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Afghanistan Retaliates Against Pak After Air Strikes Kill 8
Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said.
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Afghanistan Crisis LIVE Updates: Taliban Yet To Name Government As Panjshir Resistance Holds
Fresh fighting was reported Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, as the hardline Islamists finalise a new government that will set the tone for their rule.
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US Investigating Reports Of Civilians Killed In Kabul Air Strike
The United States is investigating whether civilians may have been killed in an air strike it launched to destroy a car laden with explosives in the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday.
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US, Taliban Say Drone Strike Targets Car Bomb Headed For Kabul Airport
US said it destroyed an explosive-laden vehicle with an air strike in Kabul on Sunday, hours after President Joe Biden warned of another terror attack in the capital as a massive airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans entered its last days.
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Taliban Target Provincial Afghan Cities In Response To US Strikes
Taliban terrorists have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities, in response to increased U.S. air strikes after the United States said it was ending its longest war, three terrorist commanders said.
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'Indiscriminate' Afghan Fighting Hurting Civilians The Most, Says UN
Afghan forces battled the Taliban for control of a key provincial capital Tuesday, as the United Nations warned "indiscriminate" gunfire and air strikes were hurting civilians the most.
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US General Vows To Continue Air Strikes Supporting Afghan Troops
The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.
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US Launched Recent Air Strikes In Afghanistan To Repel Taliban Offensive: Pentagon
The United States recently carried out air strikes as it backed the Afghan army's bid to repel a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon said Thursday, with the withdrawal of international forces from the country all but complete.
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More Than 30 Taliban Killed In Afghan Air Strikes
The Afghan air force conducted multiple strikes on Taliban positions Saturday that killed more than 30 insurgent fighters, officials said, as President Ashraf Ghani once again called for a ceasefire.
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US Conducts First Air Strikes Against Taliban Since Afghan Ceasefire
The US conducted its first air strikes against the Taliban since a rare ceasefire between the insurgents and Afghan forces ended more than a week ago, the US military said Friday.
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Top Taliban Commander Killed In Air Strike In Afghanistan
A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday.
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Hours-Long Battle Ends In Kabul, Terrorists Killed
Terrorists rattled the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday in an hours-long attack that saw parts of the city showered with mortar fire, sparking intense clashes with security forces who used air strikes to quell the assault.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In Western Afghan City, Residents Say Situation “Very Bad”
Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to capture the restive provincial capital, with residents reporting air strikes, explosions and gunfire.
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US Air Strike Kills 13 Of Same Family In Afghanistan
Thirteen civilians from the same family were killed and another 15 wounded in a US air strike on Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan authorities said on Thursday.
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Number Of ISIS Terrorists Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90: Afghan Officials
The death toll from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb nearly tripled Saturday, with Afghan officials saying at least 90 Islamic State terrorists were killed, as US-led forces conducted clean-up operations over the rugged terrain.
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Afghanistan Retaliates Against Pak After Air Strikes Kill 8
Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said.
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Afghanistan Crisis LIVE Updates: Taliban Yet To Name Government As Panjshir Resistance Holds
Fresh fighting was reported Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, as the hardline Islamists finalise a new government that will set the tone for their rule.
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US Investigating Reports Of Civilians Killed In Kabul Air Strike
The United States is investigating whether civilians may have been killed in an air strike it launched to destroy a car laden with explosives in the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday.
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US, Taliban Say Drone Strike Targets Car Bomb Headed For Kabul Airport
US said it destroyed an explosive-laden vehicle with an air strike in Kabul on Sunday, hours after President Joe Biden warned of another terror attack in the capital as a massive airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans entered its last days.
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Taliban Target Provincial Afghan Cities In Response To US Strikes
Taliban terrorists have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities, in response to increased U.S. air strikes after the United States said it was ending its longest war, three terrorist commanders said.
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'Indiscriminate' Afghan Fighting Hurting Civilians The Most, Says UN
Afghan forces battled the Taliban for control of a key provincial capital Tuesday, as the United Nations warned "indiscriminate" gunfire and air strikes were hurting civilians the most.
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US General Vows To Continue Air Strikes Supporting Afghan Troops
The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.
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US Launched Recent Air Strikes In Afghanistan To Repel Taliban Offensive: Pentagon
The United States recently carried out air strikes as it backed the Afghan army's bid to repel a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon said Thursday, with the withdrawal of international forces from the country all but complete.
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More Than 30 Taliban Killed In Afghan Air Strikes
The Afghan air force conducted multiple strikes on Taliban positions Saturday that killed more than 30 insurgent fighters, officials said, as President Ashraf Ghani once again called for a ceasefire.
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US Conducts First Air Strikes Against Taliban Since Afghan Ceasefire
The US conducted its first air strikes against the Taliban since a rare ceasefire between the insurgents and Afghan forces ended more than a week ago, the US military said Friday.
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Top Taliban Commander Killed In Air Strike In Afghanistan
A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday.
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Hours-Long Battle Ends In Kabul, Terrorists Killed
Terrorists rattled the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday in an hours-long attack that saw parts of the city showered with mortar fire, sparking intense clashes with security forces who used air strikes to quell the assault.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In Western Afghan City, Residents Say Situation “Very Bad”
Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to capture the restive provincial capital, with residents reporting air strikes, explosions and gunfire.
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US Air Strike Kills 13 Of Same Family In Afghanistan
Thirteen civilians from the same family were killed and another 15 wounded in a US air strike on Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan authorities said on Thursday.
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Number Of ISIS Terrorists Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90: Afghan Officials
The death toll from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb nearly tripled Saturday, with Afghan officials saying at least 90 Islamic State terrorists were killed, as US-led forces conducted clean-up operations over the rugged terrain.
