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US Contractors Hurt, Afghan Guards Dead In Kabul Bomb

At least 11 Afghan guards working for the US embassy in Kabul were among those killed in a massive truck bomb attack...

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Timeline of Kabul Attacks Since 2016

A massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quater on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people and wounding...

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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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’40 Killed Or Injured’ In Massive Kabul Diplomatic Quarter Blast

At least 40 people were killed or wounded Wednesday as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter,...

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Massive Blast In Kabul Diplomatic Quarter

A massive blast rocked Kabul's diplomatic quarter during the morning rush hour on Wednesday the latest attack to hit...

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In Swedish Asylum Limbo, Young Afghans Turn To Heroin

Beer cans, newspapers drenched in vomit and aluminium foil litters the ground inside a parking garage where young...

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Modi Seeks To Repair Russia Ties On Europe Tour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair India's drifting partnership with Russia when he meets President...

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Ramadan Begins For World’s Muslims, Violently For Some

The world's 1.5 billion Muslims began observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Saturday, blighted by conflict and...

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Car Bomber Kills 13 In East Afghanistan On First Day of Ramadan

A suicide car bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, officials said, in the first...

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Car Bomber Kills 18 In East Afghanistan On First Day of Ramadan

A suicide car bomber killed 18 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, the first day of the holy...

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New York Exhibition Fetes 70 Years of Magnum Photos

An exhibition spanning the second half of the 20th century and celebrating the last 70 years of the oldest photographic...

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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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Qatar ‘hacking’ Revives Gulf Tensions

The alleged hack on Qatar's state news agency may have lasted just four hours, but the impact on already tense ties...

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Afghan Women Shelters Bring Succour To Abuse Victims

Heavily pregnant at 16 after being raped by an insurgent commander, Malala was on the brink of committing suicide when...

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Attack Turns Spotlight On Libyan Islamists In Manchester

The terror attack in Manchester has thrown a spotlight on hardline Islamist exiles among opponents of former Libyan...

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‘Afghan Spielberg’ Shaheen Goes Down A Storm At Cannes

In the hierarchy of world cinema, Hollywood is at the top. Then comes Bollywood and Nigeria's Nollywood. And then "way,...

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Afghan Plane Forced To Fly Back After Angry MPs Miss Flight

Supporters of two Afghan MPs who missed a domestic flight from Kabul blocked an airport runway with rocks, forcing the...

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Trump’s Saudi Embrace, Iran Disdain Upend Obama’s Vision

US President Donald Trump's emphatic embrace of Sunni Arab regimes and his vilification of Iran mark a stark departure...