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Amid Taliban Attacks, Jim Mattis Makes Unannounced Visit To Afghanistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 7, 2018

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis landed in Kabul on Friday for an unannounced visit to war-torn Afghanistan, adding his weight to a flurry of diplomatic efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.

Afghan Taliban Announces Death Of Haqqani Network Founder

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 4, 2018

The Afghan Taliban have announced the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the head of one of the most potent militant factions operating in Afghanistan, the SITE monitoring group said Tuesday.

US General Scott Miller Takes Charge Of Forces In Afghanistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 2, 2018

General Scott Miller took command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, as worsening violence erodes hopes for peace in the war-torn country.

China Says It Is Helping Afghanistan With Defence, Counterterrorism

World News | Reuters | Friday August 31, 2018

China's defence ministry said on Thursday that it was supporting Afghanistan's defence and counterterrorism efforts, a day after Beijing denied a plan to build a base in Afghanistan and to send Chinese forces to the war-torn country.

Afghanistan Peace Talks Postponed, Says Russia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 28, 2018

Russia said on Monday that international peace talks on Afghanistan have been postponed following a phone conversation between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani.

India - New Pak PM Imran Khan's Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 23, 2018

Pakistan today stands isolated, observers say, and bringing it back into the fold is a formidable task for its new premier Imran Khan.

Afghanistan Has "Unprecedented" Opportunity For Peace Says US General

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 23, 2018

The top commander for US and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday that warring parties now have an "unprecedented" opportunity for peace, and insisted President Donald Trump's strategy for the beleaguered country is working.

Afghanistan Seeks Russia's Help To Press Taliban Into Peace Talks

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 22, 2018

Afghanistan hopes Russia can press Taliban insurgents into holding peace talks with the government, Afghanistan's top security official said on Wednesday after he met Russia's ambassador in Kabul.

US Concerned Over Presence Of Terrorist Groups In Pakistan: Official

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 21, 2018

The US has expressed concern over terrorist groups continuing to enjoy safe haven in Pakistan and is asking the country to do more against "externally oriented" extremist outfits, a top official in the Trump administration said.

Multiple Rockets Hit Kabul's Diplomatic District, Two Injured

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 21, 2018

At least nine rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and terrorists in the city's old quarter.

Afghanistan Announces Ceasefire With Taliban To Mark Eid Holiday

World News | Reuters | Sunday August 19, 2018

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, despite the heavy fighting seen over recent days in the central city of Ghazni.

Taliban Terrorists Attack Afghan Army Base Killing 10 Soldiers

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Taliban terrorists overran large parts of an army base in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 soldiers, wounding 15 and capturing dozens more in fighting over the past two days, officials said on Tuesday.

At Least 100 Security Forces Killed In Fight For Afghan City

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 13, 2018

At least 100 security forces have been killed in the ongoing struggle to push the Taliban from the embattled Afghan city of Ghazni, a government minister said Monday, four days after the fighting began.

26 Dead, Clashes Continue After Taliban Storms City Near Kabul

World News | Reuters | Sunday August 12, 2018

Fighting continued around Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after Taliban terrorists stormed the city in a stark show of force, with at least 25 police and one journalist killed, officials said.

Taliban Launch Major Attack On Afghan City, Casualties: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 10, 2018

Taliban terrorists have launched an attack on an Afghan provincial capital and heavy fighting is under way as security forces try to beat them back, with terrified residents cowering in their homes amid explosions and gunfire.