, 2020 09:26

The number of civilians killed in US-led airstrikes across Afghanistan climbed by nearly 330 percent between 2016 and 2019, and 1,357 civilians perished in such strikes in the 2015-2019 period, a new study has found.
Afghan government, Taliban reach ‘preliminary’ deal on rules for peace talks

Dec 03, 2020 06:52

Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban militant group have reached a preliminary deal that sets out rules for further talks, the first written agreement between the two sides since the US-led invasion of 2001.
Over 20 killed in twin blasts in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan

Nov 25, 2020 09:23

The beating heart of Afghanistan’s tourist industry, and the country’s most secure province, Bamiyan turned into a bloodbath after two magnetic bombs detonated in a crowded area.
UN should facilitate intra-Afghan talks; Iran ready for cooperation: Zarif

Nov 24, 2020 15:22

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United Nations must play a leading role in facilitating intra-Afghan talks, expressing the Islamic Republic’s readiness for cooperation in this regard.