Afghanistan
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May- 2021 -21 MayAsia Pacific
NATO Says to Provide Funding for Kabul Airport After Pull-Out
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the alliance would provide funding to help run Kabul airport and train Afghanistan's special forces abroad after its withdrawal from the country.
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17 MayAsia Pacific
Fighting Resumes in Southern Afghanistan as Ceasefire Ends
Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumed Sunday in the restive southern province of Helmand, officials said, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring sides to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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14 MayAsia Pacific
Afghan Ceasefire Calm Shattered As 12 Die in Mosque Blast
At least 12 people were killed in a mosque blast on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Friday, shattering the relative calm of a holiday ceasefire between the warring Taliban and government forces.
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14 MayAmericas
US Pulls Out of Major Kandahar Base in Southern Afghanistan: Afghan Army
The United States has completed its withdrawal from Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan, once the second largest military base in the country for US forces, officials said Friday.
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13 MayAsia Pacific
Afghans Mark Eid as Ceasefire Pauses Deadly Violence
A three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring Taliban and Afghan government came into force on Thursday as the country celebrated Eid al-Fitr, after weeks of intense clashes.
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12 MayAsia Pacific
Taliban Seize Nerkh District on Outskirts of Afghan Capital
The Taliban have seized a district from Afghan government forces on the outskirts of Kabul, ahead of a three-day ceasefire agreed between the warring sides, officials said.
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7 MayAmericas
US Sends More Reinforcements for Afghan Pullout: Pentagon
The US military has deployed more heavy bombers and fighter jets to protect withdrawing American and coalition troops from Afghanistan, which have so far sustained no direct attacks, the Pentagon said.
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6 MayAsia Pacific
Taliban Capture Key Afghan Dam as Fighting Rages
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in their former bastion of Kandahar, the insurgents and officials said Thursday.
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3 MayAsia Pacific
Taliban, Afghan Forces Clash as US Hands Over Base
Fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban has left more than 100 insurgents dead in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Sunday.
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Apr- 2021 -30 AprilAsia Pacific
Surge in Insider Attacks in Afghan Army as Americans Prepare to Go: US Govt
Deadly insider attacks against the Afghan army jumped in the first quarter of this year as Taliban rebels took advantage of the coming American and NATO troop withdrawal.
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