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Bombs kill 11 Afghan civilians on first day of three-day ceasefire
At least 11 civilians were killed and 13 others wounded in four separate bombings in Afghanistan on Thursday, hours after…
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Death toll from blasts near Afghan girls’ school rises to 68
The death toll from multiple explosions outside a school in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has risen to 68, Afghan officials said…
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Afghan president proposes three-phase peace roadmap
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will put forward a three-phase peace roadmap for Afghanistan during a proposed meeting in Turkey,…
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Afghan Buddha in virtual return on anniversary of destruction by Taliban
BAMIYAN: Twenty years after being blasted out of Afghanistan’s rugged central highlands, one of the country’s famed Buddha statues made…
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Afghan women leaving journalism in droves as violence soars
KABUL: Nearly 20 percent of Afghan women journalists have quit or lost their jobs in the past six months, a…
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Afghan remanded in custody over Sweden stabbing
STOCKHOLM: A 22-year-old Afghan man was remanded in custody in Sweden on Friday, after he was accused of stabbing seven…
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Three separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound two: Afghan police
Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a…
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Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline: Nato officials
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the Taliban’s deal with the United States,…
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Next round of Afghan talks to begin in Doha on Jan 5
KABUL: The next round of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government would be held in Qatar from next…
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Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for a ceasefire
President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban…
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