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Taliban announce spring offensive in Afghanistan amid peace talks with US
Apr 13, 2019 11:29The Taliban militant group has announced the beginning of its spring offensive in Afghanistan despite involvement in peace talks with the United States.
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Taliban ban WHO, Red Cross in Afghanistan, citing 'suspicious' activity
Apr 12, 2019 02:32The Taliban have banned the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from operating in Afghanistan, citing “suspicious” activity.
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Over 30 Afghan civilians, officers killed in multiple Taliban attacks
Mar 30, 2019 12:17At least 30 people, including civilians and police forces, have been killed in separate attacks by Taliban militants across Afghanistan, officials say.
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The US-Taliban talks are renewing the US occupation of Afghanistan
Mar 19, 2019 18:52The United States has been pretending to leave Afghanistan, just like it pretended to leave Syria. But the fact is that the Trump administration and its warmongering officials are planning for future presence in different parts of Asia in new forms. Masud Wadan, a geopolitical analyst based in Kabul, has dealt with the issue in his article titled, The US-Taliban Talks Are Renewing the US Occupation of Afghanistan.
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US airstrike kills 5 Afghan troopers
Mar 14, 2019 07:56At least five Afghan soldiers have been killed and nearly a dozen more wounded in a US airstrike in Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan, the Afghan Ministry of Defense says, blaming a “lack of proper coordination” between the sides for the incident.
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US, Taliban reach 'draft agreement' in latest round of talks in Doha
Mar 13, 2019 05:09The United States and the Afghan militant group Taliban say they have made "meaningful progress" in their latest talks held in the Qatari capital of Doha, reaching agreement in draft on the issues of troops withdrawal and counter-terrorism assurances.
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Taliban attack US-Afghan base in Helmand, killing 6 Afghan soldiers
Mar 01, 2019 09:04A heavy fighting has erupted between Afghan soldiers and militants after the Taliban stormed an Afghan army base in the country’s southern province of Helmand, killing at least six soldiers.
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Taliban hold rare talks with senior Afghan politicians in Moscow
Feb 06, 2019 02:42Representatives from the Taliban militant group have attended a meeting with high-ranking Afghan politicians in the Russian capital city of Moscow, where the participants called for an interim government as they negotiated without delegates from the incumbent administration in attendance.
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Taliban assault on Afghan military compound kills 12 troops, wounds 30
Jan 21, 2019 10:50At least a dozen of Afghan security forces have been killed and more than 30 others wounded in an assault by Taliban militants on a military base in the south.
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Taliban car bomb goes off among Afghan security forces
Jan 20, 2019 08:19A car bomb attack, claimed by the Taliban militant group, has claimed the lives of at least eight Afghan security forces in the country’s eastern province of Logar.