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Death toll in Afghan base attack rises to 140, officials say
As many as 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms.
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Gunmen disguised as doctors attack Kabul military hospital
The gunmen, dressed as medical personnel, had taken position on upper floors of the hospital and engaged Special Forces sent to the scene.
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Suicide bombers hit court in Pakistan, four killed - police
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban's Jamaat-ur-Ahrar faction claimed responsibility for the attack in Charsadda.
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Taliban attack near Afghan parliament kills more than 30
President Ashraf Ghani condemned the "criminal" attacks and vowed that the perpetrators would not be safe anywhere in the country.
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Taliban claims responsibility for explosion at Nato air base in Afghan
The Nato-led mission said an explosion occurred just after 5.30 am and that there had been casualties.
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Taliban claim deadly attack on German consulate in Afghan city
Four dead bodies and 120 wounded had been taken to the Mazar-i-Sharif provincial hospital after the attack.
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Illegal mining, weak govt help Taliban expand in Afghan north
Opium, grown mainly in the south of Afghanistan, is by far the biggest source of revenue for the Taliban.
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Taliban make further gains in Afghan north
Fighting has escalated in Afghan since the insurgency started spreading from its traditional strongholds.
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Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast
Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said the incident ended with one attacker killed.
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Mounting Afghan civilian casualties since 2009
Mounting Afghan civilian casualties since 2009
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Taliban suicide bomber kills at least 14 in Afghan capital
The attack is the latest in a recent surge of violence highlighting the challenges faced by the Afghan govt.
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Taliban make Afghan road trips more risky
More than 200 people have been reported kidnapped & at least 21 murdered in northern & eastern Afghan.
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Taliban attack kills five at Afghan court
The insurgent group said the attack was in retaliation for the govt execution of six militants in May.
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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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10 killed in suicide attack near Afghan capital
A suicide attack on a bus carrying staff from an appeal court killed 10 people and wounded four.
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Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death
Haibatullah Akhunzada is a former head of the Taliban’s judiciary and was deputy to Mansour.
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Late Taliban leader was planning attacks on Americans, says US
US forces targeted Mansour because he was plotting attacks that posed specific imminent threats to US.
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Afghan Taliban meets on succession after US drones target leader
The Taliban have not yet officially confirmed Mansour was killed, & there have been conflicting accounts.
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Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
The death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour, should it be confirmed, could further fracture the Taliban.
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Afghan hangs 6 death row prisoners in crackdown on Taliban
The death sentences, carried out at the Pule Charkhi prison, drew an immediate response from the Taliban.
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28 killed in Taliban bomb explosion in Kabul
Pictures showed windows blown out at the front of an office that houses a National Directorate of Security.
