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Feb- 2019 -28 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan fears spillover of India-Pakistan tensions
Fearing a spillover from tensions between India and Pakistan, war-ravaged Afghanistan has advised its nuclear-armed neighbors to exercise restraint
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28 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US and Taliban negotiators pause ‘productive’ Afghanistan peace talks in Doha
The US and Taliban paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend
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25 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US envoy and Taliban leader Baradar meet ahead of Afghanistan peace talks
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met the Taliban's top political leader in Doha in what is believed to be the highest level engagement between the US and the Taliban
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Thorny peace process leaves Afghanistan with a sense of deja vu
The path to peace in Afghanistan, fast-tracked by US President Trump’s rush to withdraw troops, has left many Afghans with a sense of deja vu
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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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21 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Taliban kill Afghanistan security forces in Wardak military compound attack
At least 12 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on a military compound in central Afghanistan's Wardak province
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15 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Taliban claim responsibility for deadly vehicle bomb in Kabul’s Green Village
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb in Kabul's Green Village that killed at least four people and wounded more than 100
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Dec- 2018 -23 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan president replaces defense and interior ministers in surprise shake-up
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, Amrullah Saleh and Assadullah Khaled
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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 -30 NovemberAsia Pacific
US airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 23 civilians, UN finds
At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by a US airstrike in southern Afghanistan, according to an UN investigation
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