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US Airstrikes Hit Taliban, Hours After Donald Trump Holds Talks With Its Chief
The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces Wednesday, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt.
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Doors Open For "Negotiations" With US, Says Taliban After Deadly Attacks
The Taliban's chief negotiator has said their "doors are open" to resuming talks with Washington, hours after two attacks by the insurgents killed at least 48 people in war-weary Afghanistan.
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Pak Taliban Chief Believed Dead In US Strike In Afghanistan
The US military said Thursday it carried out a strike targeting a senior terrorist leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding.
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Pentagon Chief Jim Mattis Visits Afghanistan After Deadly Taliban Attack
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Monday, an American defence official confirmed, hours after his Afghan counterpart resigned over a deadly Taliban attack.
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Afghan Defence Minister, Army Chief Of Staff Resign Over Deadly Attack
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted on Monday the resignation of the defence minister and army chief of staff after more than 140 government soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on an army base last week, the president's office said.
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A Day After Deadly Attack, Afghans Left With Tears, Pray And Half Flew Flags
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base, prompting angry calls for ministers and army chiefs to resign.
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Al Qaeda Threatens US That 9/11 Will Be Repeated 'Thousands Of Times'
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri threatened the US that the September 11, 2001 attacks will be repeated "thousands of times", in a video marking the 15th anniversary of the deadly assault.
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Pak Army Chief Flies To Karachi After Attacks Including On Qawwal Sabri
Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif flew to Karachi on Sunday for security meetings following high-profile attacks that have raised fears of a slide back into chaos in the busy metropolis once known as the world's most violent megacity.
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Pakistan Confirms Death Of Mullah Akhtar Mansour
Pakistan today confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike in the country while travelling under false name and with a fake Pakistani identity document.
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Frequent Flyer Mullah Akhtar Mansour Used Pakistan Passport For Trips: Report
Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, killed in a US airstrike in Balochistan, was a frequent flyer and used a Pakistani passport for his visits abroad for over nine years, a media report said today.
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28 Dead In Suicide Car Bomb Attack In Kabul, Claimed By Taliban
The number of deaths from today's brazen Taliban attack in central Kabul has jumped to 28, the Afghan capital's police chief said.
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Haqqani Network Chief Jalaluddin Haqqani Dead: Sources
Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the dreaded Haqqani network behind some of the deadliest attacks against Indian interests in Afghanistan, has been dead for over a year, sources said today.
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New Taliban Chief Deceived Others About Mullah Omar's Death: Report
Taliban's newly anointed chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, may have kept fellow insurgents in the dark for the past two years by claiming to pass orders and messages from Mullah Muhammad Omar, even though he knew that his boss had died in 2013, according to a media report.
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Afghan Taliban Picks up Successor After Mullah Omar's Death: Sources
The Afghan Taliban have appointed Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as leader of the insurgency, two Afghan commanders present at a meeting of the militant movement's most senior figures said today, following reports that Mullah Omar is dead.
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Afghanistan Calls Press Conference on Mullah Omar Amid Rumours of Death
An Afghan government official said on Wednesday that a press conference had been called on the subject of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, amid rumours of his death.
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US Airstrikes Hit Taliban, Hours After Donald Trump Holds Talks With Its Chief
The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces Wednesday, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt.
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Doors Open For "Negotiations" With US, Says Taliban After Deadly Attacks
The Taliban's chief negotiator has said their "doors are open" to resuming talks with Washington, hours after two attacks by the insurgents killed at least 48 people in war-weary Afghanistan.
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Pak Taliban Chief Believed Dead In US Strike In Afghanistan
The US military said Thursday it carried out a strike targeting a senior terrorist leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding.
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Pentagon Chief Jim Mattis Visits Afghanistan After Deadly Taliban Attack
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Monday, an American defence official confirmed, hours after his Afghan counterpart resigned over a deadly Taliban attack.
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Afghan Defence Minister, Army Chief Of Staff Resign Over Deadly Attack
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted on Monday the resignation of the defence minister and army chief of staff after more than 140 government soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on an army base last week, the president's office said.
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A Day After Deadly Attack, Afghans Left With Tears, Pray And Half Flew Flags
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base, prompting angry calls for ministers and army chiefs to resign.
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Al Qaeda Threatens US That 9/11 Will Be Repeated 'Thousands Of Times'
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri threatened the US that the September 11, 2001 attacks will be repeated "thousands of times", in a video marking the 15th anniversary of the deadly assault.
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Pak Army Chief Flies To Karachi After Attacks Including On Qawwal Sabri
Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif flew to Karachi on Sunday for security meetings following high-profile attacks that have raised fears of a slide back into chaos in the busy metropolis once known as the world's most violent megacity.
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Pakistan Confirms Death Of Mullah Akhtar Mansour
Pakistan today confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike in the country while travelling under false name and with a fake Pakistani identity document.
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Frequent Flyer Mullah Akhtar Mansour Used Pakistan Passport For Trips: Report
Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, killed in a US airstrike in Balochistan, was a frequent flyer and used a Pakistani passport for his visits abroad for over nine years, a media report said today.
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28 Dead In Suicide Car Bomb Attack In Kabul, Claimed By Taliban
The number of deaths from today's brazen Taliban attack in central Kabul has jumped to 28, the Afghan capital's police chief said.
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Haqqani Network Chief Jalaluddin Haqqani Dead: Sources
Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the dreaded Haqqani network behind some of the deadliest attacks against Indian interests in Afghanistan, has been dead for over a year, sources said today.
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New Taliban Chief Deceived Others About Mullah Omar's Death: Report
Taliban's newly anointed chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, may have kept fellow insurgents in the dark for the past two years by claiming to pass orders and messages from Mullah Muhammad Omar, even though he knew that his boss had died in 2013, according to a media report.
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Afghan Taliban Picks up Successor After Mullah Omar's Death: Sources
The Afghan Taliban have appointed Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as leader of the insurgency, two Afghan commanders present at a meeting of the militant movement's most senior figures said today, following reports that Mullah Omar is dead.
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Afghanistan Calls Press Conference on Mullah Omar Amid Rumours of Death
An Afghan government official said on Wednesday that a press conference had been called on the subject of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, amid rumours of his death.
