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Iranian, Afghan officials urge united voice on peace process
Sep 04, 2020 13:47Iranian and Afghan officials stressed the need for a united voice on the process of peace in Afghanistan.
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Afghan government says almost all Taliban prisoners freed, ready for talks
Sep 03, 2020 14:07The Afghan government has released the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides.
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Afghanistan President says government fulfilled all commitments for Taliban peace talks
Sep 02, 2020 12:24Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says the government has fulfilled all its commitments for peace negotiations with the Taliban.
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Taliban kill four civilians during clashes with Afghan forces
Aug 28, 2020 02:17Taliban militants have killed four civilians during clashes with Afghan forces in the central flood-hit Parwan province, local officials say.
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Death toll from flash floods in Afghanistan rises to 150
Aug 27, 2020 10:44The death toll from flash floods in Afghanistan rose to 150 on Thursday as survivors and rescue workers combed through the debris of more than 1,500 homes that were destroyed to the north of the capital, Kabul.
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Flash floods sweep northern Afghanistan, 72 killed
Aug 27, 2020 01:13A violent flash flood killed more than 70 people and destroyed hundreds of homes just north of Afghanistan’s capital, on Wednesday, officials said.
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Afghan policewoman turned filmmaker wounded in gun attack
Aug 26, 2020 10:04A prominent female Afghan film director who is also an actress and senior police officer was recovering from bullet wounds on Wednesday after unidentified gunmen shot her as she was being driven through the capital, Kabul, her husband said.
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Taliban stage deadly bomb attack on Afghan commandos, civilians
Aug 25, 2020 10:54At least three people have been killed and dozens of others injured in a truck bomb attack near a military base in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh.
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Taliban negotiators in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials
Aug 25, 2020 01:01Pakistan has invited key members of the Taliban’s negotiating team to Islamabad, where senior officials are to convince them on the importance of starting talks with the Afghan government.
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Iranian official: US planes transporting narcotics in Afghanistan
Aug 24, 2020 09:39Iran says the production of narcotic drugs has witnessed a fifty-fold increase over a span of eight years in Afghanistan and that American planes as well as those belonging to the US-led military alliance, NATO, are engaged in transporting illicit drugs in the war-torn country.