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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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7 Killed In Attack On Clerics In Afghanistan's Herat
At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw carrying two Shiite clerics in western Afghanistan, an official and residents said.
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Afghan Forces Stop Taliban Attack On India-Built Salma Dam
The Afghan forces thwarted the Taliban's attack on India-built Salma Dam in Herat province, said the Afghan government, adding that the terror group has "suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as a result of counter-attacks".
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UN Headquarters Attacked In Afghanistan, At Least One Guard Killed
The main UN compound in the capital of the western Afghan province of Herat was attacked by "anti-government elements" on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.
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Car Bomb Kills Eight, Injures 47 In Aghanistan's Herat
A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more, authorities said Saturday, as the United Nations condemned attacks on civilians in the country.
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8 Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Passenger Bus In Afghanistan: Officials
A roadside bomb hit a Kabul-bound passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding around 40, mostly women and children, officials said.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In Western Afghan City, Residents Say Situation “Very Bad”
Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to capture the restive provincial capital, with residents reporting air strikes, explosions and gunfire.
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1 Dead, Several Injured In Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat: Officials
Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority.
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29 Killed In Attack On Jawadya Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat
A suicide bomber and a gunman killed at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shia mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat Tuesday, the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.
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Afghanistan Attack That Killed 10 Did Not Target India-Made Salma Dam: Envoy
Ten security personnel and four others have been injured in a terror attack, reportedly carried out by Taliban, in Afghanistan's Herat province. The attack took place nearly 13 kilometres from the Salma dam, rebuilt by India, in Chist-i-Sharif district in the western province. However, India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra confirmed that...
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Foreign 'Tourists' Wounded In Attack In Western Afghanistan
At least four foreign "tourists" in Afghanistan were wounded today in an attack by gunmen on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, an interior ministry spokesman said.
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I Am Used To Noise Of Democracy, Says PM Narendra Modi In Afghanistan
"I am used to the noise of democracy," Prime Minister Narendra Modi quipped today, in an apparent reference to the opposition attacks on him back home.
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India To Stand By Afghanistan Despite All Odds: PM Modi
India will extend cooperation to every part of war-torn Afghanistan despite facing barriers of politics, geography and terror attacks on its mission here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted today after inaugurating a landmark dam in strategically important Herat province.
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Car With Explosives Found Near Indian Consulate In Afghanistan's Herat
A man has been arrested after a car with explosives was found near the Indian consulate in Herat in Afghanistan, said Amar Sinha, the Indian ambassador to Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Behind May Attack on Indian Consulate in Herat, says Afghan Minister
The terrorists behind the attack on Indian Consulate in Herat this May had links with Pakistan, Afghanistan has said.
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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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7 Killed In Attack On Clerics In Afghanistan's Herat
At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw carrying two Shiite clerics in western Afghanistan, an official and residents said.
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Afghan Forces Stop Taliban Attack On India-Built Salma Dam
The Afghan forces thwarted the Taliban's attack on India-built Salma Dam in Herat province, said the Afghan government, adding that the terror group has "suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as a result of counter-attacks".
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UN Headquarters Attacked In Afghanistan, At Least One Guard Killed
The main UN compound in the capital of the western Afghan province of Herat was attacked by "anti-government elements" on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.
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Car Bomb Kills Eight, Injures 47 In Aghanistan's Herat
A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more, authorities said Saturday, as the United Nations condemned attacks on civilians in the country.
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8 Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Passenger Bus In Afghanistan: Officials
A roadside bomb hit a Kabul-bound passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding around 40, mostly women and children, officials said.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In Western Afghan City, Residents Say Situation “Very Bad”
Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to capture the restive provincial capital, with residents reporting air strikes, explosions and gunfire.
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1 Dead, Several Injured In Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat: Officials
Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority.
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29 Killed In Attack On Jawadya Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat
A suicide bomber and a gunman killed at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shia mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat Tuesday, the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.
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Afghanistan Attack That Killed 10 Did Not Target India-Made Salma Dam: Envoy
Ten security personnel and four others have been injured in a terror attack, reportedly carried out by Taliban, in Afghanistan's Herat province. The attack took place nearly 13 kilometres from the Salma dam, rebuilt by India, in Chist-i-Sharif district in the western province. However, India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra confirmed that...
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Foreign 'Tourists' Wounded In Attack In Western Afghanistan
At least four foreign "tourists" in Afghanistan were wounded today in an attack by gunmen on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, an interior ministry spokesman said.
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I Am Used To Noise Of Democracy, Says PM Narendra Modi In Afghanistan
"I am used to the noise of democracy," Prime Minister Narendra Modi quipped today, in an apparent reference to the opposition attacks on him back home.
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India To Stand By Afghanistan Despite All Odds: PM Modi
India will extend cooperation to every part of war-torn Afghanistan despite facing barriers of politics, geography and terror attacks on its mission here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted today after inaugurating a landmark dam in strategically important Herat province.
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Car With Explosives Found Near Indian Consulate In Afghanistan's Herat
A man has been arrested after a car with explosives was found near the Indian consulate in Herat in Afghanistan, said Amar Sinha, the Indian ambassador to Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Behind May Attack on Indian Consulate in Herat, says Afghan Minister
The terrorists behind the attack on Indian Consulate in Herat this May had links with Pakistan, Afghanistan has said.
