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Afghanistan Retaliates, Launches "Large-Scale Offensive Ops" Against Pak
Afghanistan has launched offensive operations against Pakistani military positions along the border, the Taliban's spokesperson said on Thursday, in retaliation for recent Pakistani airstrikes.
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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghan Exit
Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan's Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is "pretty degraded" but not eliminated, the Pentagon said.
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Islamic State Claims Attack In Afghanistan That Killed 3 Spanish Tourists
Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, the group said on its Telegram channel.
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"No Need To Rush": Turkey's "Advice" To World On Recognising Taliban
Turkey said on Tuesday there was "no need to rush" in recognising the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan, adding that Ankara was still holding discussions about operating Kabul's strategic airport.
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4 Shot Dead In "Targeted Attacks" On Afghanistan Polio Vaccinators
At least four people were killed Tuesday in a string of targeted attacks on polio workers in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the second assault on vaccinators in the area in less than three months.
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10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack
Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
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Two Dead, Several Injured In Afghanistan Police Base Attack
A car bomb attack on an Afghan police base followed by an ongoing gun battle have killed two policemen and wounded dozens of people in a city bordering Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
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Providing Visas To Hindus, Sikhs In Afghanistan Who Want To Come: Centre
There has been a recent spurt of attacks on Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan by terrorists at the behest of their "external supporters" and India has been providing necessary visas to members of these communities who want to come, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Journalist Killed In Kabul Bomb Blast Targeting TV Workers: Officials
A roadside bomb killed a journalist and driver after struck a minivan carrying employees of a private Afghan television channel in Kabul on Saturday, killing a journalist and the driver, the network's news director and officials said.
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Security Agencies Check Role Of Kerala Man In ISIS's Kabul Attack: Report
Central security agencies are looking into the role of Kerala youth -- Mohammed Muhsin -- who is believed to be one of the terrorists of ISIS that claimed responsibility of an attack on a gurdwara in Afghanistan killing 25 people, officials said on Saturday.
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10 Children Among 13 Killed By US Air Strike In Afghanistan, Says UN
Ten children, part of the same extended family, were killed by a US air strike in Afghanistan, along with three adult civilians, the United Nations said on Monday.
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5 Soldiers Killed As Taliban Terrorists Blow Up Afghanistan Army Outpost
Taliban fighters detonated explosives planted in a tunnel below an Afghan military outpost, killing five soldiers, a police official said on Wednesday.
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22 Security Forces Killed In Afghanistan In Two Separate Taliban Attacks
Taliban terrorists killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in separate attacks on security checkpoints in two Afghan provinces, officials said on Sunday, ahead of parliamentary elections set for this week.
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Hours-Long Battle Ends In Kabul, Terrorists Killed
Terrorists rattled the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday in an hours-long attack that saw parts of the city showered with mortar fire, sparking intense clashes with security forces who used air strikes to quell the assault.
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Terrorists Take Dozens Hostage In Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Gunmen stormed a government building in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, taking dozens of hostages after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate, officials and witnesses said.
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Afghanistan Retaliates, Launches "Large-Scale Offensive Ops" Against Pak
Afghanistan has launched offensive operations against Pakistani military positions along the border, the Taliban's spokesperson said on Thursday, in retaliation for recent Pakistani airstrikes.
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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghan Exit
Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan's Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is "pretty degraded" but not eliminated, the Pentagon said.
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Islamic State Claims Attack In Afghanistan That Killed 3 Spanish Tourists
Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, the group said on its Telegram channel.
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"No Need To Rush": Turkey's "Advice" To World On Recognising Taliban
Turkey said on Tuesday there was "no need to rush" in recognising the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan, adding that Ankara was still holding discussions about operating Kabul's strategic airport.
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4 Shot Dead In "Targeted Attacks" On Afghanistan Polio Vaccinators
At least four people were killed Tuesday in a string of targeted attacks on polio workers in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the second assault on vaccinators in the area in less than three months.
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10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack
Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
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Two Dead, Several Injured In Afghanistan Police Base Attack
A car bomb attack on an Afghan police base followed by an ongoing gun battle have killed two policemen and wounded dozens of people in a city bordering Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
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Providing Visas To Hindus, Sikhs In Afghanistan Who Want To Come: Centre
There has been a recent spurt of attacks on Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan by terrorists at the behest of their "external supporters" and India has been providing necessary visas to members of these communities who want to come, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Journalist Killed In Kabul Bomb Blast Targeting TV Workers: Officials
A roadside bomb killed a journalist and driver after struck a minivan carrying employees of a private Afghan television channel in Kabul on Saturday, killing a journalist and the driver, the network's news director and officials said.
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Security Agencies Check Role Of Kerala Man In ISIS's Kabul Attack: Report
Central security agencies are looking into the role of Kerala youth -- Mohammed Muhsin -- who is believed to be one of the terrorists of ISIS that claimed responsibility of an attack on a gurdwara in Afghanistan killing 25 people, officials said on Saturday.
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10 Children Among 13 Killed By US Air Strike In Afghanistan, Says UN
Ten children, part of the same extended family, were killed by a US air strike in Afghanistan, along with three adult civilians, the United Nations said on Monday.
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5 Soldiers Killed As Taliban Terrorists Blow Up Afghanistan Army Outpost
Taliban fighters detonated explosives planted in a tunnel below an Afghan military outpost, killing five soldiers, a police official said on Wednesday.
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22 Security Forces Killed In Afghanistan In Two Separate Taliban Attacks
Taliban terrorists killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in separate attacks on security checkpoints in two Afghan provinces, officials said on Sunday, ahead of parliamentary elections set for this week.
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Hours-Long Battle Ends In Kabul, Terrorists Killed
Terrorists rattled the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday in an hours-long attack that saw parts of the city showered with mortar fire, sparking intense clashes with security forces who used air strikes to quell the assault.
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Terrorists Take Dozens Hostage In Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Gunmen stormed a government building in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, taking dozens of hostages after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate, officials and witnesses said.
