Afghan Troops Against Taliban

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  "Won't Allow Anyone To Use Afghan Soil Against China": Taliban

  A nine-member Taliban delegation is on a two-day visit to China where they met with the foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security issues, the group's spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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  Taliban Say Do Not Want To Fight Inside Afghan Cities

  The Taliban do not want to battle government forces inside Afghanistan's cities, a senior insurgent leader said Tuesday, as the terrorists also warned Turkey against extending its troop presence.

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  Taliban Launch Assault On Afghan Provincial Capital Qala-i-Naw

  The Taliban on Wednesday launched their first assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan since waging a major offensive against Afghan forces, as the pullout of US troops from the country nears completion.

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  NATO Still Short Of Troops For Afghan Boost

  NATO countries have still not agreed how many extra troops they will send to Afghanistan to boost local forces in their fight against the resurgent Taliban, the alliance's chief admitted Thursday

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  Hundreds Of Troops Deployed In Afghan City After Attack

  Afghanistan has deployed hundreds of troops in Lashkar Gah to flush out Taliban terrorists from the strategic city after the terrorists killed 14 people in a coordinated attack, officials said Tuesday.

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  After Barack Obama Decision, First US Airstrikes Hit Afghan Taliban

  The U.S. military has launched its first airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan since President Barack Obama's decision earlier this month to expand America's involvement against the insurgents, U.S. officials said Friday.

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  Taliban Hold Out in Northern Afghan City, District in Northeast Falls

  Taliban fighters are holding out against Afghan troops in Kunduz today, a day after government forces recaptured most of the northern city that had fallen to the militants in their biggest victory of a 14-year insurgency.

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  Taliban Warn Islamic State Leader Not to Interfere in Afghanistan

  The Taliban today warned the leader of the Islamic State group against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan, after a string of defections and reported clashes with militants loyal to IS.

• British PM, First Leader to Visit New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

  British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as NATO troops end their long war against the Taliban.

• Afghan Suicide Attack Kills 16, Including Four NATO Soldiers

  A Taliban suicide bomber killed 16 people, including 10 civilians and four NATO soldiers, in an attack in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, officials said, as foreign troops wind down their war against the insurgents.

• Afghan Forces Fight Back Against Taliban Onslaught

  Afghan troops have launched a counter-offensives to beat back a five-day Taliban attack that targeted several southern districts previously protected by departing NATO forces, officials said on Thursday.

• Afghan and foreign forces kill 60 near Pakistan border: officials

  Afghan troops backed by Western air power have killed at least 60 militants near the Pakistan border, Afghan security officials said on Wednesday, in one of the single biggest assaults against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.

• Afghan and foreign forces kill 60 near Pakistan border

  Afghan troops backed by Western air power have killed at least 60 militants near the Pakistan border, Afghan security officials said on Wednesday, in one of the single biggest assaults against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.

• Pakistani army launches offensive near Afghan border

  Residents of Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun region of North Waziristan accused government troops on Monday of killing dozens of civilians during a military operation against Taliban insurgents.

• Five US troops killed in Afghan roadside blast: officials

  Five members of the US-led international military coalition were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against foreign troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week.