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Afghanistan attacks: President orders military to switch to offensive mode
May 13, 2020 05:43Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the country’s military to switch to offensive mode from a defensive one in the wake of the latest bout of bloodshed in the war-ravaged country.
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Hospital run by intl. medical NGO attacked in Afghan capital
May 12, 2020 09:09A hospital in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul operated by the Geneva-based Doctors Without Borders has come under attack by gunmen.
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Kabul says 1,000 Taliban prisoners free to date, urges reciprocation
May 10, 2020 06:07The Afghan government says it has so far released 1,000 Taliban members under a deal between the militant group and the Unites States, and that the militants should now reciprocate by freeing their captives and expediting intra-Afghan dialog.
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Afghanistan says has freed 900 militants since US-Taliban deal
May 08, 2020 03:46The Afghan government says it has released more than 900 Taliban prisoners since the militant group signed a deal with the United States.
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Iran’s special envoy holds talks with Taliban
May 07, 2020 01:47The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s special envoy for Afghanistan held talks with officials of the Taliban’s political office in Qatar.
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Afghan forces bust joint ‘Daesh-Haqqani’ terror cell
May 06, 2020 12:51Afghanistan’s security forces in two separate raids have busted a sleeper cell that was jointly run by the Afghan branch of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and Haqqani network, the most ruthless branch of Taliban.
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Afghan government releases over 100 Taliban prisoners
May 05, 2020 12:20The Afghan government has released 102 more imprisoned Taliban militants in accordance with a recent agreement between the US and the militant group.
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Taliban stage deadly bomb attack in Afghanistan
May 04, 2020 09:28Taliban militants in Afghanistan have detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near an outpost housing members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Army forces in the country’s Helmand Province.
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Multiple casualties as bomb attack hits near Afghan capital
Apr 29, 2020 06:20A bomb attack has left three people dead and 15 others injured near the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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US worries coronavirus outbreak may threaten deal with Taliban
Apr 21, 2020 08:30US officials have reportedly expressed concern about a possible failure of Washington’s bid to end its war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die of coronavirus infection before being swapped as outlined under a US-Taliban deal.