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Afghanistan blast: 19 killed and dozens wounded at Kabul education centre, say police
No immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in which suicide bomber detonated explosives, say police A…
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Taliban release American engineer Mark Frerichs in prisoner swap
Navy veteran exchanged for Bashir Noorzai, who had been held in US since 2005 on drugs chargesThe Taliban have…
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Kabul mosque blast during evening prayers kills 21, say police
UN expresses concern over rising number of civilian casualties from explosionsA blast that tore through a Kabu…
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At least 10 dead after huge bomb rips through Kabul mosque
Police report multiple casualties after powerful explosion during evening prayers A huge bomb attack at a mosq…
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Afghan cleric killed by explosives in attacker’s artificial leg, say officials
Taliban in Kabul investigating death of prominent figure they describe as a ‘huge loss’A prominent Taliban cle…
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Afghanistan: bomb in Kabul shopping street injures at least 22 people
The explosion happened in a western district where the minority Shia Muslim community regularly meetA bomb exp…
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Blast at Kabul mosque kills more than 50 worshippers
Explosion in Afghan capital is latest in string of attacks on civilians during RamadanA powerful explosion has…
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Afghan president in urgent talks as Taliban push closer to Kabul
Ashraf Ghani says focus is on preventing ‘further instability, violence and displacement’Afghanistan’s preside…
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UN compound attacked in Herat city, western Afghanistan
Identity of assailants unknown, but Taliban fighters are known to have penetrated city after US withdrawalThe …
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Taliban claim Afghan border crossing with Pakistan in major gain
Militants say they have made what could be their most significant advance in a nationwide offensiveTaliban fig…
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Blasts target school in west Kabul killing at least 40 people
Attack in Afghan capital injures mainly female students coming out of school in Shia Muslim areaAt least 40 pe…
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Afghan peace summit includes just one female delegate
Activist and politician Habiba Sarabi tells Moscow talks ‘51% of people should not be ignored’A three-day conf…
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Coalminer’s daughter comes out top in Afghanistan’s university entrance exam
Shamsia Alizada, 18, first out of more than 170,000 studentsGovernment in talks with Taliban, which barred gir…
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Gunmen attack Kabul hospital where MSF runs clinic
At least eight killed and dozens evacuated during attack by people wearing police uniforms Gunmen have attacke…
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US contractor reportedly kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan
Newsweek says 57-year-old taken last week in eastern Khost province, reportedly by Taliban-linked Haqqani netw…