Afghanistan
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Oct- 2018 -29 OctoberAsia Pacific
Suicide bomber targets Afghanistan’s election commission headquarters in Kabul
A suicide bomber targeting the headquarters of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission killed at least one person and wounded six
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27 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Police and civilians killed in Taliban suicide attack in Wardak
A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and workers in central Afghanistan killed at least five people, officials said
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25 OctoberAsia Pacific
Pakistan releases Taliban leader Baradar after US peace talks with militants in Qatar
Top Taliban commander Abdul Ghani Baradar held in Pakistan for eight years has been freed in an apparent move to aid talks between the United States and the militant group
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24 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan investigates reports of civilians killed in operation against ISIS in Nangarhar
Afghan officials launched an investigation into claims at least 14 civilians were killed in a military ground operation targeting Islamic State in their stronghold in the eastern Nangarhar province.
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22 OctoberAsia Pacific
NATO Afghanistan mission service member killed in possible insider attack in Herat province
A Czech service member with NATO's mission in Afghanistan was killed in Herat province in a possible insider attack, Resolute Support said
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22 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: US general injured in Kandahar attack that killed provisional police chief
US army Brigadier General Jeffrey Smiley was among those injured in a Taliban attack on Afghanistan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound last week in Kandahar
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19 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar after Taliban attack
Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar after a Taliban attack on a security meeting killed a police chief and threatened stability
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18 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Taliban gunman attacks high-level security meeting in Kandahar governor’s office
Three top officials were killed when a Taliban gunman attacked a high-level security meeting at the governor's office in Afghanistan's Kandahar province
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18 OctoberAsia Pacific
Five Czech soldiers injured in attack near Afghanistan’s Bagram base
Five Czech soldiers were injured in an attack in Afghanistan, two months after three others were killed, the Czech defence ministry said
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17 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan election candidate targeted in Helmand bombing, 10th killed ahead of vote
A bomb under a sofa killed four Afghans including an election candidate, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the parliamentary ballot
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