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Afghanistan’s Shiites Mark Anniversary of Deadly Attack

Silently, the figures climb the hill in a dusty breeze to reach the gravestones of their loved ones. The site west of...

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Afghanistan Enacts Law To Control Cyberspace

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has signed into law a cybercrime bill targeting online crime and militancy by...

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Gunmen Kill Eight Afghan Guards At Largest US Base

Gunmen have killed eight Afghan guards working at the largest American base in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, as...

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Taliban Raid Kills 20 Policemen In Southern Afghanistan

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the...

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Winter Fighting Took Heavy Toll On Afghan Forces

Afghan security forces were killed at a "shockingly high" rate during what historically has been a winter lull in...

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Afghanistan Arrests 35 Soldiers After Attack On Base

Authorities have arrested 35 soldiers who served on an army base in northern Afghanistan where the Taliban staged a...

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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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Toll Now 144 In Taliban Attack On Afghan Base

The death toll from last week's Taliban attack on an Afghan military base stands at 144, a senior US defense official...

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US Blasts ‘unconscionable’ Taliban Attack In Afghanistan

The US State Department on Monday described last week's Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan as "unconscionable," but...

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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...

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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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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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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Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Policemen In Northern Afghanistan

A roadside bomb killed nine policemen and wounded four others outside their checkpoint in northern Afghanistan,...

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Afghanistan Music Fans Hail Trailblazing Talent Show

Music fans in conservative Afghanistan Wednesday hailed the groundbreaking finale of a popular television singing...

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Red Cross Urges Release of Two Staff Abducted In Afghanistan

The Red Cross on Saturday called for the unconditional release of two staff members who were abducted when their convoy...

International

German Mission Attacked In Afghanistan

A suicide bomber has rammed a truck into the German consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least...