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Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
Middle East
December 26, 2018
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
Middle East
December 25, 2018
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
Middle East
December 21, 2018
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
Middle East
December 7, 2018
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
Middle East
December 6, 2018
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
Middle East
November 30, 2018
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
Middle East
November 28, 2018
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
Middle East
November 23, 2018
‘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
Middle East
November 18, 2018
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
Middle East
November 12, 2018
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…