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Letter Fails To Save 30 Afghan Farmers Killed By US In Drone Strike
Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir Tangi area about their plans to recruit 200 labourers and children to pluck the dry fruit.
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68 Dead, 165 Injured In Afghan Suicide Attack
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day.
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Suicide Bombing in East Wounds 9 People: Afghan Official
An Afghan official says a suicide car bombing in the country's east has wounded nine people, including six policemen.
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Slow Road From Kabul Highlights China's Challenge in Afghanistan
A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, bedevilled by militant attacks and accusations of mismanagement.
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'Islamic States Fighters' Attack Afghan Police Posts: Officials
Self-proclaimed fighters from the Islamic State group have for the first time launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in an eastern Afghan province, officials said today.
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US Drone Attack Kills Senior Islamic State Leader
A senior leader of Islamic State (IS) militant group and former Pakistani Taliban spokesman was among 24 terrorists killed today in a US drone attack in Afghanistan along its border with Pakistan.
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Drone Strikes Target Islamic State Fighters in Eastern Afghanistan
Two drone strikes targeted militants loyal to Islamic State in Afghanistan on today, killing between 25 and 49 insurgents, according to differing estimates by Afghan and foreign officials.
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In Turf War With Afghan Taliban, Islamic State Loyalists Gain Ground
Fighters loyal to Islamic State have seized substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability.
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2 Hurt in Bomb Attack on Afghan News Agency
A bomb exploded at an office of Afghanistan's main news agency on today, wounding two people and causing damage in the latest attack on the country's media.
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Twin Blasts Kill At Least 37, Injure 100 in Afghanistan's Jalalabad; Islamic State Claims Responsibility
Twin blasts in Afghanistan's Jalalabad have killed at least 37 people and injured over 100. A spokesperson for the Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which would make it first attack by the Islamic State in Afghanistan.
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US Drone Strike Kills 9 Taliban Militants in Afghanistan
A US drone strike killed at least nine Pakistani militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province today, intelligence officials said, part of an intensifying drone campaign against Pakistani militants in Afghanistan.
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Letter Fails To Save 30 Afghan Farmers Killed By US In Drone Strike
Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir Tangi area about their plans to recruit 200 labourers and children to pluck the dry fruit.
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68 Dead, 165 Injured In Afghan Suicide Attack
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day.
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Suicide Bombing in East Wounds 9 People: Afghan Official
An Afghan official says a suicide car bombing in the country's east has wounded nine people, including six policemen.
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Slow Road From Kabul Highlights China's Challenge in Afghanistan
A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, bedevilled by militant attacks and accusations of mismanagement.
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'Islamic States Fighters' Attack Afghan Police Posts: Officials
Self-proclaimed fighters from the Islamic State group have for the first time launched coordinated attacks on police checkpoints in an eastern Afghan province, officials said today.
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US Drone Attack Kills Senior Islamic State Leader
A senior leader of Islamic State (IS) militant group and former Pakistani Taliban spokesman was among 24 terrorists killed today in a US drone attack in Afghanistan along its border with Pakistan.
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Drone Strikes Target Islamic State Fighters in Eastern Afghanistan
Two drone strikes targeted militants loyal to Islamic State in Afghanistan on today, killing between 25 and 49 insurgents, according to differing estimates by Afghan and foreign officials.
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In Turf War With Afghan Taliban, Islamic State Loyalists Gain Ground
Fighters loyal to Islamic State have seized substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability.
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2 Hurt in Bomb Attack on Afghan News Agency
A bomb exploded at an office of Afghanistan's main news agency on today, wounding two people and causing damage in the latest attack on the country's media.
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Twin Blasts Kill At Least 37, Injure 100 in Afghanistan's Jalalabad; Islamic State Claims Responsibility
Twin blasts in Afghanistan's Jalalabad have killed at least 37 people and injured over 100. A spokesperson for the Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which would make it first attack by the Islamic State in Afghanistan.
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US Drone Strike Kills 9 Taliban Militants in Afghanistan
A US drone strike killed at least nine Pakistani militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province today, intelligence officials said, part of an intensifying drone campaign against Pakistani militants in Afghanistan.
