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Afghanistan Attacks Border Posts, Claims Dozens Killed, Pakistan Hits Back
Afghanistan attacked Pakistani forces on Thursday and claimed to have killed and captured dozens of soldiers in retaliation for deadly air strikes days earlier.
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Afghanistan Retaliates, Launches "Large-Scale Offensive Ops" Against Pak
Afghanistan has launched offensive operations against Pakistani military positions along the border, the Taliban's spokesperson said on Thursday, in retaliation for recent Pakistani airstrikes.
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Condemn "All Foreign Interference" In Afghanistan: Iran's Message To Pak
Iran on Monday "strongly" condemned the Taliban's military offensive against holdout fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, as the Islamist group claimed it had taken control of the area.
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US, UK Troops To Aid Afghan Evacuation As Taliban Poised To Take Key Cities
The United States and Britain said on Thursday they would send thousands of troops to Afghanistan to protect and help evacuate civilians, as the Taliban stood poised for their two biggest military victories since they began a broad offensive in May.
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Afghanistan Army Chief Expected To Visit India Next Week
Afghan Army Chief Gen Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai is expected to pay a three-day crucial visit to India from July 27 to explore boosting bilateral military ties in the face of the Taliban making sweeping offensive across Afghanistan
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Russia To Hold Military Drills Near Afghanistan Border Next Month
Russia said Monday it will stage military drills next month with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan where the Taliban has led a lightning offensive against government troops.
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Foreign Missions In Afghanistan Call For Taliban Ceasefire As Peace Talks Fail
Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Monday to halt their military offensives just hours after the rival Afghan sides failed to agree on a ceasefire at a peace meeting in Doha.
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Taliban Claims It Now Controls 85% Of Afghanistan's Territory
The Taliban said Friday it now controls 85 percent of Afghanistan's territory as the militants mount an offensive amid a US military withdrawal, though the group's claims cannot be independently verified.
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Pakistan Cautions US About Consequences Of Anti-Taliban Offensive: Report
Pakistan is believed to have told US interlocutors that a major military offensive against the Taliban from both sides of the Afghan border, if failed, will have negative consequences for the entire region, according to a media report today.
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2 Romanian Soldiers Killed In Afghan 'Insider Attack'
Gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms shot dead two Romanian soldiers in the country's south on Saturday, officials said, in the first insider attack on foreign troops since the Taliban launched their spring offensive last month.
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Pakistan Militants Strike Checkpoints in Tribal Area, 11 Dead
At least five soldiers and six Taliban militants have been killed after raids on Pakistan army checkpoints in the restive tribal area of Waziristan, security officials say, as the military presses on with an offensive in the Shawal Valley.
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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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Pakistan Military Says 20 Militants Killed in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 20 militants on Saturday in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border, as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Pakistan Asks Karachi Citizens to Carry National Identity Cards
Citizens of Karachi have been asked to carry their National Identity Cards with them all the time or face detention, amid fear that militants have taken refuge in Pakistan's financial capital after fleeing the ongoing military offensive.
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Pakistan Troops Kill 15 Militants in Gun Battle, Says Military
Pakistani troops killed 15 militants in a clash early today in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major anti-insurgent offensive, the military said.
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Afghanistan Attacks Border Posts, Claims Dozens Killed, Pakistan Hits Back
Afghanistan attacked Pakistani forces on Thursday and claimed to have killed and captured dozens of soldiers in retaliation for deadly air strikes days earlier.
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Afghanistan Retaliates, Launches "Large-Scale Offensive Ops" Against Pak
Afghanistan has launched offensive operations against Pakistani military positions along the border, the Taliban's spokesperson said on Thursday, in retaliation for recent Pakistani airstrikes.
-
Condemn "All Foreign Interference" In Afghanistan: Iran's Message To Pak
Iran on Monday "strongly" condemned the Taliban's military offensive against holdout fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, as the Islamist group claimed it had taken control of the area.
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US, UK Troops To Aid Afghan Evacuation As Taliban Poised To Take Key Cities
The United States and Britain said on Thursday they would send thousands of troops to Afghanistan to protect and help evacuate civilians, as the Taliban stood poised for their two biggest military victories since they began a broad offensive in May.
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Afghanistan Army Chief Expected To Visit India Next Week
Afghan Army Chief Gen Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai is expected to pay a three-day crucial visit to India from July 27 to explore boosting bilateral military ties in the face of the Taliban making sweeping offensive across Afghanistan
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Russia To Hold Military Drills Near Afghanistan Border Next Month
Russia said Monday it will stage military drills next month with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan where the Taliban has led a lightning offensive against government troops.
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Foreign Missions In Afghanistan Call For Taliban Ceasefire As Peace Talks Fail
Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Monday to halt their military offensives just hours after the rival Afghan sides failed to agree on a ceasefire at a peace meeting in Doha.
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Taliban Claims It Now Controls 85% Of Afghanistan's Territory
The Taliban said Friday it now controls 85 percent of Afghanistan's territory as the militants mount an offensive amid a US military withdrawal, though the group's claims cannot be independently verified.
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Pakistan Cautions US About Consequences Of Anti-Taliban Offensive: Report
Pakistan is believed to have told US interlocutors that a major military offensive against the Taliban from both sides of the Afghan border, if failed, will have negative consequences for the entire region, according to a media report today.
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2 Romanian Soldiers Killed In Afghan 'Insider Attack'
Gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms shot dead two Romanian soldiers in the country's south on Saturday, officials said, in the first insider attack on foreign troops since the Taliban launched their spring offensive last month.
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Pakistan Militants Strike Checkpoints in Tribal Area, 11 Dead
At least five soldiers and six Taliban militants have been killed after raids on Pakistan army checkpoints in the restive tribal area of Waziristan, security officials say, as the military presses on with an offensive in the Shawal Valley.
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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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Pakistan Military Says 20 Militants Killed in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 20 militants on Saturday in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border, as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Pakistan Asks Karachi Citizens to Carry National Identity Cards
Citizens of Karachi have been asked to carry their National Identity Cards with them all the time or face detention, amid fear that militants have taken refuge in Pakistan's financial capital after fleeing the ongoing military offensive.
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Pakistan Troops Kill 15 Militants in Gun Battle, Says Military
Pakistani troops killed 15 militants in a clash early today in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major anti-insurgent offensive, the military said.
