Afghanistan
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Mar- 2018 -1 MarchAsia Pacific
German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan
A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, a rare example of a European among the insurgents
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Feb- 2018 -28 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Afghan President Ghani lays out plans for peace talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled plans for a possible peace settlement with the Taliban that are hoped to end decades of violence.
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27 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Taliban calls for direct peace talks with United States
The Taliban has called for direct talks with the United States to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan which it said "has been imposed upon us"
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22 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Lithuania to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in NATO train and assist role
Lithuania is to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in a train and assist role in support of NATO's Resolute Support Mission following requests from NATO and allies
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21 FebruaryAsia Pacific
No official reports of civilian casualties in Kandahar raid, NATO Afghanistan mission says
NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said it had not been informed through official channels of allegations of civilian deaths in a raid in Kandahar earlier this month
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15 FebruaryMiddle East
Record number of Afghan civilian casualties in attacks in 2017, UN says
Nearly 2,300 civilians were killed or wounded in suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan in 2017, more than any previous year of the conflict on record, a UN report said
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6 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US expands air campaign in northern Afghanistan
The US expanded its air campaign in northern Afghanistan, carrying out airstrikes in Badakhshan province near the border with China and Tajikistan, amid reports that American soldiers are being redeployed from Iraq.
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2 FebruaryCommentary
Why Pakistan will not back down to US pressure
The Pakistani military views the Taliban as vital to securing Pakistan's continued existence and has cards to play against the US in Afghanistan
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1 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan claims ‘undeniable’ evidence Kabul attacks planned in Pakistan
Afghanistan has handed "undeniable" evidence to Pakistan that it claims shows a recent spate of deadly attacks were planned on Pakistani soil, Afghan officials said, amid growing public anger over their impotence to protect civilians
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1 FebruaryAsia Pacific
The ‘weak link’: Afghan Police bear the brunt of insecurity in Afghanistan
Undertrained and improperly equipped, the Afghan National Police act more as a security force than civilian police, and they bear the brunt of terrorist attacks
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