Afghan police
Police guard killed at UN compound as fighting rages for Afghan city
Violence has surged since the Taliban launched a sweeping offensive as US-led foreign forces began a final withdrawal.
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Afghan policemen killed in US airstrike - officials
The so-called "friendly fire" incident occurred overnight, during a raid in Afghanistan's restive Helmand province.
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Gunmen kill nine, kidnap 170 passengers from Afghan buses
The attackers stopped three buses, shot dead nine passengers & kidnapped the rest.
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Nato wants Afghan forces to step up offensive against Taliban
When troops fail to leave forts to conduct patrols, it allows insurgents to place roadside bombs.
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Suicide bombing hits restaurant in Afghan capital Kabul
During a search of the surrounding areas, one suspect was arrested, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
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1 killed, 13 wounded in Kabul suicide attack
Police say the suicide bomber walked up to a white pickup truck & detonated explosives he was wearing.
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Kabul attack: Destitute SA doctor desperate to come home
Rianna du Plessis says the Taliban attack has left her sister Hannelie broken and destitute.
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Taliban attack on international zone thwarted
The Taliban have been staging almost daily attacks in Kabul and claimed responsibility for the latest assault.
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Taliban storm Afghan district, 100 killed
Officials said the attack by an estimated 700 Taliban fighters began about five days ago.
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Afghan forces kill 60 near Pakistan border
The operation is one of the single biggest assaults against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
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Suicide attack kills 11 in Afghanistan
The attack in one of Afghanistan’s main cities comes ahead of a presidential election on 5 April.
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Suicide bomber targets Afghan school
A suicide bomb has killed at least six student and two US military personnel with several others injured.
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'Afghan war getting worse for civilians'
The Red Cross says the Afghan war is increasingly posing a challenge for the country’s civilians.
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NATO soldier, civilian killed in Afghan attack
An ‘insider’ attack has left a NATO soldier and one civilian contractor dead in Afghanistan.
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20 dead in Afghan hotel siege
Afghan police and NATO forces managed to end a siege at a popular lakeside hotel.
