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Afghanistan Market Attack Kills, Wounds "Scores", UN Says
The UN mission to Afghanistan reported scores of people were killed and wounded in an attack on a busy market in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, although Taliban officials said they could only confirm 10 people had been wounded.
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First Civil Flight In 20 Years Lands At Afghanistan's Jalalabad Airfield: Report
The first civilian flight in 20 years has landed at an airfield in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, media reports said.
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Blast At Mosque In Afghanistan Wounds At Least 12, Say Local Residents
An explosion hit a mosque in the Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, wounding at least 12 people including the imam of the mosque, local residents said.
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Taliban Orders Taxi Drivers To Not Transport Other Gunmen: Report
The Taliban has ordered the taxi drivers of the eastern Nangarhar province not to transport any other gunmen other than the ones who are the Taliban affiliates.
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The Taliban Vowed No Revenge, One Afghan Family Tells A Different Story
When the Taliban won back control of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar last month, they set out to settle a score with an old foe.
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Letter Fails To Save 30 Afghan Farmers Killed By US In Drone Strike
Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir Tangi area about their plans to recruit 200 labourers and children to pluck the dry fruit.
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4 Terrorists Including ISIS Member Killed By Afghan Special Forces
At least four terrorists, including a local ISIS member, were killed in an operation carried out by Afghan Special Forces in Nangarhar province, local media reported on Saturday.
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68 Dead, 165 Injured In Afghan Suicide Attack
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day.
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ISIS Afghanistan Chief Abu Saad Erhabi Killed, Says Government
The head of ISIS in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group's hideouts in Nangarhar province on Saturday night, authorities said on Sunday.
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Afghan Militia Commander Who Fought ISIS Killed In Suicide Attack
A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people, including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the region, officials said on Monday.
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Car Bomb Kills 26 At Eid Gathering Of Taliban And Afghan Armed Forces
A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and terrorists elsewhere in the country celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire.
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Nine Civilians Killed In Eastern Afghan Province
At least nine civilians were killed in a night operation by Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar late on Monday, officials said, as fighting continued across Afghanistan.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least Eight In Afghanistan
A suicide bomber struck at a crowd of people in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday killing at least eight, officials said, in an attack that underscored worsening security.
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ISIS Claims Attack On State-Run TV Station In Afghanistan
Terrorist group ISIS on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a television station in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar that killed a security guard as well as all three attackers and wounded at least 17 people.
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'Mother Of All Bombs': 10 Things To Know About GBU-43, The Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb
The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...
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Afghanistan Market Attack Kills, Wounds "Scores", UN Says
The UN mission to Afghanistan reported scores of people were killed and wounded in an attack on a busy market in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, although Taliban officials said they could only confirm 10 people had been wounded.
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First Civil Flight In 20 Years Lands At Afghanistan's Jalalabad Airfield: Report
The first civilian flight in 20 years has landed at an airfield in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, media reports said.
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Blast At Mosque In Afghanistan Wounds At Least 12, Say Local Residents
An explosion hit a mosque in the Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, wounding at least 12 people including the imam of the mosque, local residents said.
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Taliban Orders Taxi Drivers To Not Transport Other Gunmen: Report
The Taliban has ordered the taxi drivers of the eastern Nangarhar province not to transport any other gunmen other than the ones who are the Taliban affiliates.
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The Taliban Vowed No Revenge, One Afghan Family Tells A Different Story
When the Taliban won back control of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar last month, they set out to settle a score with an old foe.
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Letter Fails To Save 30 Afghan Farmers Killed By US In Drone Strike
Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir Tangi area about their plans to recruit 200 labourers and children to pluck the dry fruit.
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4 Terrorists Including ISIS Member Killed By Afghan Special Forces
At least four terrorists, including a local ISIS member, were killed in an operation carried out by Afghan Special Forces in Nangarhar province, local media reported on Saturday.
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68 Dead, 165 Injured In Afghan Suicide Attack
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day.
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ISIS Afghanistan Chief Abu Saad Erhabi Killed, Says Government
The head of ISIS in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group's hideouts in Nangarhar province on Saturday night, authorities said on Sunday.
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Afghan Militia Commander Who Fought ISIS Killed In Suicide Attack
A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people, including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the region, officials said on Monday.
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Car Bomb Kills 26 At Eid Gathering Of Taliban And Afghan Armed Forces
A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and terrorists elsewhere in the country celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire.
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Nine Civilians Killed In Eastern Afghan Province
At least nine civilians were killed in a night operation by Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar late on Monday, officials said, as fighting continued across Afghanistan.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least Eight In Afghanistan
A suicide bomber struck at a crowd of people in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday killing at least eight, officials said, in an attack that underscored worsening security.
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ISIS Claims Attack On State-Run TV Station In Afghanistan
Terrorist group ISIS on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a television station in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar that killed a security guard as well as all three attackers and wounded at least 17 people.
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'Mother Of All Bombs': 10 Things To Know About GBU-43, The Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb
The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...
