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"Welcome To Afghanistan": Video Invites US Tourists With Hostage Scene
A video linked to the Taliban uses dark humour and surreal imagery to rebrand Afghanistan as a tourist destination.
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9 Men Kidnapped From Bus, Shot Dead In Pakistan's Balochistan
Gunmen shot and killed nine men after abducting them from a bus in a troubled province in southwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran, officials said on Saturday.
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Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Not Guilty To Killing 3 US Soldiers In 2008
A former Taliban commander previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008, telling a federal judge that the "accusations are incorrect."
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Taliban Talks In Doha Were "Candid And Professional": US
The US said the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and professional" and that the U.S. side reiterated that the Taliban would be judged on actions.
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Taliban Hang 4 Bodies From Cranes In Herat, Call It "Lesson" On Kidnappings
The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said.
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Verifying Reported Kidnapping Of "Indian Citizen" In Kabul, Says India
India on Thursday said it is in touch with all concerned following reports that an Indian national has been kidnapped from Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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"Pak Stooped To New Low": India On Abduction Of Afghan Envoy's Daughter
Terming the abduction of Afghan top envoy's daughter in Islamabad last week as a "very shocking incident", India on Thursday said Pakistan's denial of the kidnapping is "stooping to a new low even by its standards."
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Pak Foreign Minister Dials Counterpart In Kabul As Afghanistan Recalls Diplomats
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday telephoned his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Haneef Atmar and assured him of taking all steps to arrest the culprits involved in the kidnapping of the daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador.
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Afghanistan Recalls Ambassador To Pakistan Following Kidnapping Incident
Afghanistan on Sunday said it was recalling its ambassador to Islamabad and all senior diplomats over "security threats" after the top envoy's daughter was briefly kidnapped in the Pakistani capital this week.
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Daughter Of Afghan Envoy To Pak Kidnapped, "Severely Tortured"
The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped and mistreated by unknown assailants, the Afghan government said on Saturday.
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Pakistan Targeting Indian Professionals Working In Afghanistan: Centre
India on Monday said Pakistan was targeting Indian professionals working in Afghanistan through a variety of ways and several of them engaged in various development projects have been attacked and kidnapped over the past 12 years.
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11 Afghan Sikhs Kidnapped From Gurdwara In June Reach Delhi
Eleven members of Sikh community from Afghanistan, who were granted short-term visas by Indian Embassy in Kabul, including Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped from a gurudwara in Paktia province last month, touched down in New Delhi on Sunday morning.
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Afghan Sikh Community Leader, Kidnapped By Terrorists, Released: Centre
Nidan Singh Sachdeva, a Sikh community leader of Afghanistan who was kidnapped in Paktia province last month, was released from captivity on Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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Aghan-Americans Seek India's Help After Man Kidnapped In Afghnanistan
A Sikh man was kidnapped from the Paktia province in Eastern Afghanistan four days ago, confirmed the Afghan Sikh community living in the United States.
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"Welcome To Afghanistan": Video Invites US Tourists With Hostage Scene
A video linked to the Taliban uses dark humour and surreal imagery to rebrand Afghanistan as a tourist destination.
-
9 Men Kidnapped From Bus, Shot Dead In Pakistan's Balochistan
Gunmen shot and killed nine men after abducting them from a bus in a troubled province in southwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran, officials said on Saturday.
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Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Not Guilty To Killing 3 US Soldiers In 2008
A former Taliban commander previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008, telling a federal judge that the "accusations are incorrect."
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Taliban Talks In Doha Were "Candid And Professional": US
The US said the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and professional" and that the U.S. side reiterated that the Taliban would be judged on actions.
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Taliban Hang 4 Bodies From Cranes In Herat, Call It "Lesson" On Kidnappings
The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said.
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Verifying Reported Kidnapping Of "Indian Citizen" In Kabul, Says India
India on Thursday said it is in touch with all concerned following reports that an Indian national has been kidnapped from Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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"Pak Stooped To New Low": India On Abduction Of Afghan Envoy's Daughter
Terming the abduction of Afghan top envoy's daughter in Islamabad last week as a "very shocking incident", India on Thursday said Pakistan's denial of the kidnapping is "stooping to a new low even by its standards."
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Pak Foreign Minister Dials Counterpart In Kabul As Afghanistan Recalls Diplomats
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday telephoned his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Haneef Atmar and assured him of taking all steps to arrest the culprits involved in the kidnapping of the daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador.
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Afghanistan Recalls Ambassador To Pakistan Following Kidnapping Incident
Afghanistan on Sunday said it was recalling its ambassador to Islamabad and all senior diplomats over "security threats" after the top envoy's daughter was briefly kidnapped in the Pakistani capital this week.
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Daughter Of Afghan Envoy To Pak Kidnapped, "Severely Tortured"
The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped and mistreated by unknown assailants, the Afghan government said on Saturday.
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Pakistan Targeting Indian Professionals Working In Afghanistan: Centre
India on Monday said Pakistan was targeting Indian professionals working in Afghanistan through a variety of ways and several of them engaged in various development projects have been attacked and kidnapped over the past 12 years.
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11 Afghan Sikhs Kidnapped From Gurdwara In June Reach Delhi
Eleven members of Sikh community from Afghanistan, who were granted short-term visas by Indian Embassy in Kabul, including Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped from a gurudwara in Paktia province last month, touched down in New Delhi on Sunday morning.
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Afghan Sikh Community Leader, Kidnapped By Terrorists, Released: Centre
Nidan Singh Sachdeva, a Sikh community leader of Afghanistan who was kidnapped in Paktia province last month, was released from captivity on Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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Aghan-Americans Seek India's Help After Man Kidnapped In Afghnanistan
A Sikh man was kidnapped from the Paktia province in Eastern Afghanistan four days ago, confirmed the Afghan Sikh community living in the United States.
