Afghanistan

First video of Bangladesh al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan appears online

The first video apparently showing Bangladeshi al-Qaeda fighters launching attacks in Afghanistan against US and Afghan forces was posted online last week

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Leidos awarded $27 million US Army contract for Saturn Arch ISR aircraft

Leidos was awarded a $26,798,950 US Army contract for Saturn Arch Quick Reaction Capability aircraft, the US Department of Defense said

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Ghazni battle exposes nascent Afghan forces’ shortcomings

In Ghazni, site of a four-day battle between the Afghanistan government and Taliban forces that killed hundreds, there is plenty of grief and blame

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Afghanistan ISIS leader ‘killed in Nangarhar airstrike’

Saad Erhabi, a senior Islamic State - Khorasan Province leader, was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to officials

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Multiple rockets hit Kabul after Afghan president offers Taliban ceasefire

Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants

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Afghanistan: President Ghani offers Taliban 3-month conditional ceasefire

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban to begin on Eid al-Adha

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Gunmen attack Afghan intelligence training center in Kabul

Gunmen launched an attack on an intelligence training center in Kabul, officials said, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of students in the war-weary city

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Students killed in suicide bombing at Kabul education center

Dozens of people were killed when an explosion at an education center rocked a minority Shiite area of western Kabul

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Taliban kill dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks

Taliban insurgents killed dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks in Baghlan and Zabul provinces, bringing the number killed in the past week to well over 200

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Taliban capture northern Afghanistan military base

Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan military base in the northern Faryab province, killing and capturing dozens of soldiers

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