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20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan

Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...

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Trump Lets Pentagon Set Afghanistan Troop Levels

President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said...

International

Afghan Soldier Kills 3 US Service Members

Three US soldiers were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on...

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Explosion In Afghan Capital Kills Dozens

A powerful vehicle bomb has struck the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 49 people and...

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New Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers

At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of...

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Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers

At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of...

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NATO Mulls Sending Thousands More Troops To Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the...

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NATO Could Boost Afghanistan Mission

NATO is considering boosting its troop strength again in Afghanistan, where it is helping the military in the fight...

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Traces of Death At Afghan Base Attacked By Taliban

The green mosque in the Afghan military compound attacked by Taliban militants is scarred -- disfigured by bullet...

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Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base

More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the...

International

Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Army Base, ‘killing 140’

As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in...

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Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base

More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern...

International

Taliban Attack On Army Base Kills ‘more Than 50’ Afghan Soldiers

Taliban gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan Friday...

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Taliban Kill At Least Eight Afghan Soldiers In Base Attack

At least eight Afghan soldiers have been killed and 11 wounded during an ongoing Taliban attack on their base in...

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How To Save A Life While Under Fire In Afghanistan

It was first used by the armies of the Roman Empire. Centuries later, the tourniquet is buying casualties in...

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NATO Troops Race Winter To Give Afghan Forces A Morale Boost

The target is behind a slope, the advance is unprotected: crawl, fire! Italian instructors in western Afghanistan have...

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UN Voices Concern Over Afghan Civilian Deaths In Helmand

The UN voiced "grave concern" Sunday over the killing of at least 25 civilians in the escalating conflict in the...

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Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Helmand

At least six people were killed Saturday when a Taliban bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into Afghan soldiers who...

International

Dozens of Afghan Troops Missing From Military Training In U.S.

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years,...