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All-Afghan peace summit set for July, but on Taliban terms
A surprise announcement by President Donald Trump seemed to accelerate the expected time frame for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of an all-Afghan peace summit planned for July 7-8 in Qatar. The gathering apparently will be held on Taliban terms as there will be no official Afghan government representation.
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Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills 1, wounds scores
At least 26 children were among the wounded, many of whom were cut by shards of glass when the bomb shattered nearby windows, government spokesman Feroz Bashari said. He said a total of 105 people were hurt.
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4 Afghan civilians killed, 4 US troops slightly wounded in Kabul suicide attack on US convoy
It was the second suicide attack in as many days to rattle the Afghan capital.
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Is miscommunication to blame in US airstrike that killed at least 5 Afghan troops?
Authorities are investigating an errant U.S. strike on an Afghan military base in the country’s south that killed at least five Afghan troops, a lawmaker said Thursday.
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US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to have little impact, official says
Trump’s plan to pull out 7,000 troops comes amid renewed peace talks with Taliban.
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Defense Secretary Mattis makes surprise visit to war-weary Kabul
Defense Secretary James Mattis made a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on Friday, the U.S. command in Afghanistan said, just days after a suicide bomber killed 21 people in the city and wounded 90 others.
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Rockets strike Afghan capital in latest spike of violence
Rockets slammed into the heart of the capital of Kabul on Tuesday as President Ashraf Ghani delivered a speech marking a Muslim holiday, the latest in a series of brazen attacks that highlighted Afghanistan’s deteriorating security.
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Afghan forces free most hostages taken in new Taliban attack
Taliban militants escaped with more than 20 captives after they ambushed a convoy of buses.
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Taliban try to take Afghan city in brazen assault, kill 14
Insurgent fighters clashed repeatedly with U.S.-backed Afghan forces trying to repel them.
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Afghan official: US drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief
A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.
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All-Afghan peace summit set for July, but on Taliban terms
A surprise announcement by President Donald Trump seemed to accelerate the expected time frame for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of an all-Afghan peace summit planned for July 7-8 in Qatar. The gathering apparently will be held on Taliban terms as there will be no official Afghan government representation.
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Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills 1, wounds scores
At least 26 children were among the wounded, many of whom were cut by shards of glass when the bomb shattered nearby windows, government spokesman Feroz Bashari said. He said a total of 105 people were hurt.
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4 Afghan civilians killed, 4 US troops slightly wounded in Kabul suicide attack on US convoy
It was the second suicide attack in as many days to rattle the Afghan capital.
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Is miscommunication to blame in US airstrike that killed at least 5 Afghan troops?
Authorities are investigating an errant U.S. strike on an Afghan military base in the country’s south that killed at least five Afghan troops, a lawmaker said Thursday.
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US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to have little impact, official says
Trump’s plan to pull out 7,000 troops comes amid renewed peace talks with Taliban.
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Defense Secretary Mattis makes surprise visit to war-weary Kabul
Defense Secretary James Mattis made a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on Friday, the U.S. command in Afghanistan said, just days after a suicide bomber killed 21 people in the city and wounded 90 others.
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Rockets strike Afghan capital in latest spike of violence
Rockets slammed into the heart of the capital of Kabul on Tuesday as President Ashraf Ghani delivered a speech marking a Muslim holiday, the latest in a series of brazen attacks that highlighted Afghanistan’s deteriorating security.
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Afghan forces free most hostages taken in new Taliban attack
Taliban militants escaped with more than 20 captives after they ambushed a convoy of buses.
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Taliban try to take Afghan city in brazen assault, kill 14
Insurgent fighters clashed repeatedly with U.S.-backed Afghan forces trying to repel them.
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Afghan official: US drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief
A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.
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All-Afghan peace summit set for July, but on Taliban terms
A surprise announcement by President Donald Trump seemed to accelerate the expected time frame for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of an all-Afghan peace summit planned for July 7-8 in Qatar. The gathering apparently will be held on Taliban terms as there will be no official Afghan government representation.
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Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills 1, wounds scores
At least 26 children were among the wounded, many of whom were cut by shards of glass when the bomb shattered nearby windows, government spokesman Feroz Bashari said. He said a total of 105 people were hurt.
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4 Afghan civilians killed, 4 US troops slightly wounded in Kabul suicide attack on US convoy
It was the second suicide attack in as many days to rattle the Afghan capital.
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Is miscommunication to blame in US airstrike that killed at least 5 Afghan troops?
Authorities are investigating an errant U.S. strike on an Afghan military base in the country’s south that killed at least five Afghan troops, a lawmaker said Thursday.
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US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to have little impact, official says
Trump’s plan to pull out 7,000 troops comes amid renewed peace talks with Taliban.
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Defense Secretary Mattis makes surprise visit to war-weary Kabul
Defense Secretary James Mattis made a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on Friday, the U.S. command in Afghanistan said, just days after a suicide bomber killed 21 people in the city and wounded 90 others.
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Rockets strike Afghan capital in latest spike of violence
Rockets slammed into the heart of the capital of Kabul on Tuesday as President Ashraf Ghani delivered a speech marking a Muslim holiday, the latest in a series of brazen attacks that highlighted Afghanistan’s deteriorating security.
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Afghan forces free most hostages taken in new Taliban attack
Taliban militants escaped with more than 20 captives after they ambushed a convoy of buses.
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Taliban try to take Afghan city in brazen assault, kill 14
Insurgent fighters clashed repeatedly with U.S.-backed Afghan forces trying to repel them.
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Afghan official: US drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief
A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.
