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US-Taliban set to sign troop withdrawal deal as Pompeo lands in Doha
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US-Taliban set to sign troop withdrawal deal as Pompeo lands in Doha

KABUL/DOHA (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Qatar’s capital city, Doha on Saturday to witness the…
Afghanistan’s future in the balance as US, Taliban sign deal
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Afghanistan’s future in the balance as US, Taliban sign deal

Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a long-sought deal in Doha on Saturday that would see the two…
At least five dead in suicide attack on military academy in Kabul
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At least five dead in suicide attack on military academy in Kabul

A suicide attack targeting a military academy killed at least five people in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, in…
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills
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War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul? While Afghanistan’s capital may seem an unlikely destination for snowboarders, a group of…
Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US, talks with Afghan govt -sources
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Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US, talks with Afghan govt -sources

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban will implement a 10-day ceasefire with US troops, a reduction in violence with Afghan…
At least 17 killed as extreme cold sweeps across Afghanistan
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At least 17 killed as extreme cold sweeps across Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) – A severe cold snap killed at least 17 people in Afghanistan on Saturday, government officials said, as…
Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
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Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants have kidnapped 27 peace activists from a highway in Afghanistan’s western Farah province, local officials…
40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
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40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war

At his home in the mountains north of Kabul, former mujahideen fighter Shah Sulaiman closed his damaged eyes, took a…
Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes
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Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes

At a sprawling rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Kabul, dozens of dazed-looking drug addicts clamber out of police buses…
Stunned residents return after IS losses in east Afghanistan
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Stunned residents return after IS losses in east Afghanistan

Afghan farmer Gulnar Malik had seen her share of hardships as war ravaged her country for decades — but nothing…
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