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Schools Shut As Taliban Seize Police Station In Pakistan
Local schools were ordered shut on Tuesday out of fear of more kidnappings as a hostage situation at a police station taken over by jailed Pakistan Taliban fighters dragged into its third day.
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Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Not Guilty To Killing 3 US Soldiers In 2008
A former Taliban commander previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008, telling a federal judge that the "accusations are incorrect."
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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 Hang 4 Bodies From Cranes In Herat, Call It "Lesson" On Kidnappings
The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said.
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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 Fighters Release 6 Journalists in Afghanistan's Paktika Province
The Taliban this morning released six Afghan journalists it kidnapped two days ago from a highway in Paktika province, an official said.
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One Of 7 Kidnapped Indians Returns Home From Afghanistan After 10 Months
Ten months after being kidnapped in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, one of the seven Indians has returned to India, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday.
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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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Afghan Officials Working With Tribal Elders To Rescue Kidnapped Indian Engineers
Security officials in Afghanistan are working with local tribal elders to trace the seven Indian engineers kidnapped reportedly by Taliban gunmen in the restive northern Baghlan province, media reports said today.
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Harsh Goenka Urges Centre For Help After Employees Kidnapped In Afghanistan
Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Enterprises whose Indian employees were abducted by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, has urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to help rescue them.
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Afghan Police Search For Villagers After Mass Kidnapping
Afghan police on Sunday launched a search for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed on Taliban terrorists in the southern province of Kandahar.
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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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Schools Shut As Taliban Seize Police Station In Pakistan
Local schools were ordered shut on Tuesday out of fear of more kidnappings as a hostage situation at a police station taken over by jailed Pakistan Taliban fighters dragged into its third day.
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Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Not Guilty To Killing 3 US Soldiers In 2008
A former Taliban commander previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008, telling a federal judge that the "accusations are incorrect."
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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 Hang 4 Bodies From Cranes In Herat, Call It "Lesson" On Kidnappings
The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said.
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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 Fighters Release 6 Journalists in Afghanistan's Paktika Province
The Taliban this morning released six Afghan journalists it kidnapped two days ago from a highway in Paktika province, an official said.
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One Of 7 Kidnapped Indians Returns Home From Afghanistan After 10 Months
Ten months after being kidnapped in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, one of the seven Indians has returned to India, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday.
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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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Afghan Officials Working With Tribal Elders To Rescue Kidnapped Indian Engineers
Security officials in Afghanistan are working with local tribal elders to trace the seven Indian engineers kidnapped reportedly by Taliban gunmen in the restive northern Baghlan province, media reports said today.
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Harsh Goenka Urges Centre For Help After Employees Kidnapped In Afghanistan
Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Enterprises whose Indian employees were abducted by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, has urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to help rescue them.
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Afghan Police Search For Villagers After Mass Kidnapping
Afghan police on Sunday launched a search for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed on Taliban terrorists in the southern province of Kandahar.
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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.
