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May- 2021 -14 MayAsia Pacific
Afghan Ceasefire Calm Shattered As 12 Die in Mosque Blast
At least 12 people were killed in a mosque blast on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Friday, shattering the relative calm of a holiday ceasefire between the warring Taliban and government forces.
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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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Jan- 2021 -7 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Thousands of Afghan Families Flee Fighting in Insurgent Bastion Kandahar
About 17,000 Afghan families from the Taliban bastion of Kandahar have fled following months of heavy fighting between the insurgents and government forces.
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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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Mar- 2020 -3 MarchMiddle East
Taliban launch more than a dozen attacks on Afghanistan army bases
The Taliban carried out more than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases hours after ending a partial truce and throwing into doubt peace talks
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Jan- 2020 -13 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Pentagon identifies 2 soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan IED blast
The US identified two American soldiers killed in a Taliban IED in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, as Staff Sgt. Ian P. McLaughlin and Pfc. Miguel A. Villalon
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Jul- 2019 -29 JulyAsia Pacific
Two US service members killed in Afghanistan
Two US service members have been killed in Afghanistan, NATO's Resolute Support mission said
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – good news for peace?
Ambassador James Dobbins, former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said three factors explain why Afghanistan remains reliant on the United States for security
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Dec- 2018 -11 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets security forces convoy near Kabul, killing 4
At least four people were killed and another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Afghan security forces in Kabul
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Nov- 2018 -5 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victims
The Taliban is demanding the body of a man who shot dead Afghan police chief General Abdul Raziq in return for the remains of 13 people killed in an army helicopter crash
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