Afghanistan
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Dec- 2019 -4 DecemberAsia Pacific
5 Afghans and Japanese aid worker killed in Jalalabad attack
Five Afghans and a Japanese aid worker were killed in an attack in Jalalabad city in the eastern province of Nangarhar
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Nov- 2019 -20 NovemberAsia Pacific
2 US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Two US military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the NATO Resolute Support mission said
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19 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban release 2 American and Australian hostages in southern Afghanistan
The Taliban released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan, handing them over to US forces more than three years after they were abducted in Kabul
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Oct- 2019 -23 OctoberAsia Pacific
China offers to host Afghanistan peace talks
China has invited the Taliban to an "intra-Afghan" conference after a prospective deal between the US and the insurgents collapsed last month
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19 OctoberAsia Pacific
UN report documents highest Afghan civilian casualties in a single month since records began
An “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan between July and September this year, the United Nations said in a new report released on Thursday, October 17, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.” The quarterly report, which also charts violence throughout 2019 so far, underscores how “Afghans have been exposed to extreme levels of violence for many years” despite promises by all sides to “prevent and mitigate harm to civilians.” The figures – 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injured from July 1 until September 30 – represent the largest number of civilian casualties the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has recorded in a single quarter since it began systematically documenting civilian casualties in 2009, and a 42% increase over the same period last year. July also saw the most civilians killed and injured in a single month since UNAMA records began in 2009. “Civilian casualties are totally unacceptable,” said the U.N.’s special representative in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, adding they demonstrate the importance of talks leading to a ceasefire and a permanent political settlement. “The impact of Afghanistan’s conflict on civilians is appalling,” said Fiona Frazer, UNAMA’s Human Rights Chief. Afghanistan violence surges in Q3 2019 The U.N. laid …
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16 OctoberBusiness
India hands over final pair of Mi-35 helicopter gunships to Afghanistan
India gave two more Mi-35/Mi-24V helicopter gunships to the Afghan Air Force
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15 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Balkh province, killing 7
At least seven Afghan military personnel were killed when their Mi-17 helicopter crashed in the northern province of Balkh
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15 OctoberEurope
NATO Parliamentary Assembly sets stage for key summit
The 2019 NATO Parliamentary Assembly offered an important insight into the issues driving the alliance such as Turkey and Afghanistan
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9 OctoberAsia Pacific
US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds
US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.
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8 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan airstrike killed Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent leader, NDS says
The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent was killed in a joint US-Afghan operation last month, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said
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