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Afghan president, feuding rival reach ‘tentative’ agreement
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Afghan president, feuding rival reach ‘tentative’ agreement

A bitter feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah appeared closer to resolution Friday after Abdullah…
Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: US watchdog
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Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: US watchdog

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Afghanistan, beset by a poor healthcare system, malnutrition, war and other vulnerabilities, likely is facing a “health…
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
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UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s warring parties on Tuesday to heed the UN secretary-general’s call…
Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear
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Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear

A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier…
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally
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Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally

Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, the deadliest assault…
Taliban end partial truce as Afghan violence resumes
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Taliban end partial truce as Afghan violence resumes

The Taliban called an abrupt end to a partial truce on Monday, just two days after signing a deal with…
Afghan partial truce to continue with ‘full ceasefire’ goal: Ghani
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Afghan partial truce to continue with ‘full ceasefire’ goal: Ghani

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that a seven-day partial truce would continue, but he rejected a key component of…
Afghanistan’s Ghani on track for second term: initial results
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Afghanistan’s Ghani on track for second term: initial results

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani appeared to have won a second term Sunday, narrowly scoring an outright win in preliminary polling…
US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source
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US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source

Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly…
U.S., Australian hostages freed by Afghan Taliban in swap
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U.S., Australian hostages freed by Afghan Taliban in swap

PESHAWAR, Pakistan/KABUL (Reuters) — The Afghan Taliban released American and Australian university professors held hostage for more than three years…
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