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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Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat is a voice for women in one of the worst places to be one
KABUL (AFP) – For a generation, Roya Sadat has been a voice for Afghan women in one of the world’s worst places to be one.…
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Afghan war crimes probe must go ahead: ICC judges
THE HAGUE (AFP, REUTERS) – International war crimes judges on Thursday (March 5) ruled that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead,…
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Flash floods in Afghanistan, Pakistan kill at least 45 people
At least 25 people killed in Pakistan and 20 in Afghanistan after heavy rains, flash floods and snowfall. At least 45 people have been killed…
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Afghanistan floods kill dozens, worsen desperate situation
Flooding caused by heavy rains destroys homes and leaves trail of devastation across seven provinces. Flash floods in western Afghanistan have killed at least 35 people, destroyed…
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Afghan officials discuss prisoner swap with Taliban ahead of U.S. troop withdrawal agreement
KABUL/DOHA (Reuters) – Afghan officials met Taliban members in Qatar on Friday to discuss a prisoner swap plan ahead of the U.S. and Taliban deal…
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Afghanistan civilian deaths hit record high in 2018: UN
At least 32,000 civilians have been killed and 60,000 wounded in the last decade of the Afghan war, according to the UN. More civilians were…
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Ex-Afghan security boss Hanif Atmar calls for all-inclusive peace
In an interview with Al Jazeera, powerful former security chief discusses his electoral bid and peace with the Taliban. Kabul, Afghanistan – Mohammad Hanif Atmar,…
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'If peace comes': Afghans dream of life after war that has caused over 10,000 casualties each year
KABUL (AFP) – With a partial truce under way on Saturday (Feb 21) and a deal between the United States and the Taleban likely on…
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U.S, Taliban say they will sign agreement on Feb 29 following violence cut pact
KABUL/WASHINGTON/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The United States and the Taliban will sign an agreement on Feb. 29 at the end of a week long period…
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Mike Pompeo sees breakthrough in Taleban talks, wants 'significant' reduction in violence
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States has had “a pretty important breakthrough” in peace talks with the Taleban over the past couple of days, US…
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Afghan president says Pompeo reports progress in U.S.-Taliban talks
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that “notable progress” had…
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