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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan school children increasingly vulnerable in surging conflict
Children in Afghanistan are increasingly the victims of brutal violence even as the government and Taliban sit down for peace talks
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan fears spillover of India-Pakistan tensions
Fearing a spillover from tensions between India and Pakistan, war-ravaged Afghanistan has advised its nuclear-armed neighbors to exercise restraint
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Thorny peace process leaves Afghanistan with a sense of deja vu
The path to peace in Afghanistan, fast-tracked by US President Trump’s rush to withdraw troops, has left many Afghans with a sense of deja vu
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Fear and mourning in Afghanistan: Hazaras mark the festival of Muharram in fragile Dasht-e-Barchi
In Kabul’s largely Shia Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, Shadi Saif finds some from Afghanistan's persecuted minority community taking security into their own hands
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Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings
In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame
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A war over water: Fall of Farah exposes a new proxy front in Afghanistan’s conflict
Iran is seen to recognize western Afghanistan as its ‘area of influence’ where it identifies development activities such as the building of dams as competition rather than cooperation
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Taliban strives to repeat Afghanistan’s deadly history with new spring offensive
Since the Soviet-backed coup of 1978, the last week of April has twice seen Afghanistan's destiny alter course, and the Taliban seek to orchestrate a third turn in their favor through their latest spring offensive
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Asia Pacific
Deadly airstrike on school is latest blow to Afghanistan peace prospects
Afghanistan saw yet another deadly government air raid claim multiple civilian lives, but is now witnessing a landmark civic movement in a bid to keep the hope of peace alive amid escalating violence.
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Asia Pacific
The ‘weak link’: Afghan Police bear the brunt of insecurity in Afghanistan
Undertrained and improperly equipped, the Afghan National Police act more as a security force than civilian police, and they bear the brunt of terrorist attacks
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