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Afghanistan says Taliban leader died two years ago
The government confirmed that Mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of the Taliban, died in April 2013.
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Afghan govt to meet Taliban in official talks
The tentative step toward full peace negotiations is aimed at ending over 13 years of war.
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Afghan forces recapture key district from Taliban
Tuesday’s victory came despite signs that the Taliban were stepping up their offensive.
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Taliban launch brazen attack on Afghan parliament
A suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament, injuring 19 people.
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Pakistan hangs man who was a teen when convicted
Aftab Bahadur was hanged for the killing three people in 1992.
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Taliban attack police headquarters in Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the police compound in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
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Taliban gunmen killed after attack in Kabul
No casualties other than the attackers were reported.
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Car bomb on EU vehicle kills three in Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan.
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Afghan suicide bomb blast kills 33, over 100 injured
Police are investigating whether there was a 2nd explosion after people rushed to the scene to help.
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Gunmen kill 20 sleeping labourers in Pakistan’s Baluchistan
Separatists have been fighting a low-intensity insurgency in the province for decades.
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Pakistan hangs 12 men
This is the largest number of people executed since an unofficial moratorium was lifted.
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Pakistani children return to school 1 month after massacre
Most schools across the country of 180 million had been shut until Monday for an extended winter break.
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Afghans take over full security charge, mortars kill 20 civilians
The move will test the readiness of 350,000 Afghan forces who will bear responsibility for fighting.
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US-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role
Since 2001, nearly 3,500 foreign soldiers have died in the Afghan war, including around 2,200 Americans.
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Pupils scared after Taliban school attack
While schools in Peshawar re-open, pupils say they are terrified after a massacre that left 148 people dead.
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Anger, grief as Pakistan buries massacred students
Authorities, long accused of not being tough enough on extremists, pointed the finger at Afghanistan.
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Yousafzai lambastes ‘cowardly’ Taliban attack
The attack on a military-run school killed 130 people and injured 122 others.
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Taliban attack: Over 100 children dead, 122 injured
At least 126 people were killed in an attack by Taliban militants on a Pakistani school.
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Pakistan school attack death toll climbs
At least six armed men entered the military-run Army Public School.
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'The murder of my family is part of a divine plan'
Hannelie Groenewald says she’s forgiven the Taliban for killing her husband and two teenage children.
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Afghan forces ill-equipped to fight Taliban without Nato
The US, which provides the bulk of Nato troops in Afghanistan, has poured $61 billion into training.
