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Six killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Ghazni
Jun 01, 2016 11:17A fresh attack by the Taliban terrorists in eastern Afghanistan has killed six people as the militants step up their annual spring offensive after naming a new leader.
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Atleast 12 Afghan police officers killed in Taliban attacks
May 30, 2016 11:23Afghan police have announced that a dozen of their officers have been killed in a series of attacks by Taliban militants south of the country.
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10 Taliban commanders killed in northern Afghanistan
May 29, 2016 09:28At least ten Taliban commanders were killed in an airstrike in Northern Baghlan Province of Afghanistan, the country's ministry of defense said Sunday.
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Taliban not to enter into peace talks with Kabul: New leader
May 26, 2016 07:52The Afghan Taliban’s newly-appointed leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, has pledged that the militant group will not enter into any peace talks with the government in Kabul.
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Afghan Taliban name Haibatullah Akhundzada as new leader
May 25, 2016 04:05Taliban have appointed Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader, officially confirming that their former Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike last week.
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Iran, India, Afghanistan to ink trilateral MoU
May 22, 2016 10:04Iran, India and Afghanistan are due to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of the transit port of Chabahar soon.
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Afghan leader, India PM due in Iran Monday to discuss Chabahar port
May 19, 2016 10:04Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tehran next week to sign a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran on the development of the southeastern Iranian port city of Chabahar.
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Azeri cargo plane crash in Afghanistan, seven killed
May 19, 2016 07:55An Azerbaijani cargo plane has crashed after taking off in southern Afghanistan, killing seven of its nine crew members on board.
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Taliban capture district after peace deal with allies
May 19, 2016 01:43Taliban have captured a district in northern Afghanistan following several days of fighting even as the government signed a draft peace agreement with the militant group's allies.
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Kabul backs Beijing stance in South China Sea dispute: Chinese official
May 17, 2016 04:02A Chinese official says neighboring Afghanistan has expressed its support for Beijing amid ongoing maritime tensions between China and regional and extra-regional countries over the South China Sea.