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Afghanistan peace talks resume in Doha
May 15, 2021 13:06The Taliban and the Afghan government have resumed negotiations as their representatives once again met in Qatar to find a way out of decades of war in the country.
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Explosion in mosque kills 12 near Afghan capital
May 14, 2021 09:46At least 12 people have been killed and 15 others wounded in an explosion that rocked a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Multiple blasts kill about dozen Afghan civilians despite temporary truce
May 14, 2021 02:06About a dozen civilians have been killed and several others wounded in four separate bombings across various parts of Afghanistan, despite the announcement of a three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr.
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Biden isn’t ending Afghanistan war, he’s privatizing it: Special forces, Pentagon contractors, intelligence operatives will remain
May 13, 2021 04:55Over 18,000 Pentagon contractors remain in Afghanistan, while official troops number 2,500. Joe Biden will withdraw this smaller group of soldiers while leaving behind US Special Forces, mercenaries, and intelligence operatives — privatizing and downscaling the war, but not ending it.
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Temporary Afghan ceasefire to begin after intense violence
May 13, 2021 03:42A three-day ceasefire is set to come into effect in Afghanistan in observance of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, following weeks of intensified violence across the war-ravaged country.
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Taliban seize key district on outskirts of Afghan capital despite ceasefire
May 12, 2021 10:40The Taliban militant group has captured a key district in Afghanistan’s central Province of Wardak, despite the announcement of a three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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Washington war party creates another organization to promote endless wars
May 11, 2021 14:22After 20 years of U.S. deaths and destruction in Afghanistan, the US administration ordered a withdrawal. Most Americans backed the decision to stop at least one endless war, but the bipartisan War Party in Washington is horrified.
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Taliban capture key dam in Kandahar as fighting rages across Afghanistan
May 06, 2021 16:19The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second-biggest dam after fierce fighting in their former bastion of Kandahar as militants step up raids around the war-torn country following a missed US troop withdrawal deadline for May 1.
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Clinton warns of “huge consequences” over Biden’s Afghanistan drawdown plan
May 04, 2021 01:02Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of "huge consequences" over Joe Biden administration's decision to withdraw American troops from war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Major airfield comes under attack as US formally begins withdrawing from Afghanistan
May 02, 2021 07:31A major international airfield in Afghanistan has come under attack as the United States officially begins pulling out its troops from the country in what President Joe Biden has called ending “the forever war.”