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Jun- 2021 -18 JuneAsia Pacific
‘Sangorians’ Take a Page From Insurgent Playbook in Fight Against Taliban
They name themselves after a Turkish soap opera, count former Taliban insurgents among their ranks, and dress like their enemies, but the shadowy "Sangorians" militiamen are among the fiercest forces on the Afghan battlefield.
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May- 2021 -17 MayAsia Pacific
Fighting Resumes in Southern Afghanistan as Ceasefire Ends
Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumed Sunday in the restive southern province of Helmand, officials said, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring sides to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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6 MayAsia Pacific
Taliban Capture Key Afghan Dam as Fighting Rages
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in their former bastion of Kandahar, the insurgents and officials said Thursday.
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3 MayAsia Pacific
Taliban, Afghan Forces Clash as US Hands Over Base
Fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban has left more than 100 insurgents dead in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Sunday.
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Dec- 2020 -14 DecemberAsia Pacific
Scores of Taliban Militants Killed as Fighting Rocks Insurgent Bastion
Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.
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Jun- 2020 -29 JuneWar
Blasts at Afghan Market in Helmand Kill 23 Civilians, Wound 15: Officials
Multiple explosions tore through a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 23 civilians, officials said, blaming the Taliban for the carnage.
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Mar- 2020 -4 MarchAsia Pacific
US conducts airstrike to defend Afghan forces against Taliban in Helmand
The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces in Helmand as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents
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Dec- 2019 -28 DecemberAsia Pacific
Taliban kill Afghan soldiers in Helmand base attack
Ten Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in the southern province of Helmand
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Oct- 2019 -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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Sep- 2019 -23 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province
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