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Gunmen Attack Sikh Religious Premises In Afghanistan
Unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, and up to 200 people were believed to be trapped inside, a member of parliament said.
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Former Journalist And Cultural Advisor To Afghan Parliament Shot Dead
A former journalist who worked for the Afghan parliament was shot and killed in Kabul on Saturday, an official said, in the latest brazen attack to rock Afghanistan's capital.
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As Afghanistan Votes For A New Parliament, Terror Attacks Leave 170 Dead
Afghan election workers began counting votes on Saturday following a partial legislative ballot tarnished by scores of deadly terror attacks, technical glitches and administrative chaos.
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Taliban Attack Near Afghan Parliament Kills More Than 30
A Taliban suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday killed more than 30 people and wounded some 70 others, as twin blasts hit a crowded area of the city during the afternoon rush hour.
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21 Killed, 45 Wounded In Kabul Twin Blasts, Including Parliament Employees: Official
At least 21 people were killed and 45 wounded in twin bombings near the Afghan parliament in Kabul on Tuesday, a security official told AFP.
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Taliban Claims Responsibility For Twin Blasts Near Parliament In Kabul
A suicide bomber blew himself up near parliament offices in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, an attack that was followed immediately by a car bomber in an apparently coordinated operation, officials said.
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Blast In Kabul Wounds Afghanistan's Member Of Parliament
A bomb attack targeted a member of Afghanistan's parliament in the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, wounding him and several other people, officials said.
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Taliban Claim Attack On House Of Afghan Member Of Parliament
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on the house of an Afghan member of parliament on Wednesday night that officials said killed at least five people and wounded a number of others.
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Rockets Fired At New Afghan Parliament Building In Kabul
Taliban militants fired explosives into Afghanistan's parliament compound on Monday as the top intelligence official and caretaker minister of interior were due to speak, lawmakers and the insurgents said.
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Afghan 'Hero Soldier' of Parliament Attack Arrested in Traffic Death
An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.
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'Bang! and Down': Afghan 'Superhero' Inspires Awe and Disdain
He is called a superhero and feted with financial rewards from Afghan politicians, but the lionisation of the soldier who singlehandedly killed six attackers in parliament belies bubbling discontent over deteriorating security.
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Soldier's Heroics Lift Gloom for Afghans Tired of Taliban Attacks
Essa Khan was just another Afghan soldier, until he was lionized by the media for shooting dead several Taliban gunmen who tried to storm the country's parliament which was in full session at the time.
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India Flags Concern Over Foreign Fighters' Presence in Afghanistan
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has told the UN that it is "obvious" that thousands of foreign fighters in Afghanistan could not have entered it or sustain their terror attacks without support from beyond the war-torn country's borders.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Afghan Parliament
The UN Security Council condemned the attack by Taliban insurgents on the Afghan parliament in Kabul, denouncing the "blatant disrespect to democracy."
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Afghan Forces Recapture Key District From Taliban
Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of Kunduz today, after Taliban fighters had threatened to capture a provincial capital for the first time since being driven from power in 2001.
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Gunmen Attack Sikh Religious Premises In Afghanistan
Unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, and up to 200 people were believed to be trapped inside, a member of parliament said.
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Former Journalist And Cultural Advisor To Afghan Parliament Shot Dead
A former journalist who worked for the Afghan parliament was shot and killed in Kabul on Saturday, an official said, in the latest brazen attack to rock Afghanistan's capital.
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As Afghanistan Votes For A New Parliament, Terror Attacks Leave 170 Dead
Afghan election workers began counting votes on Saturday following a partial legislative ballot tarnished by scores of deadly terror attacks, technical glitches and administrative chaos.
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Taliban Attack Near Afghan Parliament Kills More Than 30
A Taliban suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday killed more than 30 people and wounded some 70 others, as twin blasts hit a crowded area of the city during the afternoon rush hour.
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21 Killed, 45 Wounded In Kabul Twin Blasts, Including Parliament Employees: Official
At least 21 people were killed and 45 wounded in twin bombings near the Afghan parliament in Kabul on Tuesday, a security official told AFP.
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Taliban Claims Responsibility For Twin Blasts Near Parliament In Kabul
A suicide bomber blew himself up near parliament offices in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, an attack that was followed immediately by a car bomber in an apparently coordinated operation, officials said.
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Blast In Kabul Wounds Afghanistan's Member Of Parliament
A bomb attack targeted a member of Afghanistan's parliament in the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, wounding him and several other people, officials said.
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Taliban Claim Attack On House Of Afghan Member Of Parliament
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on the house of an Afghan member of parliament on Wednesday night that officials said killed at least five people and wounded a number of others.
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Rockets Fired At New Afghan Parliament Building In Kabul
Taliban militants fired explosives into Afghanistan's parliament compound on Monday as the top intelligence official and caretaker minister of interior were due to speak, lawmakers and the insurgents said.
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Afghan 'Hero Soldier' of Parliament Attack Arrested in Traffic Death
An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.
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'Bang! and Down': Afghan 'Superhero' Inspires Awe and Disdain
He is called a superhero and feted with financial rewards from Afghan politicians, but the lionisation of the soldier who singlehandedly killed six attackers in parliament belies bubbling discontent over deteriorating security.
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Soldier's Heroics Lift Gloom for Afghans Tired of Taliban Attacks
Essa Khan was just another Afghan soldier, until he was lionized by the media for shooting dead several Taliban gunmen who tried to storm the country's parliament which was in full session at the time.
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India Flags Concern Over Foreign Fighters' Presence in Afghanistan
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has told the UN that it is "obvious" that thousands of foreign fighters in Afghanistan could not have entered it or sustain their terror attacks without support from beyond the war-torn country's borders.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Afghan Parliament
The UN Security Council condemned the attack by Taliban insurgents on the Afghan parliament in Kabul, denouncing the "blatant disrespect to democracy."
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Afghan Forces Recapture Key District From Taliban
Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of Kunduz today, after Taliban fighters had threatened to capture a provincial capital for the first time since being driven from power in 2001.
