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55 Dead, Over 150 Injured In Blasts Targeting Afghan School In Kabul
Explosions caused by a car bomb and mortars outside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least 55 people and wounded over 150, mostly female students, officials said, in an attack President Ashraf Ghani blamed on Taliban insurge
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Taliban Says "Americans Will Suffer More" For Cancelling Talks
The Taliban on Sunday said US President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to cancel peace talks would lead to fresh losses to American lives in Afghanistan at a time when the insurgent group was ready to finalise a deal to end the war.
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10 Civilians, Two NATO Troops Killed In Kabul Blast
The Taliban killed at least 10 people including two NATO troops in a bombing in Kabul on Thursday, in another horrific attack on the Afghan capital as the US and the insurgents negotiate a deal to see American troops leave the country.
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10 People Killed In Kabul Attack Claimed By Taliban
The Taliban killed at least 10 people in a fresh bombing in Kabul on Thursday, yet another horrific attack on the Afghan capital as the US and the insurgents negotiate a deal to see American troops leave the country.
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5 Killed In Taliban Attack On Kabul As US Envoy Visits Afghan Capital
A massive explosion rocked central Kabul late Monday, killing at least five people in a Taliban-claimed attack near an international complex while the US special envoy leading talks with the insurgents visited the Afghan capital.
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Growing Anger After Kabul Ambulance Bomb Kills Nearly 100
Anger was growing in Kabul Sunday, a day after a huge bomb hidden in an ambulance killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores more, highlighting the ability of insurgents to strike at the heart of Afghanistan.
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Kabul Airport Target Of Taliban Rocket Attack During Visit By Mattis
Insurgents fired mortars and detonated suicide vests Wednesday in an attack targeting Kabul's international airport during a visit to Afghanistan by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and U.S. forces responded with an airstrike that inadvertently caused civilian casualties, authorities said.
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Taliban Attack Kills Five Afghan Police, Injures 15
At least five Afghan policemen were killed and 15 people injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack by Taliban insurgents on the police headquarters in an eastern city Sunday, authorities said.The assault on the headquarters in Gardez, which was still continuing, was launched at 6:00 am, said the regional police commander, Asadullah Shirzad.
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Explosion, Gunfire Near Hospital In Kabul's Diplomatic Area: Official
An explosion and gunfire rattled Kabul's diplomatic district Wednesday as insurgents attacked Afghanistan's largest military hospital, officials said.
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Gunfire Celebrating Cricket Match Rattles Afghan Capital
The sound of gunfire rattled Kabul, a city on the edge after regular attacks by various insurgent groups vying to undermine the government that is backed by the West
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Rockets Fired At New Afghan Parliament Building In Kabul
Taliban militants fired explosives into Afghanistan's parliament compound on Monday as the top intelligence official and caretaker minister of interior were due to speak, lawmakers and the insurgents said.
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Taliban Suicide Bomber Hits French Restaurant In Kabul
A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a French restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul Friday, killing two people in a New Year's day attack that marks the latest in a series of brazen insurgent assaults.
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Afghan Taliban Bomber Kills 6 US Troops As Violence Rises
A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six US soldiers near Kabul Monday, in a brazen attack as the resurgent militant group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
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Attacks On Kabul's Diplomatic Quarter
At least six people were killed in a Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul's diplomatic quarter that ended on Saturday, the latest insurgent attack in the highly fortified area.
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Slow Road From Kabul Highlights China's Challenge in Afghanistan
A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, bedevilled by militant attacks and accusations of mismanagement.
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55 Dead, Over 150 Injured In Blasts Targeting Afghan School In Kabul
Explosions caused by a car bomb and mortars outside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least 55 people and wounded over 150, mostly female students, officials said, in an attack President Ashraf Ghani blamed on Taliban insurge
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Taliban Says "Americans Will Suffer More" For Cancelling Talks
The Taliban on Sunday said US President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to cancel peace talks would lead to fresh losses to American lives in Afghanistan at a time when the insurgent group was ready to finalise a deal to end the war.
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10 Civilians, Two NATO Troops Killed In Kabul Blast
The Taliban killed at least 10 people including two NATO troops in a bombing in Kabul on Thursday, in another horrific attack on the Afghan capital as the US and the insurgents negotiate a deal to see American troops leave the country.
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10 People Killed In Kabul Attack Claimed By Taliban
The Taliban killed at least 10 people in a fresh bombing in Kabul on Thursday, yet another horrific attack on the Afghan capital as the US and the insurgents negotiate a deal to see American troops leave the country.
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5 Killed In Taliban Attack On Kabul As US Envoy Visits Afghan Capital
A massive explosion rocked central Kabul late Monday, killing at least five people in a Taliban-claimed attack near an international complex while the US special envoy leading talks with the insurgents visited the Afghan capital.
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Growing Anger After Kabul Ambulance Bomb Kills Nearly 100
Anger was growing in Kabul Sunday, a day after a huge bomb hidden in an ambulance killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores more, highlighting the ability of insurgents to strike at the heart of Afghanistan.
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Kabul Airport Target Of Taliban Rocket Attack During Visit By Mattis
Insurgents fired mortars and detonated suicide vests Wednesday in an attack targeting Kabul's international airport during a visit to Afghanistan by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and U.S. forces responded with an airstrike that inadvertently caused civilian casualties, authorities said.
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Taliban Attack Kills Five Afghan Police, Injures 15
At least five Afghan policemen were killed and 15 people injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack by Taliban insurgents on the police headquarters in an eastern city Sunday, authorities said.The assault on the headquarters in Gardez, which was still continuing, was launched at 6:00 am, said the regional police commander, Asadullah Shirzad.
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Explosion, Gunfire Near Hospital In Kabul's Diplomatic Area: Official
An explosion and gunfire rattled Kabul's diplomatic district Wednesday as insurgents attacked Afghanistan's largest military hospital, officials said.
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Gunfire Celebrating Cricket Match Rattles Afghan Capital
The sound of gunfire rattled Kabul, a city on the edge after regular attacks by various insurgent groups vying to undermine the government that is backed by the West
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Rockets Fired At New Afghan Parliament Building In Kabul
Taliban militants fired explosives into Afghanistan's parliament compound on Monday as the top intelligence official and caretaker minister of interior were due to speak, lawmakers and the insurgents said.
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Taliban Suicide Bomber Hits French Restaurant In Kabul
A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a French restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul Friday, killing two people in a New Year's day attack that marks the latest in a series of brazen insurgent assaults.
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Afghan Taliban Bomber Kills 6 US Troops As Violence Rises
A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six US soldiers near Kabul Monday, in a brazen attack as the resurgent militant group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
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Attacks On Kabul's Diplomatic Quarter
At least six people were killed in a Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul's diplomatic quarter that ended on Saturday, the latest insurgent attack in the highly fortified area.
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Slow Road From Kabul Highlights China's Challenge in Afghanistan
A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, bedevilled by militant attacks and accusations of mismanagement.
