Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban open new front in war with attacks on media
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Afghan Taliban open new front in war with attacks on media

The Taliban suicide bombing against a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest media company last month has shocked local journalists,…
Afghan suicide bomb kills 10, wounds 20: deputy minister
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Afghan suicide bomb kills 10, wounds 20: deputy minister

Ten people were killed and 20 wounded, most of them civilians in Monday's suicide bomb attack outside a police station…
Afghan boy becomes Internet star after plastic shirt goes viral
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Afghan boy becomes Internet star after plastic shirt goes viral

A five-year-old Afghan boy has become an Internet star after pictures went viral of him wearing an Argentina football shirt…
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Middle East

Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW

Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to…
Taliban warns TV station staff not to promote immorality after attack
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Taliban warns TV station staff not to promote immorality after attack

The Taliban warned media organizations on Thursday not to promote immorality and foreign cultures a day after claiming responsibility for…
Afghan forces fighting to hold off Taliban in three Helmand districts
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Afghan forces fighting to hold off Taliban in three Helmand districts

The Taliban were threatening on Tuesday to capture three key strategic districts in Afghanistan's province of Helmand as fierce fighting…
Desertions deplete Afghan forces, adding to security worries
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Desertions deplete Afghan forces, adding to security worries

Afghan Lieutenant Amanullah said he was ready to fight to the death to stop the Taliban making gains across the…
Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary elections in October
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Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary elections in October

Afghanistan will hold postponed parliamentary elections in October, the top election official said on Monday, after last June's deadline to…
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
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World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016

An official says the World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016, after containing outbreaks in conflict-ridden Syria, Iraq…
Suicide bomber kills 13 people in eastern Afghanistan: officials
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Suicide bomber kills 13 people in eastern Afghanistan: officials

A suicide bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday at the home of a…
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