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Afghanistan opium production almost doubled in 2017: Survey
Nov 16, 2017 03:15The United Nations and the Afghan government have released a new joint survey showing that opium production in the restive country has almost doubled so far in 2017 compared to last year.
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More than 20 Afghan police killed in Taliban attacks
Nov 14, 2017 11:12Almost two dozen police officers have been killed by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan.
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At least eight militants, two Pakistani soldiers killed in shootout on Afghan border
Nov 13, 2017 16:05At least eight militants have been shot dead and two Pakistani soldiers killed in a skirmish along the restive border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani army says.
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US colluding with Daesh in Afghanistan: Karzai
Nov 12, 2017 09:17Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the US is colluding with Daesh in Afghanistan and allowing the Takfiri group to flourish in the war-stricken country.
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Indian wheat cargo reaches Afghanistan via Iran
Nov 12, 2017 09:14Afghanistan says it has received an inaugural consignment of wheat from India through a project which has opened a new trade and transit route in the region.
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Daesh terrorists attack TV station in Afghan capital, kill 2
Nov 07, 2017 11:11Daesh terrorists disguised as police have attacked a private television station in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least two people and injuring 20 others.
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ICC prosecutor seeks investigation into Afghanistan war crimes
Nov 04, 2017 05:27The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for a formal investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan following the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
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At least 15 killed in Afghanistan tanker explosion
Nov 02, 2017 09:43At least 15 people were killed and 27 wounded when fuel tankers exploded in the town of Charikar, northwest of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday destroying a nearby bus, residents and officials said.
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Multiple casualties reported in Afghan capital after blast hits diplomatic zone
Oct 31, 2017 12:27Multiple casualties have been reported after a bomber blew himself up in the diplomatic zone of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.
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About 15 Afghan policemen killed in separate Taliban attacks
Oct 30, 2017 14:25A total of 15 police officers have been killed in the east and south of Afghanistan in separate attacks by the Taliban militant group.