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Twitter Discards Verified Blue Checks Reportedly Purchased By Taliban Leaders
The verified "blue check" status of senior Taliban members who allegedly paid the $8 monthly subscription fee has reportedly been withdrawn by Twitter.
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Indian Officials In Kabul For First Meeting With Taliban Since US Left
The Centre has sent a team of foreign ministry officials to Afghanistan's capital of Kabul for talks with senior members of the ruling Taliban, the ministry said on Thursday, the first such meeting since the chaotic USwithdrawal last year.
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Pak Taliban Fugitive, Missing Since 2014, Killed In Afghanistan
A high-profile member of the Pakistan Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan, a senior security official said Monday, after being on the run since 2014 when the army cracked down on the terrorist group.
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Taliban Appoint Senior Veterans To Key Ministerial Posts In Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban have appointed senior veterans to the posts of finance minister and defence minister, two members of the group said, as it switches focus from a stunning military conquest to how to run a country in crisis.
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"No Democratic System At All," Say Taliban. Council May Rule Afghanistan
Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban has taken over, while the Islamist terrorist movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely remain in overall charge, a senior member of the group told Reuters.
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"India Needs To Quickly Re-Evaluate": RSS's Ram Madhav On Afghanistan
Ram Madhav, a senior member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Sunday said India needed to re-evaluate its stance in Afghanistan amid reports that President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country and the Taliban had entered Kabul
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Taliban To Attend Afghan Peace Talks In Moscow
Senior members of the Taliban will attend talks with the Kabul government in Moscow this week to discuss the future of war-ravaged Afghanistan, the insurgent group said Monday.
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Memorial Wall Honour For CIA Officer Who Killed Herself Sparks Row
She had spent the year in Afghanistan targeting senior al-Qaida and Taliban members from one of the CIA's most important bases.
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Over 100 Killed In Taliban Attack On Afghanistan Military Base
The Taliban killed more than 100 members of the Afghan security forces inside a military compound in central Maidan Wardak province today, a senior defence official said.
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Taliban Chief Reinforces Position With Backing Of Two Key Members
Hardline cleric Mullah Haibatullah Akundzada has reinforced his position as the new leader of the Afghan Taliban by winning the support of two senior members, the insurgent group said on Saturday.
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Afghan Taliban Use Captured Humvees In Suicide Attack
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district centre of Sangin, a senior official said.
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Taliban Want Removal From UN Blacklist Before Peace Talks
Afghanistan's Taliban want to be removed from a UN blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil war, a senior member said, as its political wing met activists at an unofficial forum in Qatar.
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Senior Haqqani leader shot dead in Islamabad: Taliban
A senior member of the Haqqani militant network which is seen as one of the biggest threats to US-led forces in Afghanistan has been shot dead in the Pakistani capital, the Taliban said on Monday.
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Taliban deny report of Haqqani commander's death
A Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan rejected reports that the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network has been killed, even as senior insurgents and members of the Pakistani government said they believe Badruddin Haqqani was dead. Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email sent to reporters late Saturday that Haqqani is alive and in goo...
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Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul: Official
A senior member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council and close adviser to President Hamid Karzai was shot dead from a passing car in Kabul today.
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Twitter Discards Verified Blue Checks Reportedly Purchased By Taliban Leaders
The verified "blue check" status of senior Taliban members who allegedly paid the $8 monthly subscription fee has reportedly been withdrawn by Twitter.
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Indian Officials In Kabul For First Meeting With Taliban Since US Left
The Centre has sent a team of foreign ministry officials to Afghanistan's capital of Kabul for talks with senior members of the ruling Taliban, the ministry said on Thursday, the first such meeting since the chaotic USwithdrawal last year.
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Pak Taliban Fugitive, Missing Since 2014, Killed In Afghanistan
A high-profile member of the Pakistan Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan, a senior security official said Monday, after being on the run since 2014 when the army cracked down on the terrorist group.
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Taliban Appoint Senior Veterans To Key Ministerial Posts In Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban have appointed senior veterans to the posts of finance minister and defence minister, two members of the group said, as it switches focus from a stunning military conquest to how to run a country in crisis.
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"No Democratic System At All," Say Taliban. Council May Rule Afghanistan
Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban has taken over, while the Islamist terrorist movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely remain in overall charge, a senior member of the group told Reuters.
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"India Needs To Quickly Re-Evaluate": RSS's Ram Madhav On Afghanistan
Ram Madhav, a senior member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Sunday said India needed to re-evaluate its stance in Afghanistan amid reports that President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country and the Taliban had entered Kabul
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Taliban To Attend Afghan Peace Talks In Moscow
Senior members of the Taliban will attend talks with the Kabul government in Moscow this week to discuss the future of war-ravaged Afghanistan, the insurgent group said Monday.
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Memorial Wall Honour For CIA Officer Who Killed Herself Sparks Row
She had spent the year in Afghanistan targeting senior al-Qaida and Taliban members from one of the CIA's most important bases.
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Over 100 Killed In Taliban Attack On Afghanistan Military Base
The Taliban killed more than 100 members of the Afghan security forces inside a military compound in central Maidan Wardak province today, a senior defence official said.
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Taliban Chief Reinforces Position With Backing Of Two Key Members
Hardline cleric Mullah Haibatullah Akundzada has reinforced his position as the new leader of the Afghan Taliban by winning the support of two senior members, the insurgent group said on Saturday.
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Afghan Taliban Use Captured Humvees In Suicide Attack
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district centre of Sangin, a senior official said.
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Taliban Want Removal From UN Blacklist Before Peace Talks
Afghanistan's Taliban want to be removed from a UN blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil war, a senior member said, as its political wing met activists at an unofficial forum in Qatar.
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Senior Haqqani leader shot dead in Islamabad: Taliban
A senior member of the Haqqani militant network which is seen as one of the biggest threats to US-led forces in Afghanistan has been shot dead in the Pakistani capital, the Taliban said on Monday.
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Taliban deny report of Haqqani commander's death
A Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan rejected reports that the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network has been killed, even as senior insurgents and members of the Pakistani government said they believe Badruddin Haqqani was dead. Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email sent to reporters late Saturday that Haqqani is alive and in goo...
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Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul: Official
A senior member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council and close adviser to President Hamid Karzai was shot dead from a passing car in Kabul today.
