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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Al-Qaeda's South Asia Chief, Born In India, Killed In Afghanistan: Report
India-born Asim Umar, the chief of the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), has been killed during a joint US-Afghan raid on a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Afghan officials said on Tuesday.
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Top Taliban Commander Killed In Air Strike In Afghanistan
A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday.
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With Capturing Sangin District, Afghan Taliban Controls Half The Country's Territory
Taliban fighters have captured the key district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out, leaving the district centre to the insurgents, officials said on Thursday.
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Afghan Taliban Use Drone To Film Suicide Attack
The Afghan Taliban have released aerial footage of a suicide car bombing in southern Helmand province, marking the first time the media-savvy militant group has used a drone to record an attack.
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Car Bomb Kills At Least 10 Police In Besieged Afghan City
A suspected car bomb today killed at least 10 police amid increased Taliban attacks on the besieged capital of the southwestern Afghan province of Helmand, with the toll expected to rise, a security official said.
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Thousands Flee Fierce Fighting In Afghanistan's Helmand
Fierce fighting in Helmand has sent thousands of Afghans fleeing to the capital of the southern opium-rich province, sparking a humanitarian crisis as Taliban insurgents besiege the city despite intensified US air strikes.
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Taliban Kidnap At Least 25 Men From Buses In Afghanistan's South
Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand stopped vehicles and detained at least 25 people, officials said on Tuesday, as the insurgents continued a series of abductions on Afghanistan's highways over the past few weeks.
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Taliban Bomber Kills 3 At Afghan Police Training Centre
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden car at a police training centre in the opium-rich southern province of Helmand Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding nine others, officials said.
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Taliban Attacks End Lull In Combat In Afghan Province Of Helmand
Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the main city of the southern Afghan province of Helmand early on Sunday, ending weeks of relative calm during the annual opium harvest.
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Afghan Taliban Use Captured Humvees In Suicide Attack
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district centre of Sangin, a senior official said.
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US Air Strikes Hit Targets In Embattled Afghan District Sangin
US aircraft carried out two attacks in Sangin, the district in southern Afghanistan overrun by Taliban insurgents this week, officials said on Thursday, as the battle for the strategic province of Helmand continued.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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Clashes As Taliban Advance In Embattled Afghan Province
Clashes intensified today as the Taliban pressed an offensive to capture a key district in Helmand, a day after an official warned that the entire southern province was on the brink of collapse.
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Afghan Official Warns Helmand Province May Fall To Taliban
Afghanistan's Helmand province could fall to the Taliban after months of heavy fighting, with 90 members of the security forces killed over the past two days, the deputy governor of the volatile southern province warned today.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Al-Qaeda's South Asia Chief, Born In India, Killed In Afghanistan: Report
India-born Asim Umar, the chief of the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), has been killed during a joint US-Afghan raid on a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Afghan officials said on Tuesday.
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Top Taliban Commander Killed In Air Strike In Afghanistan
A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday.
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With Capturing Sangin District, Afghan Taliban Controls Half The Country's Territory
Taliban fighters have captured the key district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out, leaving the district centre to the insurgents, officials said on Thursday.
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Afghan Taliban Use Drone To Film Suicide Attack
The Afghan Taliban have released aerial footage of a suicide car bombing in southern Helmand province, marking the first time the media-savvy militant group has used a drone to record an attack.
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Car Bomb Kills At Least 10 Police In Besieged Afghan City
A suspected car bomb today killed at least 10 police amid increased Taliban attacks on the besieged capital of the southwestern Afghan province of Helmand, with the toll expected to rise, a security official said.
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Thousands Flee Fierce Fighting In Afghanistan's Helmand
Fierce fighting in Helmand has sent thousands of Afghans fleeing to the capital of the southern opium-rich province, sparking a humanitarian crisis as Taliban insurgents besiege the city despite intensified US air strikes.
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Taliban Kidnap At Least 25 Men From Buses In Afghanistan's South
Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand stopped vehicles and detained at least 25 people, officials said on Tuesday, as the insurgents continued a series of abductions on Afghanistan's highways over the past few weeks.
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Taliban Bomber Kills 3 At Afghan Police Training Centre
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden car at a police training centre in the opium-rich southern province of Helmand Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding nine others, officials said.
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Taliban Attacks End Lull In Combat In Afghan Province Of Helmand
Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the main city of the southern Afghan province of Helmand early on Sunday, ending weeks of relative calm during the annual opium harvest.
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Afghan Taliban Use Captured Humvees In Suicide Attack
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district centre of Sangin, a senior official said.
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US Air Strikes Hit Targets In Embattled Afghan District Sangin
US aircraft carried out two attacks in Sangin, the district in southern Afghanistan overrun by Taliban insurgents this week, officials said on Thursday, as the battle for the strategic province of Helmand continued.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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Clashes As Taliban Advance In Embattled Afghan Province
Clashes intensified today as the Taliban pressed an offensive to capture a key district in Helmand, a day after an official warned that the entire southern province was on the brink of collapse.
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Afghan Official Warns Helmand Province May Fall To Taliban
Afghanistan's Helmand province could fall to the Taliban after months of heavy fighting, with 90 members of the security forces killed over the past two days, the deputy governor of the volatile southern province warned today.
