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US service member killed in combat in Afghanistan: Pentagon
Jan 23, 2019 03:39The US military has announced the death of one of its service members in a combat mission in Afghanistan.
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Taliban hold talks with Khalilzad in Qatar, hours after attack on security base
Jan 22, 2019 04:13The Taliban have held talks with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar hours after militants from the group killed scores of Afghan security forces in central Maidan Wardak province.
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Taliban assault on Afghan military compound kills 12 troops, wounds 30
Jan 21, 2019 10:50At least a dozen of Afghan security forces have been killed and more than 30 others wounded in an assault by Taliban militants on a military base in the south.
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Afghanistan's President Ghani formally registers for re-election
Jan 21, 2019 02:07President Ashraf Ghani has formally registered as a candidate for Afghanistan's delayed presidential election, which is scheduled to be held on July 20.
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Taliban car bomb goes off among Afghan security forces
Jan 20, 2019 08:19A car bomb attack, claimed by the Taliban militant group, has claimed the lives of at least eight Afghan security forces in the country’s eastern province of Logar.
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Iran rejects reports it spied on German military
Jan 20, 2019 03:08Iran has strongly rejected reports in the German media suggesting it hired a German-Afghan dual national to spy on the German military, saying the claims are part of a wider effort to undermine good relations between Tehran and Europe.
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Taliban deny agreeing to talks with US in Pakistan as Khalilzad visits Islamabad
Jan 19, 2019 12:16The Taliban have rejected reports of upcoming talks with the United States in Pakistan, after local media claimed a meeting in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad was in prospect.
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Afghans march in cities to call for pullout of US troops
Jan 19, 2019 12:11Several hundred protesters have marched in three cities in southern and eastern Afghanistan to call for a ceasefire and an end to the US-led war in the country.
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Afghans march in cities to call for pullout of US troops
Jan 17, 2019 15:11Several hundred protesters have marched in three cities in southern and eastern Afghanistan to call for a ceasefire and an end to the US-led war in the country.
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Trump assures his party about sticking to his Syria, Afghanistan policy
Jan 17, 2019 03:01US President Donald Trump has reassured the GOP that he would stick to his plans for troop pullout from Syria and Afghanistan.