Afghanistan

Taliban attack Afghan security forces in north, killing 37
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Taliban attack Afghan security forces in north, killing 37

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents have launched separate attacks on Afghan security forces in the country’s north, killing…
Trump administration to take tough stance against International Criminal Court
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Trump administration to take tough stance against International Criminal Court

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Political rows, worsening security greet Mattis in Afghanistan
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Political rows, worsening security greet Mattis in Afghanistan

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived on a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on…
Twin blasts turn regular Kabul wrestling session into massacre
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Twin blasts turn regular Kabul wrestling session into massacre

The wrestling mats were spattered with blood, the sports bags and water bottles still strewn across the floor Thursday, hours…
Khalilzad: the blunt veteran leading US peace efforts in Afghanistan
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Khalilzad: the blunt veteran leading US peace efforts in Afghanistan

  Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US diplomat tasked with leading efforts to end the war in Afghanistan, is a blunt…
Afghan Taliban announces death of Haqqani network founder
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Afghan Taliban announces death of Haqqani network founder

The founder of the Haqqani network, one of Afghanistan’s most effective and brutal militant groups, has died after a long…
Russia indefinitely postpones meeting on Afghan peace talks
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Russia indefinitely postpones meeting on Afghan peace talks

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Russia postponed indefinitely a meeting on the Afghan peace process planned for next week, Afghan officials…
‘Fourth’ IS leader in Afghanistan killed, Kabul claims
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‘Fourth’ IS leader in Afghanistan killed, Kabul claims

Saad Erhabi, the fourth leader of Islamic State’s (IS) branch in Afghanistan, has been killed, Afghan authorities say. US forces…
Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers
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Afghan leader rejects resignation of spy chief, top ministers

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has turned down the resignations of three senior security officials and ordered them to find ways…
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed, says government
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Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed, says government

  The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group’s hideouts…
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