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Surge in Taliban attacks across Afghanistan as tribal leaders mobilize to fight
Jun 23, 2021 12:23Suspected Taliban militants have fired a rocket at a hospital in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, as heavy fighting continues between government forces and militants across the war-torn country.
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Iran urges UN to help facilitate peace process among all Afghan groups
Jun 23, 2021 10:08Iran has called on the United Nations to help facilitate a peace process in Afghanistan aimed at ending decades of bloodshed in the conflict-ridden country, saying a more stable Afghanistan will benefit all of its citizens, the broader region and the world.
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Pakistan says will no more allow US to use territory for ops in Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2021 08:05Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan says his country cannot afford to again make a mistake by hosting a US military base to be used against alleged militants in Afghanistan but is ready to be a “partner for peace” in the neighboring country.
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Afghan forces attack Taliban, retake towns as top leaders plan US visit
Jun 21, 2021 10:14Afghan government forces have retaken territories captured by the Taliban in the northern parts of the war-torn country as the nation’s top leaders are set to travel to Washington for talks with US officials.
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Taliban say committed to intra-Afghan talks as president orders security shakeup
Jun 20, 2021 06:32The Taliban say they are committed to the intra-Afghan peace talks, while calling for the implementation of a “genuine Islamic system” in Afghanistan, once foreign military presence is over.
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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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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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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.