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Pak Declares "Open War", Bombs Kabul After Afghan Attack, Claims 133 Killed
Islamabad has declared "open war" on the Afghan Taliban government following renewed clashes along the shared border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Dozens Killed As Afghan Taliban, Pakistan Exchange Deadliest Gunfire In Years
Dozens of people have been killed and wounded as fresh cross-border clashes erupted between Afghan and Pakistani forces in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Few Scenes In Netflix's Kandahar Web Series "Fictitious": Ex-Crew Member
Anil Sharma, who was present in the hijacked Airbus aircraft as chief steward, and saw the series of events unfolding in front of his eyes, said on Tuesday that some of the scenes in the web series are fictitious.
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Watch: The Airstrike That Destroyed Taliban Hideouts In Afghanistan
An hideout used by Taliban insurgents is seen being destroyed in an airstrike by defense forces in a video released by the Afghanistan government on Twitter. Tens of terrorists were killed and wounded as a result of the airstrike in Zherai district.
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MEA In Touch With Afghan Authorities To Bring Back Body Of Indian Photojournalist Killed In Kandhar
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said the Indian Embassy in Kabul is in touch with Afghan authorities to bring back the body of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Kandhar earlier today.
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In Pune, Waste Picker Discovers Laptop, Traces Owner To Return It
On Monday morning, Lakshman Kandhare, a waste picker from the Solid Waste Collection and Handling cooperative or the SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune, came across a laptop bag as he made his regular morning rounds.
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Taliban-Era Radio Announcer Rides Crest of the Airwaves
Once a deadpan radio announcer under the Taliban, Masood Sanjer has gained renown for being a thorn in the side of accountability-dodging Afghan officials, exemplifying hard-won media freedoms that are at stake in a pivotal year.
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No change in Afghan strategy: Hillary Clinton
The Obama administration said Monday the war strategy in Afghanistan remains intact despite the mass killing of Afghan civilians on Sunday, allegedly by an American soldier. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the episode "inexplicable" but insisted it won't force the U.S. to change course.
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Taliban vow revenge for US soldier's rampage
Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents today vowed revenge against "sick minded American savages" for the weekend rampage by a US soldier who killed 16 villagers in their homes. The Taliban would "take revenge from the invaders and the savage murderers for every single martyr", they said in a statement on their website.
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NATO drive on Kandahar begins, with mixed results
The white flags of the Taliban no longer fly from neighbourhoods in Kandahar City, as they did in some areas only two weeks ago, replaced instead by the red, black and green Afghan colors.But if the Taliban have been driven further underground, there has been no significant let-up in their campaign of terror and assassination against anyone connect...
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Pak Declares "Open War", Bombs Kabul After Afghan Attack, Claims 133 Killed
Islamabad has declared "open war" on the Afghan Taliban government following renewed clashes along the shared border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
-
Dozens Killed As Afghan Taliban, Pakistan Exchange Deadliest Gunfire In Years
Dozens of people have been killed and wounded as fresh cross-border clashes erupted between Afghan and Pakistani forces in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Few Scenes In Netflix's Kandahar Web Series "Fictitious": Ex-Crew Member
Anil Sharma, who was present in the hijacked Airbus aircraft as chief steward, and saw the series of events unfolding in front of his eyes, said on Tuesday that some of the scenes in the web series are fictitious.
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Watch: The Airstrike That Destroyed Taliban Hideouts In Afghanistan
An hideout used by Taliban insurgents is seen being destroyed in an airstrike by defense forces in a video released by the Afghanistan government on Twitter. Tens of terrorists were killed and wounded as a result of the airstrike in Zherai district.
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MEA In Touch With Afghan Authorities To Bring Back Body Of Indian Photojournalist Killed In Kandhar
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said the Indian Embassy in Kabul is in touch with Afghan authorities to bring back the body of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Kandhar earlier today.
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In Pune, Waste Picker Discovers Laptop, Traces Owner To Return It
On Monday morning, Lakshman Kandhare, a waste picker from the Solid Waste Collection and Handling cooperative or the SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune, came across a laptop bag as he made his regular morning rounds.
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Taliban-Era Radio Announcer Rides Crest of the Airwaves
Once a deadpan radio announcer under the Taliban, Masood Sanjer has gained renown for being a thorn in the side of accountability-dodging Afghan officials, exemplifying hard-won media freedoms that are at stake in a pivotal year.
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No change in Afghan strategy: Hillary Clinton
The Obama administration said Monday the war strategy in Afghanistan remains intact despite the mass killing of Afghan civilians on Sunday, allegedly by an American soldier. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the episode "inexplicable" but insisted it won't force the U.S. to change course.
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Taliban vow revenge for US soldier's rampage
Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents today vowed revenge against "sick minded American savages" for the weekend rampage by a US soldier who killed 16 villagers in their homes. The Taliban would "take revenge from the invaders and the savage murderers for every single martyr", they said in a statement on their website.
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NATO drive on Kandahar begins, with mixed results
The white flags of the Taliban no longer fly from neighbourhoods in Kandahar City, as they did in some areas only two weeks ago, replaced instead by the red, black and green Afghan colors.But if the Taliban have been driven further underground, there has been no significant let-up in their campaign of terror and assassination against anyone connect...
