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Taliban deploying drones to drop bombs, says Afghan intelligence chief
Nov 23, 2020 16:41Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) says the Taliban militant group has used small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some regions over the past few months.
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Afghan Taliban urge Biden to uphold US troop withdrawal deal
Nov 10, 2020 12:28Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group has called on the “future administration” of US President-elect Joe Biden to abide by the outgoing President Donald Trump administration’s deal to pull out American troops from the war-ravaged country.
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Taliban expect Biden to abide by Afghanistan pullout deal
Nov 09, 2020 14:06The Taliban militant group says it expects US President-elect Joe Biden to abide by a deal reached with outgoing President Donald Trump, who promised to withdraw American occupation troops from Afghanistan.
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Afghans hold US responsible for rise in violence in Afghanistan
Nov 07, 2020 08:00Following deadly attacks and bombings in Afghanistan, people in the country have grown more skeptical of the efficacy of recent peace talks in Qatar.
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Afghanistan violence jumps 50 percent despite peace talks: Watchdog
Nov 06, 2020 07:33Violent attacks across Afghanistan have increased by 50 percent in recent months even as Kabul is negotiating with the Taliban, a US watchdog says.
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Death toll from Kabul University attack reaches 35
Nov 03, 2020 16:08The death toll from an assault on Kabul University in the Afghan capital has risen to 35 people, most of them students.
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Gunfight erupts as militants attack Kabul University campus
Nov 02, 2020 13:40Gunfire has erupted between Afghan security forces and armed militants, who staged an attack on Kabul University’s campus, leaving several people wounded.
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Deadly attack hits Afghanistan's Khost amid faltering 'peace' talks
Oct 27, 2020 14:53A car bomb attack has killed at least seven people and wounded 33, including police forces and civilians, in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost Province, as a new UN report says the ongoing 'peace' talks have failed to slow the civilian casualty toll.
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US bombs Taliban outpost in central Afghanistan
Oct 26, 2020 15:33The United States has carried out a fresh airstrike against a Taliban militants' outpost in central Afghanistan despite the ongoing talks with the group's representatives in Doha, Qatar, aimed at restoring peace and security to the country.
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Taliban kill at least 25 Afghan security forces in ambush
Oct 21, 2020 14:20At least 25 Afghan security personnel have been killed in an ambush blamed on Taliban militants in the northeastern province of Takhar.