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Afghanistan Retaliates Against Pak After Air Strikes Kill 8
Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said.
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6 Killed In ISIS Suicide Blast In Kabul, 2nd In 3 Months
A suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State group near Afghanistan's foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said.
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6 Killed In Firing By Afghan Forces On Pakistan Border
Afghan Taliban forces opened fire at a border crossing with Pakistan on Sunday, killing six civilians, the Pakistani military said.
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No US Troops To Be Punished Over Deadly Kabul Drone Strike: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.
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US Strike That Killed 10 Afghans Did Not Violate Law Of War: Pentagon
A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector general said Wednesday after an investigation.
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Blast Kills 2 Civilians Near Kabul Mosque: Taliban
An explosion outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed "a number of civilians" on Sunday, a senior Taliban official said. The blast struck near the entrance of the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.
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2 Taliban Fighters, 1 Civilian Killed In Attack On Checkpoint In Jalalabad
Two Taliban fighters and a civilian were killed Wednesday by gunmen who attacked a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, security sources and witnesses said.
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Video Shows Last US Strike In Afghanistan May Have Targeted Aid Worker: Report
A video analysis shows the United States may have mistakenly targeted an aid worker rather than Islamic State fighters in its final strike in Afghanistan which killed 10 civilians, The New York Times said Friday.
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60 Civilians, 13 US Troops Killed In Kabul Blasts, ISIS Claims Attack
Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing scores of people including 13 US troops and deepening panic in the final days of an already frenzied evacuation effort from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
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"We Will Hunt You Down, Make You Pay," Joe Biden Warns Kabul Bombers
US President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to hunt down the perpetrators of the suicide bombings that killed 12 American troops in Kabul and said the United States will not be deterred from its mission to evacuate thousands of civilians from Afghanistan
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At Least 60 Dead In Kabul Blasts; ISIS Claims Responsibility
ISIS struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday, killing scores of civilians and at least 13 U.S. troops, disrupting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee.
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Afghan War Has Entered "Deadlier, More Destructive Phase": UN
UN special envoy for Afghanistan Friday questioned the Taliban's commitment to a political settlement, telling the UN Security Council the war has entered a "deadlier and more destructive phase" with more than 1,000 civilians killed in the past month
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Army Urges Civilians To Evacuate Besieged City After UN Says 40 Have Died
Fighting is raging for Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, with the United Nations saying at least 40 civilians had been killed in the last 24 hours.
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15 Civilians Killed, Over 120 Injured In Taliban And Afghan Forces Clashes In Kandahar, Lashkargah: UN
At least 15 civilians were killed and over 120 other suffered injuries in clashes between Taliban terrorists and Afghan security forces in the last three days in the Afghan cities of Lashkargah and Kandahar, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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11 Killed As Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In Afghanistan
At least 11 civilians including four women and three children were killed when a roadside bomb struck a bus in Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, in the latest attack targeting passenger vehicles in the violence-wracked country.
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Afghanistan Retaliates Against Pak After Air Strikes Kill 8
Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said.
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6 Killed In ISIS Suicide Blast In Kabul, 2nd In 3 Months
A suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State group near Afghanistan's foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said.
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6 Killed In Firing By Afghan Forces On Pakistan Border
Afghan Taliban forces opened fire at a border crossing with Pakistan on Sunday, killing six civilians, the Pakistani military said.
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No US Troops To Be Punished Over Deadly Kabul Drone Strike: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.
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US Strike That Killed 10 Afghans Did Not Violate Law Of War: Pentagon
A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector general said Wednesday after an investigation.
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Blast Kills 2 Civilians Near Kabul Mosque: Taliban
An explosion outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed "a number of civilians" on Sunday, a senior Taliban official said. The blast struck near the entrance of the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.
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2 Taliban Fighters, 1 Civilian Killed In Attack On Checkpoint In Jalalabad
Two Taliban fighters and a civilian were killed Wednesday by gunmen who attacked a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, security sources and witnesses said.
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Video Shows Last US Strike In Afghanistan May Have Targeted Aid Worker: Report
A video analysis shows the United States may have mistakenly targeted an aid worker rather than Islamic State fighters in its final strike in Afghanistan which killed 10 civilians, The New York Times said Friday.
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60 Civilians, 13 US Troops Killed In Kabul Blasts, ISIS Claims Attack
Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing scores of people including 13 US troops and deepening panic in the final days of an already frenzied evacuation effort from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
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"We Will Hunt You Down, Make You Pay," Joe Biden Warns Kabul Bombers
US President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to hunt down the perpetrators of the suicide bombings that killed 12 American troops in Kabul and said the United States will not be deterred from its mission to evacuate thousands of civilians from Afghanistan
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At Least 60 Dead In Kabul Blasts; ISIS Claims Responsibility
ISIS struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday, killing scores of civilians and at least 13 U.S. troops, disrupting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee.
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Afghan War Has Entered "Deadlier, More Destructive Phase": UN
UN special envoy for Afghanistan Friday questioned the Taliban's commitment to a political settlement, telling the UN Security Council the war has entered a "deadlier and more destructive phase" with more than 1,000 civilians killed in the past month
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Army Urges Civilians To Evacuate Besieged City After UN Says 40 Have Died
Fighting is raging for Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, with the United Nations saying at least 40 civilians had been killed in the last 24 hours.
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15 Civilians Killed, Over 120 Injured In Taliban And Afghan Forces Clashes In Kandahar, Lashkargah: UN
At least 15 civilians were killed and over 120 other suffered injuries in clashes between Taliban terrorists and Afghan security forces in the last three days in the Afghan cities of Lashkargah and Kandahar, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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11 Killed As Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In Afghanistan
At least 11 civilians including four women and three children were killed when a roadside bomb struck a bus in Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, in the latest attack targeting passenger vehicles in the violence-wracked country.
