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Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
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Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has been holding talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, a senior…
Kabul attack on gov’t building leaves 43 dead
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Kabul attack on gov’t building leaves 43 dead

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan authorities on Tuesday collected 43 bodies from a government compound in the capital Kabul that was…
US to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan
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US to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more than 5,000 of the 14,000 US troops in Afghanistan,…
Afghan official: Taliban kill 14 troops in western province
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Afghan official: Taliban kill 14 troops in western province

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban staged a coordinated attack overnight on two Afghan army outposts in western Herat…
From dream to nightmare: Afghan ‘Little Messi’ forced to flee
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From dream to nightmare: Afghan ‘Little Messi’ forced to flee

  Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the…
At least 23 Afghan civilians killed in US Helmand air strike: UN
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At least 23 Afghan civilians killed in US Helmand air strike: UN

  KABUL (Reuters) – A United Nations investigation has found that at least 23 Afghan civilians, most of them women…
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
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Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating team to seek a peace agreement that…
‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
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‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces

  After losing countless comrades to better-equipped Taliban fighters and having his salary stolen by superiors, Afghan soldier Beg is…
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
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Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have held three days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state…
At least six killed in Kabul suicide attack: officials
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At least six killed in Kabul suicide attack: officials

  Six people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul Monday, close to where scores of…
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