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Afghanistan investigates civilian casualty reports in Kunduz strike

Afghan authorities are probing reports that 14 civilians were killed or wounded during a military operation, with several officials saying…

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Cameroon arrests soldiers accused of executing women and children

Four Cameroonian soldiers suspected of shooting dead four women and children have been arrested, according to reports

Joanne Stocker

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 1 Palestinian, injures 3 others

A Palestinian was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, the enclave's health ministry said, after Israel said it targeted…

Staff Writer With AFP

Boko Haram ambushes Nigerian military convoy, killing six traders

Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria

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Thousands evacuate pro-regime Syrian towns after 3-year siege

Several thousand residents evacuated two pro-regime towns in northern Syria, ending one of the longest sieges of the country's civil…

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Iran’s military to procure up to 800 tanks as part of defense modernization plan

Iran's military could receive 800 tanks as part of a plan to boost defense capabilities, Deputy Defense Minister Reza Mozaffarinia said

Joanne Stocker

Are there any strategic options left for the United States in Afghanistan?

As the US prepares for more talks on Afghanistan, Shazar Shafqat argues that the timing may be in the Taliban’s…

Opinion Editor

Three civilians killed by mortar in Yemen’s Taiz, MSF says

Three civilians were killed and nine wounded when a mortar shell hit a crowded market in southwestern Yemen, Doctors Without…

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UN ‘deeply concerned’ about rising intercommunal violence in Mali, OHCHR says

The UN said it was "deeply concerned" about a surge in intercommunal violence in Mali that has killed hundreds of…

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Taliban commander among dead in suspected ISKP attack in northern Afghanistan

Suspected ISIS militants attacked Taliban fighters attending a funeral in northern Afghanistan and killed at least 15 in the latest…

Staff Writer With AFP