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Afghan government, Taliban set to resume peace negotiations in January
Dec 15, 2020 05:36Afghan officials say peace talks between the government and the Taliban militant group are set to resume in early January as the two sides take a break after reaching a preliminary agreement to end the conflict.
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Scores of Taliban killed in clashes with Afghan forces in Kandahar
Dec 13, 2020 12:44Scores of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with Afghan government forces in the militants' southern stronghold of Kandahar.
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Scores of Taliban killed in clashes with Afghan forces in Kandahar
Dec 13, 2020 10:28Scores of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with Afghan government forces in the militants' southern stronghold of Kandahar.
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AIHRC: Nearly 100،000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded over past 11 years
Dec 11, 2020 15:51Afghans are yet to wait for the rise of peace in their war ravaged country as the ongoing war in Afghanistan continues to claim the lives of large numbers of civilians including women and children on a daily basis.
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Taliban kill two Afghan soldiers in Ghazni: Ministry
Dec 09, 2020 16:45Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says the country’s security troops have foiled a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the province of Ghazni, adding that two forces were killed in the ensuing clashes with the militants.
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Number of Afghan civilians killed by US-led airstrikes rose by 330%: Study
Dec 08, 2020 12:56The number of civilians killed in US-led airstrikes across Afghanistan climbed by nearly 330 percent between 2016 and 2019, and 1,357 civilians perished in such strikes in the 2015-2019 period, a new study has found.
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Afghan government, Taliban reach ‘preliminary’ deal on rules for peace talks
Dec 03, 2020 10:22Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban militant group have reached a preliminary deal that sets out rules for further talks, the first written agreement between the two sides since the US-led invasion of 2001.
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Over 20 killed in twin blasts in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan
Nov 25, 2020 12:53The beating heart of Afghanistan’s tourist industry, and the country’s most secure province, Bamiyan turned into a bloodbath after two magnetic bombs detonated in a crowded area.
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UN should facilitate intra-Afghan talks; Iran ready for cooperation: Zarif
Nov 24, 2020 18:52Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United Nations must play a leading role in facilitating intra-Afghan talks, expressing the Islamic Republic’s readiness for cooperation in this regard.
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EU calls for Afghan truce, warns against Taliban regaining administrative power
Nov 24, 2020 17:19The European Union (EU)’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called for an immediate truce in Afghanistan and vowed that any attempt by the Taliban militants to regain administrative power in the country would affect the bloc’s support.