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Taliban Commander Takes Newlywed Bride Home In Military Chopper: Report
A Taliban commander allegedly used a military helicopter to take his newlywed bride home. He flew his bride from Logar to Khost province, in eastern Afghanistan, using the chopper, as per media reports.
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Key Taliban Commander Killed In Deadly Kabul Military Hospital Attack
A Taliban military commander in Kabul was among the fighters killed when his men responded to an Islamic State attack on a hospital, officials said Wednesday.
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"Significant Blow": Over 50 Taliban Leaders Killed In Rocket Strike, Says US
More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday, as fighting continues across the country.
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With US General Under Fire, Afghans Fear Being Abandoned By Trump
Afghans are alarmed by widespread reports that President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Gen. John Nicholson Jr., the highly regarded U.S. military commander in this war-torn country, and that Trump has also delayed choosing a new military and political strategy Afghans have awaited anxiously for the past six months
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Taliban Phone Calls Demanding Cash Stir Fears Of A Comeback In Pakistan
When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior terrorist commander demanding protection money from him and his fellow traders in the Swat Valley.
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Pentagon Chief In Afghanistan As Violence Escalates
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Afghanistan Friday for meetings with military commanders, as the security situation deteriorates with a surge in Taliban attacks and the creeping emergence of the Islamic State group.
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Charges Against US Army's Bowe Bergdahl to Go to General Court-Martial
The military charges against U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former prisoner of the Taliban in Afghanistan charged with desertion, were referred on Monday for trial by general court-martial, the U.S. Army Forces Command said.
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US 'Mistakenly' Struck Afghan Hospital: Top Commander
The American air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake, the top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Tuesday as he urged Washington to consider boosting its post-2016 military presence to repel a Taliban upsurge.
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More Troops May be Needed in Afghanistan Post-2016: US Commander
Washington must consider boosting its military presence in Afghanistan after 2016 if it intends to repel a Taliban upsurge, a US Commander said today as he acknowledged an air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake.
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Afghanistan Harnesses Anti-Taliban Militias as Insurgency Spreads
The commander known as Pakhsaparan, or the "wall breaker", barked out commands at his bandolier-draped fighters, part of a patchwork of anti-Taliban militias in northern Afghanistan seeking to augment hard-pressed Afghan forces in a strategy fraught with risk.
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Pakistan Tests Indigenous Drone in Live Combat with Taliban: Reports
Pakistan's indigenously-developed armed drone 'Burraq' has been tested in live combat against militants in the strategic Tirah Valley region of Khyber tribal district near Afghan border and killed senior commanders of the insurgents, according to a media report.
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US Army Refers Bowe Bergdahl Case to Commander, Punishment Possible
A U.S. general will decide whether to pursue disciplinary action against Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl over his 2009 disappearance from his base in Afghanistan, after the Army said on Monday it forwarded the findings of its investigation to him.
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US President Barack Obama Approves Fresh Guidelines for Military in Afghanistan
President Obama has approved plans giving US military commanders broader authority in helping Afghanistan forces repel Taliban fighters after US and NATO combat operations formally end in December, a senior administration official said.
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Taliban Will Test Afghans in 2015: US Commander
Afghanistan's election stalemate this summer hurt progress in training the country's military, and resolving the political chaos will be key to that military's success in 2015, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said as he stepped down as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Commander
The Pakistani military has captured a Taliban commander who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf, security officials said on Tuesday.
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Taliban Commander Takes Newlywed Bride Home In Military Chopper: Report
A Taliban commander allegedly used a military helicopter to take his newlywed bride home. He flew his bride from Logar to Khost province, in eastern Afghanistan, using the chopper, as per media reports.
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Key Taliban Commander Killed In Deadly Kabul Military Hospital Attack
A Taliban military commander in Kabul was among the fighters killed when his men responded to an Islamic State attack on a hospital, officials said Wednesday.
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"Significant Blow": Over 50 Taliban Leaders Killed In Rocket Strike, Says US
More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday, as fighting continues across the country.
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With US General Under Fire, Afghans Fear Being Abandoned By Trump
Afghans are alarmed by widespread reports that President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Gen. John Nicholson Jr., the highly regarded U.S. military commander in this war-torn country, and that Trump has also delayed choosing a new military and political strategy Afghans have awaited anxiously for the past six months
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Taliban Phone Calls Demanding Cash Stir Fears Of A Comeback In Pakistan
When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior terrorist commander demanding protection money from him and his fellow traders in the Swat Valley.
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Pentagon Chief In Afghanistan As Violence Escalates
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Afghanistan Friday for meetings with military commanders, as the security situation deteriorates with a surge in Taliban attacks and the creeping emergence of the Islamic State group.
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Charges Against US Army's Bowe Bergdahl to Go to General Court-Martial
The military charges against U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former prisoner of the Taliban in Afghanistan charged with desertion, were referred on Monday for trial by general court-martial, the U.S. Army Forces Command said.
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US 'Mistakenly' Struck Afghan Hospital: Top Commander
The American air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake, the top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Tuesday as he urged Washington to consider boosting its post-2016 military presence to repel a Taliban upsurge.
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More Troops May be Needed in Afghanistan Post-2016: US Commander
Washington must consider boosting its military presence in Afghanistan after 2016 if it intends to repel a Taliban upsurge, a US Commander said today as he acknowledged an air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake.
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Afghanistan Harnesses Anti-Taliban Militias as Insurgency Spreads
The commander known as Pakhsaparan, or the "wall breaker", barked out commands at his bandolier-draped fighters, part of a patchwork of anti-Taliban militias in northern Afghanistan seeking to augment hard-pressed Afghan forces in a strategy fraught with risk.
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Pakistan Tests Indigenous Drone in Live Combat with Taliban: Reports
Pakistan's indigenously-developed armed drone 'Burraq' has been tested in live combat against militants in the strategic Tirah Valley region of Khyber tribal district near Afghan border and killed senior commanders of the insurgents, according to a media report.
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US Army Refers Bowe Bergdahl Case to Commander, Punishment Possible
A U.S. general will decide whether to pursue disciplinary action against Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl over his 2009 disappearance from his base in Afghanistan, after the Army said on Monday it forwarded the findings of its investigation to him.
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US President Barack Obama Approves Fresh Guidelines for Military in Afghanistan
President Obama has approved plans giving US military commanders broader authority in helping Afghanistan forces repel Taliban fighters after US and NATO combat operations formally end in December, a senior administration official said.
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Taliban Will Test Afghans in 2015: US Commander
Afghanistan's election stalemate this summer hurt progress in training the country's military, and resolving the political chaos will be key to that military's success in 2015, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said as he stepped down as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Commander
The Pakistani military has captured a Taliban commander who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf, security officials said on Tuesday.
