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Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105
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Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces killed five Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul on Monday after detonating…
At least 65 wounded as powerful car bomb rocks Kabul
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At least 65 wounded as powerful car bomb rocks Kabul

Dozens of people were wounded with fatalities feared as a powerful car bomb rocked Kabul early Monday and gunmen battled…
Taliban kill 26 government militiamen as talks enter crucial stage
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Taliban kill 26 government militiamen as talks enter crucial stage

KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants killed at least 26 members of a pro-government militia in north Afghanistan on Saturday, officials…
Why is the Afghan peace process not moving beyond talks?
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Why is the Afghan peace process not moving beyond talks?

The US is hopeful that a peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban could be reached in less than three months…
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
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Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding…
Attacks on Afghan schools nearly triple, warns UNICEF
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Attacks on Afghan schools nearly triple, warns UNICEF

Attacks on schools in Afghanistan almost tripled in 2018, the United Nations children’s fund UNICEF warned Tuesday. The number of…
Afghanistan Security forces mistakenly kill 6 civilians in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Security forces mistakenly kill 6 civilians in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan security forces raid against Taliban fighters in eastern Nangarhar province mistakenly killed at least…
Afghanistan: Floods threaten communities, minaret of Jam
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Afghanistan: Floods threaten communities, minaret of Jam

The most recent rain storms started on Thursday and have hit large areas of Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul. Floods…
Germany in push to resurrect Afghan talks with Taliban
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Germany in push to resurrect Afghan talks with Taliban

KABUL/BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany, a leading donor and member of the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, has been talking with the…
Kabul murder highlights Afghan women’s plight
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Kabul murder highlights Afghan women’s plight

When gunmen killed former journalist Mena Mangal on a busy Kabul street, observers first wondered if she had been murdered…
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