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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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7 Killed In Attack On Clerics In Afghanistan's Herat
At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw carrying two Shiite clerics in western Afghanistan, an official and residents said.
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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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UN Headquarters Attacked In Afghanistan, At Least One Guard Killed
The main UN compound in the capital of the western Afghan province of Herat was attacked by "anti-government elements" on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.
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Car Bomb Kills Eight, Injures 47 In Aghanistan's Herat
A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more, authorities said Saturday, as the United Nations condemned attacks on civilians in the country.
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8 Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Passenger Bus In Afghanistan: Officials
A roadside bomb hit a Kabul-bound passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding around 40, mostly women and children, officials said.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In Western Afghan City, Residents Say Situation “Very Bad”
Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to capture the restive provincial capital, with residents reporting air strikes, explosions and gunfire.
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1 Dead, Several Injured In Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat: Officials
Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority.
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29 Killed In Attack On Jawadya Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat
A suicide bomber and a gunman killed at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shia mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat Tuesday, the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.
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Afghanistan Attack That Killed 10 Did Not Target India-Made Salma Dam: Envoy
Ten security personnel and four others have been injured in a terror attack, reportedly carried out by Taliban, in Afghanistan's Herat province. The attack took place nearly 13 kilometres from the Salma dam, rebuilt by India, in Chist-i-Sharif district in the western province. However, India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra confirmed that...
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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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7 Killed In Attack On Clerics In Afghanistan's Herat
At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw carrying two Shiite clerics in western Afghanistan, an official and residents said.
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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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UN Headquarters Attacked In Afghanistan, At Least One Guard Killed
The main UN compound in the capital of the western Afghan province of Herat was attacked by "anti-government elements" on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.
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Car Bomb Kills Eight, Injures 47 In Aghanistan's Herat
A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more, authorities said Saturday, as the United Nations condemned attacks on civilians in the country.
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8 Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Passenger Bus In Afghanistan: Officials
A roadside bomb hit a Kabul-bound passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding around 40, mostly women and children, officials said.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In Western Afghan City, Residents Say Situation “Very Bad”
Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to capture the restive provincial capital, with residents reporting air strikes, explosions and gunfire.
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1 Dead, Several Injured In Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat: Officials
Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority.
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29 Killed In Attack On Jawadya Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat
A suicide bomber and a gunman killed at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shia mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat Tuesday, the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.
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Afghanistan Attack That Killed 10 Did Not Target India-Made Salma Dam: Envoy
Ten security personnel and four others have been injured in a terror attack, reportedly carried out by Taliban, in Afghanistan's Herat province. The attack took place nearly 13 kilometres from the Salma dam, rebuilt by India, in Chist-i-Sharif district in the western province. However, India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra confirmed that...
