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Afghan Forces Retake Prison Attacked By Islamic State; 29 Killed
Afghan security forces laid siege to a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, with at least 29 people killed after the terrorists overnight assault led to a mass jailbreak.
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12 Dead In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan
At least 12 people were killed, including two Ukrainians, when a helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan and foreign officials said.
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Gunmen Attack Kabul Intelligence Training Centre: Officials
Gunmen attacked an intelligence training centre in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, as families buried loved ones killed by a suicide bomber a day earlier in the war-weary Afghan capital.
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After Trump Rejects Talks, Afghanistan Says Taliban Will Have To Be Defeated
Afghanistan said on Tuesday the Taliban would have to be defeated on the battlefield after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the idea of talks with the militants following a series of deadly attacks.
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Afghan Police Battle Holdout Gunman After Suicide Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan security forces sealed off the centre of Kabul on Tuesday as they battled gunmen who barricaded themselves inside the offices of an international aid group after a car bomb attack on Monday night.
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Casualty Rate Soars For Afghan Security Forces: NATO
Afghan security forces are being killed or wounded in attacks by the Taliban and other groups in even higher numbers than last year, when they suffered devastating losses, a NATO official said Thursday.
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United States And Afghan Forces Find Kidnapped Son Of Ex-Pakistani PM
US and Afghan forces have found the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister alive in an operation in Afghanistan, the Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement issued today.
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US Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan today, where officials said he planned to meet with US troops and military commanders and Afghan officials.
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2 Spanish Security Personnel, 4 Afghan Policemen Killed In Kabul Attack
Afghan security forces suppressed a suicide attack on a guest house attached to the Spanish embassy in Kabul, killing three Taliban fighters after hours of intermittent gunfire and explosions that lasted into the early hours of today.
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Wedding Revellers in Afghan Village Exult Over Taliban Rout
Ankle bells chimed as male dancers shimmied beneath chandeliers in midnight wedding revelry that drew together an entire frontline Afghan village just days after its residents humiliatingly routed the Taliban.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Barack Obama Troop Plan Just Enough to Prop up Afghan Army: Experts
The decision to keep thousands of US troops in Afghanistan drives home the hard truth that despite billions of dollars and years of training, Afghan security forces are far from ready to go it alone.
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US voices Confidence in Afghan Forces After Kunduz 'Setback'
The Pentagon on Tuesday expressed confidence in Afghan security forces as they battled Taliban fighters to regain control of the northern city of Kunduz.
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NATO to Assess Afghan Fighting Season Before Deciding on Mission's Future
NATO will decide how quickly to scale back its mission to train Afghan security forces after judging how well they perform in this summer's "fighting season", the alliance's chief said on Thursday.
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Afghan Base Attack Kills 8 Militants, 1 Soldier
An Afghan official says that one soldier and eight insurgents have been killed in an attack on an army base in the country's volatile east.
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Afghan Forces Retake Prison Attacked By Islamic State; 29 Killed
Afghan security forces laid siege to a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, with at least 29 people killed after the terrorists overnight assault led to a mass jailbreak.
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12 Dead In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan
At least 12 people were killed, including two Ukrainians, when a helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan and foreign officials said.
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Gunmen Attack Kabul Intelligence Training Centre: Officials
Gunmen attacked an intelligence training centre in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, as families buried loved ones killed by a suicide bomber a day earlier in the war-weary Afghan capital.
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After Trump Rejects Talks, Afghanistan Says Taliban Will Have To Be Defeated
Afghanistan said on Tuesday the Taliban would have to be defeated on the battlefield after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the idea of talks with the militants following a series of deadly attacks.
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Afghan Police Battle Holdout Gunman After Suicide Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan security forces sealed off the centre of Kabul on Tuesday as they battled gunmen who barricaded themselves inside the offices of an international aid group after a car bomb attack on Monday night.
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Casualty Rate Soars For Afghan Security Forces: NATO
Afghan security forces are being killed or wounded in attacks by the Taliban and other groups in even higher numbers than last year, when they suffered devastating losses, a NATO official said Thursday.
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United States And Afghan Forces Find Kidnapped Son Of Ex-Pakistani PM
US and Afghan forces have found the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister alive in an operation in Afghanistan, the Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement issued today.
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US Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan today, where officials said he planned to meet with US troops and military commanders and Afghan officials.
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2 Spanish Security Personnel, 4 Afghan Policemen Killed In Kabul Attack
Afghan security forces suppressed a suicide attack on a guest house attached to the Spanish embassy in Kabul, killing three Taliban fighters after hours of intermittent gunfire and explosions that lasted into the early hours of today.
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Wedding Revellers in Afghan Village Exult Over Taliban Rout
Ankle bells chimed as male dancers shimmied beneath chandeliers in midnight wedding revelry that drew together an entire frontline Afghan village just days after its residents humiliatingly routed the Taliban.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Barack Obama Troop Plan Just Enough to Prop up Afghan Army: Experts
The decision to keep thousands of US troops in Afghanistan drives home the hard truth that despite billions of dollars and years of training, Afghan security forces are far from ready to go it alone.
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US voices Confidence in Afghan Forces After Kunduz 'Setback'
The Pentagon on Tuesday expressed confidence in Afghan security forces as they battled Taliban fighters to regain control of the northern city of Kunduz.
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NATO to Assess Afghan Fighting Season Before Deciding on Mission's Future
NATO will decide how quickly to scale back its mission to train Afghan security forces after judging how well they perform in this summer's "fighting season", the alliance's chief said on Thursday.
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Afghan Base Attack Kills 8 Militants, 1 Soldier
An Afghan official says that one soldier and eight insurgents have been killed in an attack on an army base in the country's volatile east.
