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Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal
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Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal

Afghanistan’s government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners over the weekend as a rare cease-fire between the groups appeared to hold…
US sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan
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US sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and…
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
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UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A UN report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)…
Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday
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Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they are ready for talks with Afghanistan’s political leadership after the Muslim holiday of…
Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients
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Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The intensive care unit at the Afghan capital’s premier hospital for COVID-19 patients is a medical…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
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US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban,…
Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted
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Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence that Afghan militants might have accepted Russian bounties for killing American troops did not scuttle the…
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul
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Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul

KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul…
Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of civilians amid peace efforts, officials say
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Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of civilians amid peace efforts, officials say

KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants kidnapped about 60 civilians in central Afghanistan over the past week, officials said on Sunday,…
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
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US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan…
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