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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.
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Govt investigates deaths of SA citizens in Kabul
Werner Groenewald & his teenage son and daughter died in an attack by the Taliban on Saturday.
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Suicide bomber hits British embassy vehicle
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul.
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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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Afghan blasts kill two, wounds 22
The violence came as the Taliban steps up attacks ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign troops.
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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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Taliban bomb attack kills 18 in Afghanistan
The attack comes days after the National Directorate of Security was targeted in the east.
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Yousafzai pressures Nigeria on missing girls
UN Ambassador Malala Yousafzai urged Nigeria to intensify efforts to find the missing girls.
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Taliban rebels set oil tankers ablaze
Taliban insurgents set fire on Saturday to about 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces.
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Taliban responsible for Karachi attacks
The group claimed responsibility for the second deadly attack on Karachi's airport.
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Pakistani Taliban tried to hijack plane
Police say heavily armed and well trained Pakistani Taliban attacked Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport.
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Nine killed in Pakistan attacks
A senior officer says unknown people planted a bomb on a motorcycle near the police’s HQ.
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Afghanistan: A peaceful landmark election
Afghanistan's presidential election closed with fewer attacks by Taliban fighters than feared.
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Afghans vote in landmark poll
Voting was largely peaceful in Afghanistan’s presidential election on Saturday.
