KABUL (AFP) – Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed on Thursday (May 28) in an attack officials blamed on the Taleban, the…
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Exclusive: U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan down to close to 8,600 ahead of schedule – sources
WASHINGTON/MUMBAI (Reuters) – U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan is down to nearly 8,600, well ahead of a schedule agreed with Taliban militants in late February,…
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Afghanistan to free 900 more Taleban prisoners
KABUL (AFP) – Afghan authorities plan to release 900 more Taleban prisoners on Tuesday (May 26), as calls grew to for the militants to extend…
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Afghan mosque attack kills eight worshippers breaking fast, say officials
KABUL (REUTERS) – Gunmen opened fire in a mosque in central Afghanistan on Tuesday evening (May 19), killing eight worshippers breaking their Ramadan fast and…
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India should talk to Taliban if Delhi feels it will bolster peace push: Pakistan's U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India should speak with Taliban militants if it feels that it will help the peace process, Pakistan’s envoy to Washington said on…
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Afghan hospital attackers 'came to kill mothers' at maternity ward: Doctors Without Borders
KABUL (AFP) – Gunmen who stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital this week had come to “kill the mothers” at the maternity ward, medical…
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US says ISIL was responsible for Kabul hospital attack
Envoy urges Afghans to persist with peace effort with Taliban after gov’t said it would resume offensive against group. The United States on Thursday blamed…
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Taleban mount attacks after deal, killing 17 during Ramadan
KABUL (BLOOMBERG) – Afghan Taleban insurgents killed 17 civilians and wounded 49 during the first week of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, further chipping…
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Afghans concerned about income amid COVID-19 lockdown
Yemen's Houthis to not 'stop fighting' after ceasefire Statement comes after Saudi-UAE coalition announced two-week unilateral ceasefire to prevent coronavirus outbreak. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have…
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Taliban to end talks with Afghan government over prisoner swap
Group says it will no longer participate in ‘fruitless meetings’ on prisoner exchange, a key part of deal with the US. The Taliban have broken…
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Taleban set to release 20 prisoners in major breakthrough with Afghanistan govt
KABUL (AFP) – The Taleban is set to release 20 prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the group’s spokesman said on Sunday (April…
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Five rockets hit US airbase in Afghanistan
ISIL claims responsibility for Bagram airbase attack, which comes weeks after Taliban-US troop withdrawal deal. Five rockets have hit a important US airbase in Afghanistan but there…
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Afghan, Taleban prisoner exchange to begin amid coronavirus
KABUL (REUTERS) – Afghanistan will release some Taleban prisoners this week as part of confidence building measures crucial for the success of the peace deal…
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Pompeo meets political rivals in Kabul to break deadlock
US Secretary of State holds talks with President Ghani and his longtime rival Abdullah in the Afghan capital. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
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