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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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Taliban Release 235 Hostages After Afghanistan 'Massacre'
The Taliban released 235 hostages from a remote village in northern Afghanistan where it allegedly massacred around 50 civilians along with Islamic State insurgents but others were still feared held, officials said Tuesday.
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Peshawar School Massacre Mastermind Killed In US Drone Strike
The mastermind behind the December 2014 massacre at Peshawar's Army Public School, has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan, senior Pakistani security officials claimed.
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San Bernardino Attack: Gun Buyer In Massacre Knew Aspiring Terrorists Say Prosecutors
The friend who bought the high-powered rifles used in the San Bernardino terrorist attack had ties to a group of California terrorists arrested in 2012 as they tried to fly to Afghanistan to join al-Qaeda, federal prosecutors said.
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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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5 Arrested For Pakistan School Massacre: Afghanistan Officials
Afghanistan security services have arrested five men in connection with the massacre at a Pakistan military school last month that killed 150 people, most of them children, officials said Saturday.
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Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 23 Militants: Military
At least 23 militants were killed on Wednesday when Pakistani fighter jets bombed their hideouts in the country's trouble northwest bordering Afghanistan, military said.
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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 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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Taliban gunmen kill Pakistan officers probing massacre of foreign climbers
Pakistan-based Taliban fighters opened fire on a group of police officers investigating a June massacre of foreign climbers, killing three, officials said today.
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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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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 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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Taliban Release 235 Hostages After Afghanistan 'Massacre'
The Taliban released 235 hostages from a remote village in northern Afghanistan where it allegedly massacred around 50 civilians along with Islamic State insurgents but others were still feared held, officials said Tuesday.
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Peshawar School Massacre Mastermind Killed In US Drone Strike
The mastermind behind the December 2014 massacre at Peshawar's Army Public School, has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan, senior Pakistani security officials claimed.
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San Bernardino Attack: Gun Buyer In Massacre Knew Aspiring Terrorists Say Prosecutors
The friend who bought the high-powered rifles used in the San Bernardino terrorist attack had ties to a group of California terrorists arrested in 2012 as they tried to fly to Afghanistan to join al-Qaeda, federal prosecutors said.
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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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5 Arrested For Pakistan School Massacre: Afghanistan Officials
Afghanistan security services have arrested five men in connection with the massacre at a Pakistan military school last month that killed 150 people, most of them children, officials said Saturday.
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Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 23 Militants: Military
At least 23 militants were killed on Wednesday when Pakistani fighter jets bombed their hideouts in the country's trouble northwest bordering Afghanistan, military said.
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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 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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Taliban gunmen kill Pakistan officers probing massacre of foreign climbers
Pakistan-based Taliban fighters opened fire on a group of police officers investigating a June massacre of foreign climbers, killing three, officials said today.
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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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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 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.
