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Pentagon Orders 'Comprehensive Review' Into US Afghanistan Withdrawal
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a "comprehensive review" of the United States' chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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US House Republican Report Blasts Biden Over Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Taliban Warn Of More Targeted Attacks After Assassination Attempt On Top Minister
The Taliban warned Wednesday of more attacks targeting Afghan government leaders, a day after the defence minister escaped an assassination attempt and as the insurgents fought to take control of a string of besieged cities across the country.
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Afghan Forces Stop Taliban Attack On India-Built Salma Dam
The Afghan forces thwarted the Taliban's attack on India-built Salma Dam in Herat province, said the Afghan government, adding that the terror group has "suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as a result of counter-attacks".
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Afghan Troops Struggle To Replace Americans At Key Bagram Base
After American troops withdrew without notifying them, Afghan soldiers guarding the Bagram Air Base have been left with thousands of Taliban prisoners and a certainty that the enemy will attack.
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Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Mastermind Of Army Base Attack That Killed 30: Report
Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday.
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Afghan Forces Capture "Mastermind" Of Kabul University Attack
Afghan forces have captured the "mastermind" of a brutal attack on Kabul University when terrorists entered classrooms and gunned down dozens of students earlier this month, a top official said Saturday.
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Taliban Suicide Attack Kills Eight Afghan Troops, Wounds Nine
A suicide car bomber in central Afghanistan targeted a convoy of Afghan army troops, killing eight soldiers, the defence ministry said, while Taliban Islamist terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack amid a nationwide escalation of violence.
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US Airstrikes Hit Taliban, Hours After Donald Trump Holds Talks With Its Chief
The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces Wednesday, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt.
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Afghan Officials: Clashes With Taliban Continue In Kunduz
With American helicopters providing air support, Afghan forces battled the Taliban in the northern city of Kunduz for the third straight day Wednesday, following the multipronged attack launched by terrorists earlier this week.
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Pentagon Chief Praises Afghan Forces, Touts New Rules
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter reiterated Washington's support for "courageous" Afghan security forces Tuesday and touted new rules of engagement that make it easier for US forces to help them strike the Taliban.
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Afghan Taliban Splinter Faction Picks Rival Leader
A splinter faction of the Afghan Taliban has selected its own leader to challenge the new chief of the terror group, two insurgent commanders said today, raising fresh doubts about chances of breathing life into stalled peace talks.
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Gunfights After Resurgent Taliban Threaten New Afghan City
Explosions and sporadic gunfire rocked the outskirts of Ghazni today after the Taliban attempted to storm the southeastern city, as the insurgents tighten their grip across Afghanistan following their lightning capture of another provincial capital.
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Resurgent Taliban Threaten to Overrun Another Afghanistan City
Fighting flared in eastern Afghanistan on Monday as Taliban insurgents threatened to storm another provincial capital, two weeks after their lightning capture of northern Kunduz city which marked their biggest military victory in 14 years.
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Afghan Forces Called for Hospital Air Strike, United States General Says
Afghan forces called in a United States air strike on a Kunduz hospital that killed 22 people, the top American commander in Afghanistan said Monday, after medical charity MSF branded the incident a war crime.
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Pentagon Orders 'Comprehensive Review' Into US Afghanistan Withdrawal
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a "comprehensive review" of the United States' chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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US House Republican Report Blasts Biden Over Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Taliban Warn Of More Targeted Attacks After Assassination Attempt On Top Minister
The Taliban warned Wednesday of more attacks targeting Afghan government leaders, a day after the defence minister escaped an assassination attempt and as the insurgents fought to take control of a string of besieged cities across the country.
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Afghan Forces Stop Taliban Attack On India-Built Salma Dam
The Afghan forces thwarted the Taliban's attack on India-built Salma Dam in Herat province, said the Afghan government, adding that the terror group has "suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as a result of counter-attacks".
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Afghan Troops Struggle To Replace Americans At Key Bagram Base
After American troops withdrew without notifying them, Afghan soldiers guarding the Bagram Air Base have been left with thousands of Taliban prisoners and a certainty that the enemy will attack.
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Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Mastermind Of Army Base Attack That Killed 30: Report
Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday.
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Afghan Forces Capture "Mastermind" Of Kabul University Attack
Afghan forces have captured the "mastermind" of a brutal attack on Kabul University when terrorists entered classrooms and gunned down dozens of students earlier this month, a top official said Saturday.
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Taliban Suicide Attack Kills Eight Afghan Troops, Wounds Nine
A suicide car bomber in central Afghanistan targeted a convoy of Afghan army troops, killing eight soldiers, the defence ministry said, while Taliban Islamist terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack amid a nationwide escalation of violence.
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US Airstrikes Hit Taliban, Hours After Donald Trump Holds Talks With Its Chief
The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces Wednesday, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt.
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Afghan Officials: Clashes With Taliban Continue In Kunduz
With American helicopters providing air support, Afghan forces battled the Taliban in the northern city of Kunduz for the third straight day Wednesday, following the multipronged attack launched by terrorists earlier this week.
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Pentagon Chief Praises Afghan Forces, Touts New Rules
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter reiterated Washington's support for "courageous" Afghan security forces Tuesday and touted new rules of engagement that make it easier for US forces to help them strike the Taliban.
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Afghan Taliban Splinter Faction Picks Rival Leader
A splinter faction of the Afghan Taliban has selected its own leader to challenge the new chief of the terror group, two insurgent commanders said today, raising fresh doubts about chances of breathing life into stalled peace talks.
-
Gunfights After Resurgent Taliban Threaten New Afghan City
Explosions and sporadic gunfire rocked the outskirts of Ghazni today after the Taliban attempted to storm the southeastern city, as the insurgents tighten their grip across Afghanistan following their lightning capture of another provincial capital.
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Resurgent Taliban Threaten to Overrun Another Afghanistan City
Fighting flared in eastern Afghanistan on Monday as Taliban insurgents threatened to storm another provincial capital, two weeks after their lightning capture of northern Kunduz city which marked their biggest military victory in 14 years.
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Afghan Forces Called for Hospital Air Strike, United States General Says
Afghan forces called in a United States air strike on a Kunduz hospital that killed 22 people, the top American commander in Afghanistan said Monday, after medical charity MSF branded the incident a war crime.
