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Taliban forced to retreat from western city they attacked: Afghan officials
May 17, 2018 08:49Afghan commandos, backed by US airstrikes, have managed to push attacking Taliban militants back to the outskirts of the western city of Farah following a day of fierce fighting, officials say.
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Taliban kill over 30 police in western Afghanistan
May 11, 2018 10:48More than 30 policemen have been killed in separate assaults by Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah, officials say.
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Afghanistan's capital hit by coordinated bombings
May 09, 2018 09:13Militants have engaged in a gunfight with police after setting off at least three explosions in two districts of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
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Pakistan's army chief signs death sentences for 11 Taliban militants
May 05, 2018 12:05Pakistan's army chief has confirmed the death sentence for 11 militants after military courts found them guilty of carrying out multiple deadly attacks against security forces as well as civilians.
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Taliban seize Kohistan district in northern Afghanistan
May 04, 2018 12:06Taliban have seized a district in a remote area of northern Afghanistan following several days of fierce fighting in the wake of the group's annual spring offensive that began last month.
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Afghan politician, three others killed as Taliban launch spring offensive
Apr 26, 2018 14:09A senior Afghan politician and three others have been killed in an attack by the Taliban as the militant group launched its so-called spring offensive dubbed Al Khandaq.
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Taliban militants kill 2 police, capture 6 soldiers in northwestern Afghanistan
Apr 24, 2018 14:51Two Afghan policemen have been killed and six soldiers have been captured in operations by the Taliban militant group in the northwestern province of Badghis.
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Election center attacked in Afghanistan, five people abducted
Apr 18, 2018 13:38Five people have been abducted when armed men attacked a voter registration center in Afghanistan, and set fire to documents.
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Militants attack pylon, cut power to Afghan capital
Apr 15, 2018 10:41Taliban militants have attacked a transmission tower line in northern Afghanistan, causing a massive outage in the capital Kabul.
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Taliban attack security post in Afghanistan, kill 9
Apr 13, 2018 09:02The Taliban militants have attacked a security post in Afghanistan’s Herat province, killing at least nine soldiers and one police officer.