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UK Suspends Official For Breach Exposing 250 Afghan Interpreters' Details
Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday an employee has been suspended over a data breach revealing details of interpreters in Afghanistan seeking relocation to Britain after the Taliban retook control of the country last month.
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UK Apologises For Email Breach Exposing 250 Afghan Interpreters' Addresses
Britain's defence ministry has apologised after it accidentally revealed the email addresses of more than 250 Afghan interpreters seeking to move to the UK.
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7 Killed In Chaos Near Kabul Airport, Says UK Defence Ministry
Britain said Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington's end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many people.
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Afghan Military Plane Crashes In Uzbekistan: Reports
An Afghan military plane has crashed in Uzbekistan, the Central Asian country's defence ministry said Monday, while neighbouring Tajikistan said over 100 Afghan soldiers had landed at one of its airports.
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Over 200 Taliban Terrorists Killed In Airstrikes In Afghanistan
The Taliban on Sunday faced heavy casualties when Air Forces targeted their gatherings and hideouts in the city of Shebergan, killing 200 members of the terrorist outfit, according to Afghan defence ministry official.
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Taliban Suicide Attack Kills Eight Afghan Troops, Wounds Nine
A suicide car bomber in central Afghanistan targeted a convoy of Afghan army troops, killing eight soldiers, the defence ministry said, while Taliban Islamist terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack amid a nationwide escalation of violence.
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7 Afghan Military Personnel Killed After Taliban Raid Army Post
Taliban fighters killed as many as seven Afghan commandos in an hours-long attack on an army outpost, a lawmaker and the defence ministry said Wednesday.
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Taliban Chief Who Ordered Hit On Malala Yousafzai Killed In US Strike
Maulana Fazlullah, the dreaded chief of Pakistani Taliban, has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's restive Kunar province, an Afghan defence ministry official said today.
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15 Afghan Army Cadets Killed In Suicide Attack, Second In 24 Hours
A suicide bomber killed 15 Afghan army trainees as they were leaving their base in Kabul on Saturday, the defence ministry said, as militants step up their deadly attacks across the war-torn country.
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26 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Taliban Attack On Kandahar Base: Authorities
At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, the defence ministry said Wednesday, the latest blow to struggling security forces.
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Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base: Government
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the country's defence ministry said Saturday.
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At Least 1 Killed In Suicide Bombing Near Defence Ministry In Kabul: Report
An apparent suicide bomb attack near the Afghan Defence Ministry killed at least one person on Wednesday and damaged several cars, officials said.
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24 Killed In Twin Taliban Suicide Blasts Near Defence Ministry In Kabul
At least 24 people were killed today when two Taliban suicide bombers on foot struck close to the defence ministry in Kabul during late afternoon rush hour, the latest assault on the Afghan capital.
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9 Dead, 13 Injured In Attack Near Afghan Defence Ministry: Police
A Taliban suicide attack near the defence ministry in Kabul today killed nine people and wounded 13 others, police said, hours after another deadly blast in Afghanistan's restive east.
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Afghan Forces Free 59 Prisoners From Taliban Jail In South
Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts to drive back the insurgents who have seized large parts of the volatile southern province.
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UK Suspends Official For Breach Exposing 250 Afghan Interpreters' Details
Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday an employee has been suspended over a data breach revealing details of interpreters in Afghanistan seeking relocation to Britain after the Taliban retook control of the country last month.
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UK Apologises For Email Breach Exposing 250 Afghan Interpreters' Addresses
Britain's defence ministry has apologised after it accidentally revealed the email addresses of more than 250 Afghan interpreters seeking to move to the UK.
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7 Killed In Chaos Near Kabul Airport, Says UK Defence Ministry
Britain said Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington's end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many people.
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Afghan Military Plane Crashes In Uzbekistan: Reports
An Afghan military plane has crashed in Uzbekistan, the Central Asian country's defence ministry said Monday, while neighbouring Tajikistan said over 100 Afghan soldiers had landed at one of its airports.
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Over 200 Taliban Terrorists Killed In Airstrikes In Afghanistan
The Taliban on Sunday faced heavy casualties when Air Forces targeted their gatherings and hideouts in the city of Shebergan, killing 200 members of the terrorist outfit, according to Afghan defence ministry official.
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Taliban Suicide Attack Kills Eight Afghan Troops, Wounds Nine
A suicide car bomber in central Afghanistan targeted a convoy of Afghan army troops, killing eight soldiers, the defence ministry said, while Taliban Islamist terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack amid a nationwide escalation of violence.
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7 Afghan Military Personnel Killed After Taliban Raid Army Post
Taliban fighters killed as many as seven Afghan commandos in an hours-long attack on an army outpost, a lawmaker and the defence ministry said Wednesday.
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Taliban Chief Who Ordered Hit On Malala Yousafzai Killed In US Strike
Maulana Fazlullah, the dreaded chief of Pakistani Taliban, has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's restive Kunar province, an Afghan defence ministry official said today.
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15 Afghan Army Cadets Killed In Suicide Attack, Second In 24 Hours
A suicide bomber killed 15 Afghan army trainees as they were leaving their base in Kabul on Saturday, the defence ministry said, as militants step up their deadly attacks across the war-torn country.
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26 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Taliban Attack On Kandahar Base: Authorities
At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, the defence ministry said Wednesday, the latest blow to struggling security forces.
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Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base: Government
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the country's defence ministry said Saturday.
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At Least 1 Killed In Suicide Bombing Near Defence Ministry In Kabul: Report
An apparent suicide bomb attack near the Afghan Defence Ministry killed at least one person on Wednesday and damaged several cars, officials said.
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24 Killed In Twin Taliban Suicide Blasts Near Defence Ministry In Kabul
At least 24 people were killed today when two Taliban suicide bombers on foot struck close to the defence ministry in Kabul during late afternoon rush hour, the latest assault on the Afghan capital.
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9 Dead, 13 Injured In Attack Near Afghan Defence Ministry: Police
A Taliban suicide attack near the defence ministry in Kabul today killed nine people and wounded 13 others, police said, hours after another deadly blast in Afghanistan's restive east.
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Afghan Forces Free 59 Prisoners From Taliban Jail In South
Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts to drive back the insurgents who have seized large parts of the volatile southern province.
