Ashraf Ghani

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Trump Weighs Further US Troops For Afghanistan

Hanging in a corridor outside the Pentagon press office, a blow-up of a Time magazine cover shows a weary US soldier...

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Afghanistan: IS Head Killed In Raid

Afghan forces - backed by the US- have recently carried out a series of operations against IS The head of so-called...

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Kabul Uneasy As Former Warlord Hekmatyar Returns After 20 Years

A former warlord branded the "Butcher of Kabul" made a triumphant return to the Afghan capital Thursday, met by uneasy...

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Afghan Ex-PM and ‘butcher of Kabul’

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who returned to Kabul Thursday after more than 20 years, is one of Afghanistan's most notorious...

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Former Afghan Warlord Hekmatyar Returns To Kabul After 20 Years

A former warlord branded the "Butcher of Kabul" returned to the Afghan capital on Thursday morning, two decades after...

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Infamous Afghan Warlord Returns To Public Life After Exile

Notorious Afghan warlord and ex-prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar returned to public life Saturday after more than 20...

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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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UN Says Corruption In Afghanistan A Challenge Despite Progress

Corruption remains a serious obstacle to peace in Afghanistan, the UN said in its first report on the issue released...

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Afghan Defence Minister, Army Chief Resign After Taliban Attack

The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after a Taliban attack at a military base in...

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Afghanistan Mourns Deadly Taliban Assault

Afghanistan is holding a day of national mourning after the Taliban attacked an army base, killing or wounding more...

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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...

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War-Torn Afghanistan Sets Up Tourism Ministry

The president of war-torn Afghanistan is creating a tourism ministry in a bid to attract visitors to the country...

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Number of IS Fighters Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90

The number of Islamic State fighters killed by a massive US bomb in eastern Afghanistan has nearly tripled to at least...

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Huge US Bomb Kills Dozens of IS Militants In Afghanistan

The US military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed dozens of Islamic State militants as it smashed their mountain...

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Afghan Martial Arts Bout Reveals A Nation Divided

A martial arts bout in Afghanistan was billed as a bare-knuckle duel for supremacy, but it has become a lightning rod...

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Kidnappings Blight War-Scarred Kabul City

The bruises, scabs and chain markings have long faded but Haji Ghulam is still visibly traumatised by his month-long...

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IS Gunmen Dressed As Medics Kill 30 At Kabul Military Hospital

More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul,...

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Afghanistan: IS Gunmen Dressed As Medics Kill 30 At Kabul Military Hospital

More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul,...

International

Simultaneous Taliban Attacks Kill At Least 16 In Kabul

Two attacks struck the Afghan capital at almost the same time on Wednesday Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have...