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17 June

The governor of Afghanistan's Badghis province, Jamaluddin Ishaq, poses with civilians and Taliban fighters

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Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack

The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire

15 June

Joanne Stocker

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Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May

The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.

15 June

Staff Writer With AFP

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US airstrike targets Pakistani Taliban leader in Afghanistan

The US military said it carried out a strike targeting a senior militant leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding

12 June

US Army AH-64E Apache helicopter in Afghanistan

Fergus Kelly

US approves $930 million sale to India in support of Apache helicopter purchase

The U.S. State Department approved the sale of equipment including Hellfire and Stinger missiles, supporting a proposed direct commercial sale of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters

12 June

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier, right, talks with a potential Afghan Local Police candidate in Helmand province, Afghanistan

Michael Kugelman

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In Afghanistan, ceasefires will amount to little in a war that has raged for years

Afghanistan’s temporary ceasefire is better than none, but likely represents little more than a brief interlude in a war poised to rage for many years, Michael Kugelman says

12 June

Staff Writer With AFP

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Taliban launches new attack in northern Afghanistan as government ceasefire begins

Taliban fighters killed a governor in northern Afghanistan as clashes broke out across the country, officials said, accusing the militants of defying the start of a government ceasefire

11 June

The Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul

Staff Writer With AFP

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Suicide bomber hits Afghanistan ministry hours before ceasefire with Taliban starts

At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded by a suicide bomber outside a government ministry in Kabul, a day before a government ceasefire with the Taliban begins

9 June

Staff Writer With AFP

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Taliban announce temporary ceasefire, overlapping with Afghan government’s pause

The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion, with a three-day halt in hostilities against the country's security forces

7 June