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Taliban "Looking Into" Video Showing Executions
The Taliban are "looking into" a video circulating on social media that appears to show its fighters executing captured members of an Afghan insurgent group, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
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Taliban Fighters Fire In Air To Disperse Women's Protest In Kabul: Report
Taliban fighters fired into the air Saturday to disperse a rare women's protest in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.
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Taliban Meet Fighter Who Put Up Resistance In Last Afghan Holdout
The Taliban's foreign minister said Monday he held talks in Iran on the weekend with Ahmad Massoud, son of the late legendary Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, and guaranteed his security if he returned home.
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"Our Voices.. Cut Off": Afghan Women Taekwondo Fighters Feel Defeated By Taliban
Zarghunna Noori has always been a fighter, but the 22-year-old taekwondo champion -- who dreamt of representing Afghanistan at the Olympics -- says she has finally met her match.
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Afghan Ex Vice President's Glitzy Kabul Mansion Now With Taliban
Taliban fighters have taken over the glitzy Kabul mansion of one of their fiercest enemies -- the warlord and fugitive ex-vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum.
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"We're Scared, Nervous": Top Afghan TV Network On-Air Despite Fear Of Taliban
As Taliban fighters entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, executives at Afghanistan's biggest independent TV network had a tough decision to make: stay on-air or go dark.
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Top Afghan TV Network Stays On-Air Despite Fear Of Taliban
As Taliban fighters entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, executives at Afghanistan's biggest independent TV network had a tough decision to make: stay on-air or go dark.
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Taliban Co-Founder Mullah Baradar To Lead New Afghan Government: Report
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government that could be announced soon, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as it battled rebel fighters while striving to ward off economic collapse.
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Taliban And Afghan Rebels Claim Heavy Casualties In Fighting Over Panjshir Valley
Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud, fought in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley on Thursday, with each side saying it had inflicted heavy casualties in recent days of combat in the last province resisting Taliban rule.
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8 Taliban Killed In Panjshir Province Fighting: Afghan Militia Forces
Taliban forces clashed with militia fighters in the Panjshir valley north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday night, losing eight killed, a representative of the main anti-Taliban opposition group said.
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Afghan Airspace "Very Risky", Warns Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999
Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December 1999, said the Taliban, which has seized power in Kabul, can't be trusted as their ground fighters don't follow rules.
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85 People, Including 72 Afghans, 13 US Troops, Dead In Kabul Attack
At least 85 people, including 72 Afghans, were killed after twin blasts outside Kabul airport Thursday evening. 13 US soldiers and 28 Taliban fighters also died in the attack, which took place a week before American forces are to leave Afghanistan.
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Can Taliban Fly? Video Shows Fighters Taxiing Captured US-Made Chopper
A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.
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Taliban Say "Hundreds" Headed To Holdout Afghan Valley
The Taliban said on Sunday that "hundreds" of its fighters were heading to the Panjshir Valley, one of the few parts of Afghanistan not yet controlled by the group.
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Taliban To Unveil New Afghan Government Framework Within Weeks: Official
The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the Islamist movement said on Saturday, after the insurgents' swift takeover of the South Asian nation.
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Taliban "Looking Into" Video Showing Executions
The Taliban are "looking into" a video circulating on social media that appears to show its fighters executing captured members of an Afghan insurgent group, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
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Taliban Fighters Fire In Air To Disperse Women's Protest In Kabul: Report
Taliban fighters fired into the air Saturday to disperse a rare women's protest in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.
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Taliban Meet Fighter Who Put Up Resistance In Last Afghan Holdout
The Taliban's foreign minister said Monday he held talks in Iran on the weekend with Ahmad Massoud, son of the late legendary Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, and guaranteed his security if he returned home.
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"Our Voices.. Cut Off": Afghan Women Taekwondo Fighters Feel Defeated By Taliban
Zarghunna Noori has always been a fighter, but the 22-year-old taekwondo champion -- who dreamt of representing Afghanistan at the Olympics -- says she has finally met her match.
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Afghan Ex Vice President's Glitzy Kabul Mansion Now With Taliban
Taliban fighters have taken over the glitzy Kabul mansion of one of their fiercest enemies -- the warlord and fugitive ex-vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum.
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"We're Scared, Nervous": Top Afghan TV Network On-Air Despite Fear Of Taliban
As Taliban fighters entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, executives at Afghanistan's biggest independent TV network had a tough decision to make: stay on-air or go dark.
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Top Afghan TV Network Stays On-Air Despite Fear Of Taliban
As Taliban fighters entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, executives at Afghanistan's biggest independent TV network had a tough decision to make: stay on-air or go dark.
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Taliban Co-Founder Mullah Baradar To Lead New Afghan Government: Report
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government that could be announced soon, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as it battled rebel fighters while striving to ward off economic collapse.
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Taliban And Afghan Rebels Claim Heavy Casualties In Fighting Over Panjshir Valley
Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud, fought in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley on Thursday, with each side saying it had inflicted heavy casualties in recent days of combat in the last province resisting Taliban rule.
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8 Taliban Killed In Panjshir Province Fighting: Afghan Militia Forces
Taliban forces clashed with militia fighters in the Panjshir valley north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday night, losing eight killed, a representative of the main anti-Taliban opposition group said.
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Afghan Airspace "Very Risky", Warns Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999
Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December 1999, said the Taliban, which has seized power in Kabul, can't be trusted as their ground fighters don't follow rules.
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85 People, Including 72 Afghans, 13 US Troops, Dead In Kabul Attack
At least 85 people, including 72 Afghans, were killed after twin blasts outside Kabul airport Thursday evening. 13 US soldiers and 28 Taliban fighters also died in the attack, which took place a week before American forces are to leave Afghanistan.
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Can Taliban Fly? Video Shows Fighters Taxiing Captured US-Made Chopper
A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.
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Taliban Say "Hundreds" Headed To Holdout Afghan Valley
The Taliban said on Sunday that "hundreds" of its fighters were heading to the Panjshir Valley, one of the few parts of Afghanistan not yet controlled by the group.
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Taliban To Unveil New Afghan Government Framework Within Weeks: Official
The Taliban aim to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the Islamist movement said on Saturday, after the insurgents' swift takeover of the South Asian nation.
