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Afghan Fighting Rages As US, UK Accuse Taliban Of Massacring Civilians
Afghan forces battled to stop a first major city from falling to the Taliban Monday as the United States and Britain accused the insurgents of "massacring civilians" in a town they recently captured near the Pakistan border.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Demands Action From Pakistan Against Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demanded tough action from Pakistan against Taliban militants in a letter seeking greater anti-terrorism cooperation, after facing strong public criticism over a controversial intelligence-sharing deal between the neighbours.
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Pakistan Officials Question Islamic State Funding Claims of Group That Claimed Karachi Bus Attack
The militant group that said it was behind Wednesday's massacre of 45 commuters in Karachi is a dangerous outfit with ties to Pakistan's Taliban, but intelligence sources voiced doubts about claims it had received financial support from Islamic State.
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600 Arrested in Pakistan As Part Of Heightened Security Measures
Over 600 people have been arrested and a large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered during raids by police in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as part of measures to counter terrorism and improve security.
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Pakistan School Massacre Probe: Afghan Canteen Staffers Held
Some Afghan nationals working in the canteen of the army-run school where 150 people, mostly school children, were massacred, have been arrested by Pakistan security agencies for allegedly facilitating the Taliban militants in carrying out the bloodbath.
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Afghan Forces Launch Anti-Taliban Operation in Areas Bordering Pakistan
Afghan security forces have launched an operation against militants in an eastern province seen as a rear base for the Pakistani Taliban which carried out a school massacre last week, officials said today.
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Pakistan: 59 Militants Killed After School Massacre
Pakistani jets and ground forces killed 59 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, the army said today, days after Taliban fighters killed 148 people - most of them children -- in a school massacre.
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Pakistan Seeks Help From Afghans After School Massacre
Pakistan's army chief and the head of its main intelligence agency flew to neighbouring Afghanistan on Wednesday to seek help in battling the militants behind this week's school massacre in Pakistan in which 145 people were killed.
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Afghan 'Massacre' Village Fumes Over US-Taliban Prisoner Swap
The release of a Taliban leader accused of orchestrating industrial-scale carnage in Afghanistan's pristine Shomali plains in 1999, torching homes and carrying out summary executions, has horrified villagers for whom memories of the slaughter are still raw.
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US soldier pleads guilty in Afghan massacre
The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday to avoid the death penalty.
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US to seek death penalty in Afghan massacre case
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in one of the most appalling atrocities of the war, the US military said on Wednesday.
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A year on, Afghan 'girl-in-green' revisits Ashura massacre site
In a brave gesture of defiance against suicide bombers, Afghanistan's "girl-in-green" on Saturday revisited the scene of a Shiite Muslim holy-day massacre that made her image world famous.
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US soldier could face death over Afghan massacre
Prosecutors called on Tuesday for a US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers to face a full court-martial and even death.
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Afghan children describe how US soldiers shot their parents
The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians watched as child after child described the bloodbath that left their parents and other loved ones dead. Whatever reaction Staff Sgt. Robert Bales might have had, he kept hidden behind a calm face.
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US soldier was 'lucid' after Afghan massacre
A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was "lucid" and admitted to the crimes, witnesses and prosecutors said as he appeared in court for the first time on Monday.
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Afghan Fighting Rages As US, UK Accuse Taliban Of Massacring Civilians
Afghan forces battled to stop a first major city from falling to the Taliban Monday as the United States and Britain accused the insurgents of "massacring civilians" in a town they recently captured near the Pakistan border.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Demands Action From Pakistan Against Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demanded tough action from Pakistan against Taliban militants in a letter seeking greater anti-terrorism cooperation, after facing strong public criticism over a controversial intelligence-sharing deal between the neighbours.
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Pakistan Officials Question Islamic State Funding Claims of Group That Claimed Karachi Bus Attack
The militant group that said it was behind Wednesday's massacre of 45 commuters in Karachi is a dangerous outfit with ties to Pakistan's Taliban, but intelligence sources voiced doubts about claims it had received financial support from Islamic State.
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600 Arrested in Pakistan As Part Of Heightened Security Measures
Over 600 people have been arrested and a large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered during raids by police in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as part of measures to counter terrorism and improve security.
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Pakistan School Massacre Probe: Afghan Canteen Staffers Held
Some Afghan nationals working in the canteen of the army-run school where 150 people, mostly school children, were massacred, have been arrested by Pakistan security agencies for allegedly facilitating the Taliban militants in carrying out the bloodbath.
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Afghan Forces Launch Anti-Taliban Operation in Areas Bordering Pakistan
Afghan security forces have launched an operation against militants in an eastern province seen as a rear base for the Pakistani Taliban which carried out a school massacre last week, officials said today.
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Pakistan: 59 Militants Killed After School Massacre
Pakistani jets and ground forces killed 59 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, the army said today, days after Taliban fighters killed 148 people - most of them children -- in a school massacre.
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Pakistan Seeks Help From Afghans After School Massacre
Pakistan's army chief and the head of its main intelligence agency flew to neighbouring Afghanistan on Wednesday to seek help in battling the militants behind this week's school massacre in Pakistan in which 145 people were killed.
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Afghan 'Massacre' Village Fumes Over US-Taliban Prisoner Swap
The release of a Taliban leader accused of orchestrating industrial-scale carnage in Afghanistan's pristine Shomali plains in 1999, torching homes and carrying out summary executions, has horrified villagers for whom memories of the slaughter are still raw.
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US soldier pleads guilty in Afghan massacre
The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday to avoid the death penalty.
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US to seek death penalty in Afghan massacre case
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in one of the most appalling atrocities of the war, the US military said on Wednesday.
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A year on, Afghan 'girl-in-green' revisits Ashura massacre site
In a brave gesture of defiance against suicide bombers, Afghanistan's "girl-in-green" on Saturday revisited the scene of a Shiite Muslim holy-day massacre that made her image world famous.
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US soldier could face death over Afghan massacre
Prosecutors called on Tuesday for a US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers to face a full court-martial and even death.
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Afghan children describe how US soldiers shot their parents
The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians watched as child after child described the bloodbath that left their parents and other loved ones dead. Whatever reaction Staff Sgt. Robert Bales might have had, he kept hidden behind a calm face.
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US soldier was 'lucid' after Afghan massacre
A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was "lucid" and admitted to the crimes, witnesses and prosecutors said as he appeared in court for the first time on Monday.
