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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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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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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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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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Top US Official McMaster Visits Afghanistan After Bomb Attack

US National Security Advisor Gen. H. R McMaster arrived in Kabul on Sunday days after the American military dropped its...

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Kabul Suicide Bombing Kills Five

At least five people were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber on foot struck near the Afghan defense ministry in...

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Nine Sacked Over Kabul Hospital Attack

The attackers were eventually killed after several hours of fighting at the hospital on 8 March Nine military officers...

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Afghanistan Sacks Top Generals Over Brazen Hospital Attack

Afghanistan on Tuesday sacked 12 army officers including two generals for negligence over an insurgent attack on the...

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Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed In Drone Strike, US Military Reveals

A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...

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US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader

A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al-Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has...

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Russia Denies Supplying Taliban After NATO Claim

Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban as the insurgents...

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Afghan Military Rejects Claims Insiders Aided Hospital Attack

Afghanistan's defense ministry Wednesday shrugged off allegations that insiders were involved in a catastrophic...

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Afghan Security Leadership Under Fire Over Hospital Attack

The Afghan security leadership has come under scathing criticism from lawmakers and social media users over a...

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Blast Targets Bus In Downtown Kabul During Rush Hour

A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour Monday, officials said, sending smoke rising in...

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Insiders Aided Kabul Hospital Attack, Survivors Say

Insiders including two interns were among the attackers who launched a gun-and-grenade assault this week on...

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Eight Afghan Police Killed In

Eight local policemen were killed by their colleagues after they were poisoned in their base in southern Afghanistan,...

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Afghanistan Launches Centre To Protect Women Journalists

Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday launched a centre to protect women journalists in Afghanistan, the second most...

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Taliban Claim Attacks In Afghan Capital, At Least 15 Dead

Afghan Taliban militants said they attacked police, military and intelligence targets in Kabul on Wednesday, as...

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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...