Afghan army
Taliban kill 26 pro-govt militia members in Afghanistan
Taliban militants killed at least 26 members of a pro-government militia in north Afghanistan on Saturday.
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25 killed in Afghan army helicopter crash: officials
The aircraft crashed due to 'bad weather' in Anar Dara district, which borders Iran, Farah provincial governor spokesman Nasir Mehri said.
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Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, rule out ceasefire extension
Members of parliament opposing Ghani’s move said he had not consulted politicians and would be left with no recourse if the Taliban rejected his impromptu request.
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Car bomb kills 26 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan
The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack. Afghanistan also faces insurgencies from Islamic State and the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
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9 journalists among those killed in Afghan twin blasts, toll rises to 26
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly condemned the “senseless and barbaric” bombings in Kabul.
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Twin blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
Spokesman for the interior ministry Najib Danish said the suicide bomber appeared to have posed as a journalist and blew himself up where reporters and emergency health officials were standing.
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Death toll from Afghan election centre blast rises above 50
President Ghani issued a statement condemning the attack and said it “cannot divert us from our aims or weaken this national democratic process”.
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Blast at election centre in Afghan capital, at least four dead
The attack follows several weeks of relative quiet in Kabul and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Three killed by blast in Afghan capital Kabul
Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danesh said all those killed and wounded in the explosion were civilians with no casualties among the contractors.
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Afghan Taliban say they want to end war through dialogue
The attacks have toughened both the US and Afghan governments’ stand against initiating talks with the insurgents, although neither side seems capable of winning the conflict.
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Taliban active in 70 percent of Afghanistan, BBC study finds
The coalition said on Tuesday that the Taliban contested or controlled only 44% of Afghan districts as of October 2017.
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Militants attack army post near military academy in Afghan capital
Two of the attackers blew themselves up, two were killed in fighting and one was captured, the ministry said in a statement announcing that the fighting was over.
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Russia calls for talks between Afghan govt and the Taliban
Russia called for urgent talks between the government in Afghanistan and the Taliban, its Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding Russia could host such talks.
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Blast hits police in Afghan capital Kabul, dozens of casualties
Islamic State, which has claimed a series of attacks in Kabul over the past two years, issued a statement on its Amaq news agency saying it was responsible.
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Blast at funeral in eastern Afghanistan kills 15 – official
Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the blast hit people gathered for the funeral of a former district governor.
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Gunmen seize building in Afghan capital, firing on security forces
The Afshar area of Kabul where the attack was under way is close to a facility of the National Directorate of Security.
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Islamic State seizes new Afghan foothold after luring Taliban defectors
IS in Jawzjan has now attracted the attention of US forces in Afghanistan, which will launch an offensive in the north in the next few days.
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More than 30 rescued in Afghan raid on Taliban prison
Those rescued in the raid in Helmand’s Nawzad district included four children under the age of 12 and two policemen, the officials said.
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Taliban attack Afghan checkpoints, killing more than 20 police
Government forces killed 45 insurgents and wounded 35 and none of the police checkpoints was captured in the overnight attacks, officials said.
