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Afghanistan’s media: 100 Taliban militants, 80 Afghan soldiers killed in 24 hours
Jun 17, 2021 02:53Afghanistan’s local media report that at least 100 members of the Taliban militant group and about 80 Afghan soldiers have been killed during clashes in a time span of 24 hours across the country.
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Gunmen shoot five polio vaccinators to death in eastern Afghanistan
Jun 16, 2021 00:50Five polio vaccinators have been shot dead and several others injured by gunmen in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province, officials say.
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Shia Muslims in Afghanistan call on govt. to protect them against terrorist attacks
Jun 15, 2021 12:12Based on official statistics, systematic targeting of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan started almost seven years ago.
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Afghan forces retake two districts from Taliban after days of fierce fighting
Jun 15, 2021 08:37Afghan security forces have managed to retake two northern districts from the Taliban, amid a fierce offensive by the militants which has forced Afghan troops out of some areas.
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Biden joins long line of presidents to ‘woefully’ undercount civilians killed in US wars
Jun 13, 2021 04:28Human rights defenders have recently accused the Biden administration of joining its predecessors in undercounting the number of civilians killed during US wars, as the latest annual Pentagon report on noncombatants killed by American bombs and bullets was blasted as “grossly inadequate” by a leading ACLU official.
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Turkish troops should leave Afghanistan along with others: Taliban
Jun 11, 2021 10:59The Taliban have called for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Afghanistan, effectively rejecting Ankara’s proposal to keep forces in Kabul to guard and run the international airport after all foreign forces leave the war-torn county.
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Six Afghan security forces killed in Taliban bomb attack in Baghlan
Jun 10, 2021 08:45At least six security forces have been killed and nearly a dozen more wounded in a Taliban car bomb attack in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, sources say.
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Pakistan will not allow US to use its bases: Foreign minister
Jun 10, 2021 00:39Pakistan’s foreign minister says the administration of Prime Minister Imran Khan will not give the US military access to any bases inside the country after the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
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Afghan mine-clearing workers killed in gun attack
Jun 09, 2021 08:47Another day of bloodshed in Afghanistan, with gunmen targeting workers at a mine-clearing compound in the country's north. Kabul is blaming the Taliban for the attack, but the group denies any involvement.
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Iran unhappy with water right from river shared with Afghanistan
Jun 08, 2021 23:57Iranian Energy Ministry officials have renewed their dissatisfaction over the share of water coming from the Helmand River in Afghanistan, saying the eastern neighbor should fully observe the terms of a 1973 river-sharing agreement between the two countries.