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Taliban Talks In Doha Were "Candid And Professional": US
The US said the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and professional" and that the U.S. side reiterated that the Taliban would be judged on actions.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Pak Taliban Terrorist Behind Murder Of Canadian Journalist Killed In Encounter
A hardcore Pakistani Taliban terrorist, who was behind the kidnapping and murder of Canadian journalist Khadija Abdul Qahar known as Beverly Giesbrecht before she converted to Islam, was killed, a top police official said on Wednesday.
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Taliban Kill 16 Afghan Soldiers, Kidnap Engineers After Ceasefire Ends
Taliban terrorists killed at least 16 Afghan police and two civilians in western Badghis province after their three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday ended at the weekend, officials said on Friday.
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Efforts On To Secure Release Of 7 Abducted Indians In Afghanistan: External Affairs Ministry
The government today said it was in touch with relevant people and authorities in Afghanistan to secure the release of seven Indian engineers who were abducted in the restive northern Baghlan province of the war-torn country on Sunday.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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US, Australian Hostages Appear In Afghan Taliban Video
An American and an Australian have appeared in a Taliban hostage video, five months after they were kidnapped from Kabul.
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Canada Calls For Release Of Kidnapped Couple In Afghanistan
Officials in Canada called for the unconditional release of a Canadian man and his American wife on Monday after a new video appeared to show them begging their governments to intervene on their behalf with their Afghan captors.
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Al Qaeda Planning Kidnappings Of Westerners For Prisoner Swaps: Report
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in an audio interview calling on fighters to take Western hostages and exchange them for jailed jihadists, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.
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Top Pak Judge's Son Narrates Kidnap Ordeal
Sindh High Court chief justice's son Awais Ali Shah, who was rescued from the clutches of Pakistani Taliban by the army in the restive northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday narrated his terrifying ordeal to police and said he was kept blindfolded throughout his abduction.
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Kidnapped Pakistani Judge's Son Found Bound In Chains
Pakistani soldiers rescued the kidnapped son of a senior judge from his Taliban captors on Tuesday, after finding him bound in chains with his mouth taped shut and wearing in an all-enveloping burqa to hide his identity, the army spokesman said.
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Taliban Kidnap At Least 25 Men From Buses In Afghanistan's South
Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand stopped vehicles and detained at least 25 people, officials said on Tuesday, as the insurgents continued a series of abductions on Afghanistan's highways over the past few weeks.
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Islamic State Kidnaps, Kills 7 in Southern Afghanistan: Police
Islamic State militants kidnapped and killed seven people, including three women, in the southern province of Zabul, a police official said today, amid heavy fighting in the region between the group and Taliban insurgents
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani Speaks to Abducted Son For First Time in 2 Years
The kidnapped son of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called his father on Sunday after two years in captivity and told him he was well.
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'We Will Never Forget You,' Malala Yousafzai Writes to Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
Pakistani teenager and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday told Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants they will never be forgotten and to never lose hope.
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Taliban Talks In Doha Were "Candid And Professional": US
The US said the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and professional" and that the U.S. side reiterated that the Taliban would be judged on actions.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Pak Taliban Terrorist Behind Murder Of Canadian Journalist Killed In Encounter
A hardcore Pakistani Taliban terrorist, who was behind the kidnapping and murder of Canadian journalist Khadija Abdul Qahar known as Beverly Giesbrecht before she converted to Islam, was killed, a top police official said on Wednesday.
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Taliban Kill 16 Afghan Soldiers, Kidnap Engineers After Ceasefire Ends
Taliban terrorists killed at least 16 Afghan police and two civilians in western Badghis province after their three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday ended at the weekend, officials said on Friday.
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Efforts On To Secure Release Of 7 Abducted Indians In Afghanistan: External Affairs Ministry
The government today said it was in touch with relevant people and authorities in Afghanistan to secure the release of seven Indian engineers who were abducted in the restive northern Baghlan province of the war-torn country on Sunday.
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German Aid Worker, Afghan Guard Killed In Kabul. Finnish National Abducted
A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish national was abducted from a house in Kabul. All of them were working for a Swedish aid group called Operation Mercy.
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US, Australian Hostages Appear In Afghan Taliban Video
An American and an Australian have appeared in a Taliban hostage video, five months after they were kidnapped from Kabul.
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Canada Calls For Release Of Kidnapped Couple In Afghanistan
Officials in Canada called for the unconditional release of a Canadian man and his American wife on Monday after a new video appeared to show them begging their governments to intervene on their behalf with their Afghan captors.
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Al Qaeda Planning Kidnappings Of Westerners For Prisoner Swaps: Report
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in an audio interview calling on fighters to take Western hostages and exchange them for jailed jihadists, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.
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Top Pak Judge's Son Narrates Kidnap Ordeal
Sindh High Court chief justice's son Awais Ali Shah, who was rescued from the clutches of Pakistani Taliban by the army in the restive northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday narrated his terrifying ordeal to police and said he was kept blindfolded throughout his abduction.
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Kidnapped Pakistani Judge's Son Found Bound In Chains
Pakistani soldiers rescued the kidnapped son of a senior judge from his Taliban captors on Tuesday, after finding him bound in chains with his mouth taped shut and wearing in an all-enveloping burqa to hide his identity, the army spokesman said.
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Taliban Kidnap At Least 25 Men From Buses In Afghanistan's South
Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand stopped vehicles and detained at least 25 people, officials said on Tuesday, as the insurgents continued a series of abductions on Afghanistan's highways over the past few weeks.
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Islamic State Kidnaps, Kills 7 in Southern Afghanistan: Police
Islamic State militants kidnapped and killed seven people, including three women, in the southern province of Zabul, a police official said today, amid heavy fighting in the region between the group and Taliban insurgents
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani Speaks to Abducted Son For First Time in 2 Years
The kidnapped son of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called his father on Sunday after two years in captivity and told him he was well.
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'We Will Never Forget You,' Malala Yousafzai Writes to Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
Pakistani teenager and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday told Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants they will never be forgotten and to never lose hope.
