Afghanistan
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryAsia Pacific
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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31 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – good news for peace?
Ambassador James Dobbins, former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said three factors explain why Afghanistan remains reliant on the United States for security
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25 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan investigates reports of 16 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that at least 16 civilians including women and children were killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province
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22 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US special forces member killed in combat operation in Afghanistan
US special forces member Staff Sgt. Joshua Z. Beale was killed in combat operations in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province
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21 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Taliban kill Afghanistan security forces in Wardak military compound attack
At least 12 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on a military compound in central Afghanistan's Wardak province
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15 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Taliban claim responsibility for deadly vehicle bomb in Kabul’s Green Village
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb in Kabul's Green Village that killed at least four people and wounded more than 100
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14 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Dozens wounded in Kabul car bomb attack
A car packed with explosives blew up near a heavily fortified foreign compound in Kabul, killing at least four people and wounding more than 90
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2 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Afghan forces open fire on NATO advisors at base in Herat
Two Afghan border guards opened fire on NATO Resolute Support mission advisors at the military base in Herat province in western Afghanistan
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Dec- 2018 -23 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan president replaces defense and interior ministers in surprise shake-up
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, Amrullah Saleh and Assadullah Khaled
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21 DecemberAsia Pacific
Trump plans ‘significant withdrawal’ of US troops from Afghanistan
President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official told AFP a day after he announced a withdrawal from Syria
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