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Afghanistan VP lightly wounded in deadly Kabul blast
AFP, Published on 09/09/2020
» KABUL: Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when his convoy was targeted in Kabul in an explosion that killed at least six people and wounded a dozen more, officials said.
Talks could reshape Afghanistan, but peace not assured
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» KABUL - The Afghan government and the Taliban will this weekend begin talks to end nearly two decades of war, though few expect a peace deal any time soon.
US to slash troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 18/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
US to slash troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 18/11/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
Australian special forces 'unlawfully killed' 39 in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» CANBERRA - Australia's elite special forces "unlawfully killed" 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners, including summary executions as part of initiation rituals, according to evidence in a searing military inquiry now being referred to a special war crimes prosecutor.
20 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack during ceasefire
AFP, Published on 16/06/2018
» JALALABAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Afghan Taliban, security forces, and civilians celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, officials said.
Afghanistan waits for Taliban response to truce offer
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» KABUL - Afghanistan was waiting Monday for a Taliban response to President Ashraf Ghani's suggestion of a three-month ceasefire, an offer welcomed by the United States and NATO after 17 years of war.
Afghanistan waits for Taliban response to truce offer
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» KABUL - Afghanistan was waiting Monday for a Taliban response to President Ashraf Ghani's proposal of a three-month ceasefire, an offer welcomed by the United States and NATO after nearly 17 years of war.
Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 26/08/2018
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - A suicide bomb attack killed at least two people Saturday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said, the latest violence to hit the war-torn country.
Deadly violence rocks Afghanistan as campaign season ends
AFP, Published on 26/09/2019
» KANDAHAR (AFGHANISTAN) - Candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election pushed their messages for the last time Wednesday as campaigning for weekend polls wrapped up amid deadly violence.