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Taliban Push Into Provincial Capital In South Afghanistan
The Taliban pushed into the capital of Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province today, triggering fierce clashes and sending all government officials fleeing from the city, an Afghan official said.
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Gunfire Heard Early Tuesday In Kabul After Midnight Attack
Gunfire was heard in Kabul early Tuesday, with security forces searching for attackers hidden in a building a day after twin bombings near the Afghan Defense Ministry killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 90 others.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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US General Killed, German General Wounded in Afghan Attack
A US general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier, US, German and Afghan officials said.
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At least nine dead as suicide bomb hits Kabul on Chuck Hagel visit
A suicide bomber on a bicycle struck outside the Afghan Defense Ministry on Saturday, killing at least nine Afghan civilians as US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Kabul, officials said.
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Suicide bomb in Kabul during US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visit; Taliban claim responsibility
A large suicide bomb exploded near the defence ministry in central Kabul during a visit to the Afghan capital on Saturday by new US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, officials said.
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Taliban Push Into Provincial Capital In South Afghanistan
The Taliban pushed into the capital of Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province today, triggering fierce clashes and sending all government officials fleeing from the city, an Afghan official said.
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Gunfire Heard Early Tuesday In Kabul After Midnight Attack
Gunfire was heard in Kabul early Tuesday, with security forces searching for attackers hidden in a building a day after twin bombings near the Afghan Defense Ministry killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 90 others.
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Stretched By Its Fight Against Taliban, Afghan Army Raises Recruitment Age
The Afghan army, struggling to defeat a resilient Taliban, has begun enlisting men as old as 40 to replenish a force thinned by casualties, defections and attrition.
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US General Killed, German General Wounded in Afghan Attack
A US general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier, US, German and Afghan officials said.
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At least nine dead as suicide bomb hits Kabul on Chuck Hagel visit
A suicide bomber on a bicycle struck outside the Afghan Defense Ministry on Saturday, killing at least nine Afghan civilians as US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Kabul, officials said.
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Suicide bomb in Kabul during US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visit; Taliban claim responsibility
A large suicide bomb exploded near the defence ministry in central Kabul during a visit to the Afghan capital on Saturday by new US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, officials said.
