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"We Are Without Hope": Afghan Refugees Crackdown Continues In Pakistan
The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
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6 Dead As Taliban-Fired Shell Hits Afghan Wedding: Officials
A mortar bomb fired by the Taliban struck a wedding ceremony in a province north of the Afghan capital, killing at least six people including women and children, officials said on Sunday.
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35 Killed At Wedding Party During Nearby Afghan Army Raid
At least 35 civilians were killed and 13 people were injured during an attack conducted by the Afghan government forces in southern Helmand province, two provincial officials said on Monday.
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Number of Deaths In Afghan Wedding Blast Rises To 80: Officials
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said on Wednesday.
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ISIS Claims Deadly Suicide Attack On Kabul Wedding
The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a wedding in Kabul which Afghan authorities said killed at least 63 people.
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"Everyone Ran Crying": 63 Killed In Suicide Bombing At Afghan Wedding
A suicide bomber killed more than 60 people and wounded scores, including women and children, as they celebrated a wedding in the Afghan capital, authorities said Sunday, the deadliest attack in Kabul in recent months.
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At Least 6 Killed In Suicide Blast At Afghan Wedding
At least six people were killed and 14 wounded Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan, an official told AFP.
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Kidnapped Sex Slaves Help ISIS Gain Turf in Afghanistan
When Mohammad Shah realized his family would never be able to afford the $15,000 demanded by his fiancee's father for a traditional Afghan wedding, he turned to the one group he knew would help: the Islamic State.
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Wedding Revellers in Afghan Village Exult Over Taliban Rout
Ankle bells chimed as male dancers shimmied beneath chandeliers in midnight wedding revelry that drew together an entire frontline Afghan village just days after its residents humiliatingly routed the Taliban.
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Gunfight Kills At Least 20 at Afghan Wedding: Officials
At least 20 people were killed when a gunfight broke out at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan, officials said today, highlighting the fragile security situation in the war-torn country.
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Afghan Soldiers to Blame for Deadly Wedding Bombing: Official
Afghan soldiers were responsible for firing mortars at a wedding party that killed 17 women and children, officials said today, in a mistaken strike that overshadowed the transfer of nationwide security from NATO forces.
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Rocket Kills 26 at Wedding Party: Afghan Police
Afghan police say that at least 26 people have been killed by a rocket that hit a house during a wedding party in the southern province of Helmand.
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Cash-Strapped Young Afghans Turn to Low-Cost Mass Weddings
The crowd bursts into applause as a hundred couples enter the hall, hand in hand, grooms in simple black suits and brides in modest white dresses, red flowers in hand.
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Bomb kills four girls at Afghan wedding: officials
A bomb attack killed four girls attending an Afghan wedding, officials said on Thursday, blaming the attack on Taliban rebels intending to target government employees at the event.
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Bomb kills eight women, one child: Afghan police
A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed eight women and one child as they travelled to celebrate a wedding engagement, police said.
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"We Are Without Hope": Afghan Refugees Crackdown Continues In Pakistan
The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
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6 Dead As Taliban-Fired Shell Hits Afghan Wedding: Officials
A mortar bomb fired by the Taliban struck a wedding ceremony in a province north of the Afghan capital, killing at least six people including women and children, officials said on Sunday.
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35 Killed At Wedding Party During Nearby Afghan Army Raid
At least 35 civilians were killed and 13 people were injured during an attack conducted by the Afghan government forces in southern Helmand province, two provincial officials said on Monday.
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Number of Deaths In Afghan Wedding Blast Rises To 80: Officials
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said on Wednesday.
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ISIS Claims Deadly Suicide Attack On Kabul Wedding
The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a wedding in Kabul which Afghan authorities said killed at least 63 people.
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"Everyone Ran Crying": 63 Killed In Suicide Bombing At Afghan Wedding
A suicide bomber killed more than 60 people and wounded scores, including women and children, as they celebrated a wedding in the Afghan capital, authorities said Sunday, the deadliest attack in Kabul in recent months.
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At Least 6 Killed In Suicide Blast At Afghan Wedding
At least six people were killed and 14 wounded Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan, an official told AFP.
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Kidnapped Sex Slaves Help ISIS Gain Turf in Afghanistan
When Mohammad Shah realized his family would never be able to afford the $15,000 demanded by his fiancee's father for a traditional Afghan wedding, he turned to the one group he knew would help: the Islamic State.
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Wedding Revellers in Afghan Village Exult Over Taliban Rout
Ankle bells chimed as male dancers shimmied beneath chandeliers in midnight wedding revelry that drew together an entire frontline Afghan village just days after its residents humiliatingly routed the Taliban.
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Gunfight Kills At Least 20 at Afghan Wedding: Officials
At least 20 people were killed when a gunfight broke out at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan, officials said today, highlighting the fragile security situation in the war-torn country.
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Afghan Soldiers to Blame for Deadly Wedding Bombing: Official
Afghan soldiers were responsible for firing mortars at a wedding party that killed 17 women and children, officials said today, in a mistaken strike that overshadowed the transfer of nationwide security from NATO forces.
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Rocket Kills 26 at Wedding Party: Afghan Police
Afghan police say that at least 26 people have been killed by a rocket that hit a house during a wedding party in the southern province of Helmand.
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Cash-Strapped Young Afghans Turn to Low-Cost Mass Weddings
The crowd bursts into applause as a hundred couples enter the hall, hand in hand, grooms in simple black suits and brides in modest white dresses, red flowers in hand.
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Bomb kills four girls at Afghan wedding: officials
A bomb attack killed four girls attending an Afghan wedding, officials said on Thursday, blaming the attack on Taliban rebels intending to target government employees at the event.
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Bomb kills eight women, one child: Afghan police
A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed eight women and one child as they travelled to celebrate a wedding engagement, police said.
