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Taliban To Unveil New Afghan Government Framework Within Weeks: Official
The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the Islamist movement said on Saturday, after the insurgents' swift takeover of the South Asian nation.
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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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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing from Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected U.S. air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing From Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected US air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban as Twin Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he had sent a delegation to Pakistan to meet with representatives of the Taliban, his first acknowledgement of official talks with the insurgents fighting to topple the government in Kabul.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Pakistan: Police
A Taliban suicide bomber attack targeted a senior police officer in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least one police guard and wounding six other people, officials said.
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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan, Say Officials
A roadside bomb today killed a local government official and two others in one of Pakistan's restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
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Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack on Muslim Council in Southern Afghan: Police
Gunmen opened fire on a gathering of Afghan Muslim clerics in the southern province of Helmand, killing seven people, police said on Wednesday.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 44 Militants: Military
Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.
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Taliban To Unveil New Afghan Government Framework Within Weeks: Official
The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the Islamist movement said on Saturday, after the insurgents' swift takeover of the South Asian nation.
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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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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing from Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected U.S. air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing From Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected US air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban as Twin Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he had sent a delegation to Pakistan to meet with representatives of the Taliban, his first acknowledgement of official talks with the insurgents fighting to topple the government in Kabul.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Pakistan: Police
A Taliban suicide bomber attack targeted a senior police officer in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least one police guard and wounding six other people, officials said.
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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan, Say Officials
A roadside bomb today killed a local government official and two others in one of Pakistan's restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
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Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack on Muslim Council in Southern Afghan: Police
Gunmen opened fire on a gathering of Afghan Muslim clerics in the southern province of Helmand, killing seven people, police said on Wednesday.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 44 Militants: Military
Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.
