Afghanistan
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Jan- 2021 -11 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan Probes Air Strike That Killed Civilians
Afghan authorities said Monday they are investigating an air strike at the weekend which local officials say killed more than a dozen civilians, including children.
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7 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Thousands of Afghan Families Flee Fighting in Insurgent Bastion Kandahar
About 17,000 Afghan families from the Taliban bastion of Kandahar have fled following months of heavy fighting between the insurgents and government forces.
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5 JanuaryMiddle East
US Military Blames Taliban for Spate of Afghan Assassinations
The US military on Monday blamed the Taliban for a spate of assassinations of prominent Afghans, the first time Washington has directly accused the insurgent group of the killings.
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Dec- 2020 -21 DecemberAsia Pacific
Nine Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Targeting Afghan MP
A car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen in Kabul on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the capital.
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18 DecemberAsia Pacific
At Least 15 Children Killed in East Afghanistan Bomb Blast
A motorbike loaded with explosives blew up in east Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people at a religious ceremony, officials said.
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17 DecemberAmericas
US General Milley Meets Taliban, Afghan Leader Ahead of Pullout
The top US military officer met separately this week with the Taliban and Afghanistan's president to push for a negotiated solution as the United States pulls out, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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16 DecemberTerrorism
Taliban Kill 13 Afghan Policemen in Checkpoint Attacks
At least 13 Afghan policemen were killed when Taliban militants attacked two checkpoints overnight in the north of the country, officials said Wednesday.
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15 DecemberAsia Pacific
Bomb Kills Deputy Governor in Afghan Capital
A deputy governor of Kabul province and his aide were killed by a bomb in the Afghan capital, the latest in a wave of targeted killings in the country.
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14 DecemberCommentary
Understanding the Brutality and Resilience of Militant Jihadism
In jihadists' eyes, their indiscriminate violence or terrorism is a necessary means to total victory against monstrous enemies.
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14 DecemberAsia Pacific
Scores of Taliban Militants Killed as Fighting Rocks Insurgent Bastion
Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.
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