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Ex-Afghan Leader, Who Stayed Back After Taliban Takeover, Shot Dead
Gunmen shot dead an Afghan former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in the capital Kabul in a night-time attack at her home, police said on Sunday.
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8 Children Died Of Hunger In Western Kabul, Says Ex-Afghan Lawmaker: Report
Former Afghan lawmaker Haji Mohammad Mohaqeq on Sunday said that eight children have died of hunger in western Kabul, mainly populated by the Hazara minority.
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Lawmakers From G-7 Want India To Be Invited To Meetings On Afghan Crisis
Influential lawmakers from the G-7 countries have urged that India should be invited to attend the bloc's meetings that seeks to develop a common and united front for global security and regional stability.
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Taliban Move Closer To Afghan Capital After Capturing Ghazni City
The Taliban have taken Ghazni city, a senior local lawmaker told AFP Thursday, the 10th Afghan provincial capital to fall in a week and just 150 kilometres (95 miles) from Kabul.
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Taliban Capture Another Provincial Capital, Faizabad In Afghan North: Lawmaker
The Taliban have captured the city of Faizabad in northern Afghanistan, a local MP told AFP on Wednesday, the ninth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in less than a week.
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Roadside Bomb Blast In Afghan Capital Wounds Three: Police
A roadside blast in Kabul wounded three people on Wednesday, police said, a day after a deadly attack targeted the country's defence minister and lawmakers in the Afghan capital.
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4 Killed, 20 Wounded In Deadly Bomb, Gun Attack In Afghanistan Capital
Four people were killed and 20 wounded in a coordinated bomb and gun attack targeting the Afghan defence minister and several lawmakers in the country's capital Tuesday, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone.
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Afghan Lawmakers Voice Alarm On Air Force As US Withdrawal Nears
Afghan lawmakers on Friday voiced alarm that their air force was depleted in the face of a Taliban offensive, as they asked the United States to finalize assistance ahead of a troop withdrawal.
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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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Democracy Our Greatest Strength, Must Defend It At All Cost: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said democracy is India's greatest strength and must be defended at any cost, as he cited an incident when an Afghan lawmaker had told him that arguments that take place in Indian Parliament, are carried out with guns in that country.
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"Taliban Being Utilised As Hedge Against India": Top US Commander On Pak
Days after US President Donald Trump sought Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's help in the Afghan peace process, a top American commander has told lawmakers that Islamabad's policy seems to be unchanged and it continues to use the Taliban as a hedge against India.
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India Keen To Play Bigger Role In Afghanistan: Top US General
India appears keen to do more in Afghanistan than its already promised USD 3 billion for development aid, a top US general told lawmakers today, asserting that New Delhi can provide additional training and equipment to build capacity of the Afghan security forces.
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US Lawmakers Seek Increased Role For India In Afghanistan
A bipartisan group of American senators have sought enhanced cooperation with India in Afghanistan, including increasing New Delhi's role in helping the Afghan security forces, a move that could annoy Pakistan
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Taliban Gunmen Storm Afghan MP's House, Casualties Feared
Taliban gunmen stormed the residence of an Afghan lawmaker in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, with casualties feared in the ongoing gun battle that follows a recent lull in violence.
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Lawmakers Urge US Crackdown On Afghan Child Sex Slavery
US lawmakers are pressing Washington to get tough on institutionalized sexual slavery of boys by Afghan forces, with some invoking a human rights law that prohibits American aid to foreign military units committing such violations.
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Ex-Afghan Leader, Who Stayed Back After Taliban Takeover, Shot Dead
Gunmen shot dead an Afghan former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in the capital Kabul in a night-time attack at her home, police said on Sunday.
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8 Children Died Of Hunger In Western Kabul, Says Ex-Afghan Lawmaker: Report
Former Afghan lawmaker Haji Mohammad Mohaqeq on Sunday said that eight children have died of hunger in western Kabul, mainly populated by the Hazara minority.
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Lawmakers From G-7 Want India To Be Invited To Meetings On Afghan Crisis
Influential lawmakers from the G-7 countries have urged that India should be invited to attend the bloc's meetings that seeks to develop a common and united front for global security and regional stability.
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Taliban Move Closer To Afghan Capital After Capturing Ghazni City
The Taliban have taken Ghazni city, a senior local lawmaker told AFP Thursday, the 10th Afghan provincial capital to fall in a week and just 150 kilometres (95 miles) from Kabul.
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Taliban Capture Another Provincial Capital, Faizabad In Afghan North: Lawmaker
The Taliban have captured the city of Faizabad in northern Afghanistan, a local MP told AFP on Wednesday, the ninth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in less than a week.
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Roadside Bomb Blast In Afghan Capital Wounds Three: Police
A roadside blast in Kabul wounded three people on Wednesday, police said, a day after a deadly attack targeted the country's defence minister and lawmakers in the Afghan capital.
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4 Killed, 20 Wounded In Deadly Bomb, Gun Attack In Afghanistan Capital
Four people were killed and 20 wounded in a coordinated bomb and gun attack targeting the Afghan defence minister and several lawmakers in the country's capital Tuesday, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone.
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Afghan Lawmakers Voice Alarm On Air Force As US Withdrawal Nears
Afghan lawmakers on Friday voiced alarm that their air force was depleted in the face of a Taliban offensive, as they asked the United States to finalize assistance ahead of a troop withdrawal.
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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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Democracy Our Greatest Strength, Must Defend It At All Cost: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said democracy is India's greatest strength and must be defended at any cost, as he cited an incident when an Afghan lawmaker had told him that arguments that take place in Indian Parliament, are carried out with guns in that country.
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"Taliban Being Utilised As Hedge Against India": Top US Commander On Pak
Days after US President Donald Trump sought Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's help in the Afghan peace process, a top American commander has told lawmakers that Islamabad's policy seems to be unchanged and it continues to use the Taliban as a hedge against India.
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India Keen To Play Bigger Role In Afghanistan: Top US General
India appears keen to do more in Afghanistan than its already promised USD 3 billion for development aid, a top US general told lawmakers today, asserting that New Delhi can provide additional training and equipment to build capacity of the Afghan security forces.
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US Lawmakers Seek Increased Role For India In Afghanistan
A bipartisan group of American senators have sought enhanced cooperation with India in Afghanistan, including increasing New Delhi's role in helping the Afghan security forces, a move that could annoy Pakistan
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Taliban Gunmen Storm Afghan MP's House, Casualties Feared
Taliban gunmen stormed the residence of an Afghan lawmaker in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, with casualties feared in the ongoing gun battle that follows a recent lull in violence.
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Lawmakers Urge US Crackdown On Afghan Child Sex Slavery
US lawmakers are pressing Washington to get tough on institutionalized sexual slavery of boys by Afghan forces, with some invoking a human rights law that prohibits American aid to foreign military units committing such violations.
