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Taliban raid Afghan army bases nationwide shortly after signing deal with US
Mar 03, 2020 14:01The Taliban have carried out over a dozen attacks on Afghan military bases shortly after they signed a so-called peace deal with the United States.
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Iran calls for inter-Afghan peace deal, rejects US agreement
Mar 01, 2020 12:18Iran says a so-called peace deal between the Taliban and the United States is an attempt by Washington to justify its illegal presence in Afghanistan, stressing that only domestic talks can stabilize the war-torn country.
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Afghan President Ghani: Kabul not committed to releasing 5,000 Taliban prisoners
Mar 01, 2020 08:12Just one day after the United States and the Taliban militant group signed a peace agreement, Afghanistan's government has announced that it does not consider itself bound by the terms of the deal to free thousands of Taliban prisoners.
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Afghan government to send delegation to Qatari capital ahead of US-Taliban deal
Feb 28, 2020 03:15An Afghan government delegation is going to Qatar to make "initial contacts" with the Taliban days before the signing of an agreement, which could see thousands of US troops withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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US security contractor kidnapped in Afghanistan
Feb 07, 2020 01:57A US security contractor has been kidnapped in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province amid a record surge in violent attacks across the war-ravaged Asian country.
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Taliban attack kills 10 policemen in northern Afghanistan
Jan 29, 2020 09:39At least 10 policemen have been killed in an attack by the Taliban militant group on a checkpoint in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan Province.
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Taliban repel Afghan forces’ attempt to reach US spy plane crash site
Jan 28, 2020 09:19The Taliban say they have repelled an attempt by Afghan government forces to reach the site of a crashed US spy plane in Ghazni province.
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Afghan forces kill more than 50 Taliban militants in multiple operations
Jan 26, 2020 14:13Afghan government forces have killed more than 50 militants in multiple operations against the Taliban in different provinces of the war-wracked country.
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In coordinated attacks, Taliban kill 23 Afghan soldiers
Jan 01, 2020 12:04Nearly two dozen members of security forces have been killed in coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan.
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Afghan war has caused over 100,000 civilian casualties since 2009: UN
Dec 27, 2019 05:18The United Nations says more than 100,000 civilians have been killed or injured over the past decade across Afghanistan, as it renews calls for an end to the longest US military intervention.