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IS Claims Attack On Iraq Embassy In Kabul

The Islamic State group claimed it had attacked the Iraqi embassy in Kabul Monday, as a series of explosions and the...

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Kabul Attack: Gun Battle and Suicide Bombing In Afghan Capital

Afghan security forces are battling gunmen following a suicide attack outside the Iraqi embassy in the capital, Kabul....

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26 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Taliban Attack On Kandahar Base

At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar...

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Violence Against Afghan Journalists Soars

At least 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of 2017, a 35 percent surge from last year, a...

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At Least 35 Killed In Taliban Attack On Central Afghan Hospital

At least 35 people were killed when the Taliban attacked a hospital in central Ghor province over the weekend, a...

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At Least 24 Killed In Kabul Car Bombing

At least 24 people have been killed and 42 wounded after a car bomb struck a bus carrying government employees in...

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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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Afghan Cycling Sisters Take Refuge In Home of ‘Grand Boucle’

With discreet black scarves tucked beneath their helmets, Afghan refugees Zahra and Masomah Alizada hurtle down...

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No NATO Combat Role In Afghanistan

NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is...

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At Least Two Dozen People Killed In Multiple Pakistan Blasts

Multiple blasts killed at least 24 people in two Pakistani cities on the last Friday of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month,...

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Afghanistan’s ‘hill of Widows’ Live In A World Apart

The first women settled on this stony slope outside Kabul in the 1990s hoping to escape the stigma those like them are...

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UN Chief Calls For Aid To Afghanistan As Conflict Spirals

Sitting cross-legged with war-displaced women in a mud-brick settlement on Kabul's outskirts, UN Secretary General...

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World Bank To Give Afghanistan $520 Mn Credit

The World Bank on Tuesday said it had approved a $520 million plan to help Afghanistan, which has been weakened by the...

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Kabul To Host Peace Summit After Week of Deadly Violence

Kabul will host a multinational peace conference on Afghanistan Tuesday, as the capital reels from a wave of bombings...

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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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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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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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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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Kabul Probes ‘terrorist’ Attack On Foreign Guest House

Kabul police said Monday they were investigating a "terrorist" attack on an international guest house that left a...