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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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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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2 MarchMiddle East
US to begin Afghanistan drawdown as Kabul, Taliban deadlock ahead of peace talks
Afghanistan's government and the Taliban are deadlocked on a prisoner swap ahead of peace talks, but the US will start pulling out troops anyway
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Feb- 2020 -25 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Taliban attacks down as Afghanistan ‘reduction in violence’ deal holds
A partial, week-long truce between the Taliban, American and Afghan forces held tenuously for a fourth day, despite several insurgent attacks and the US hitting ISIS targets
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21 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US and Taliban agree to week-long ‘reduction in violence’ across Afghanistan
A week-long "reduction in violence" between the Taliban, the US, and Afghan security forces will commence shortly ahead of the possible signing of a deal
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11 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul
A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault in the city in months
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US Air Force E-11A aircraft crashes in Ghazni province, Afghanistan
A E-11A aircraft bearing US Air Force markings crashed in a Taliban-held area of Ghazni province in Afghanistan
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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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Dec- 2019 -30 DecemberAsia Pacific
Taliban deny agreeing to ceasefire with Afghanistan government
The Taliban denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumors swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction in fighting after more than 18 years of war
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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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