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Al-Qaeda Chief Al-Zawahiri Killed In Afghanistan By US: Joe Biden
President Joe Biden on Monday announced that the United States has killed the leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in an airstrike in Kabul.
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Pak Rejects Reports Claiming US Nearing Deal To Use Its Airspace For Airstrikes
The Pakistan government on Saturday rejected media reports about the possibility of signing an agreement with the US on the use of the country's airspace for operations against terrorists in Afghanistan.
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US Does Not Need To Coordinate Counterterrorism Airstrikes With Taliban, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon on Saturday said that the US does not need to coordinate counterterrorism airstrikes with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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10 Including Children Killed In US Airstrike In Kabul: Local Media
At least 10 people, including children, were killed in the US airstrike that took place in Kabul on Sunday, Tolo News reported.
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Pakistani Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed In US Drone Strike
A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander who had ordered attacks on schoolchildren in Pakistan, including future Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
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Afghan Conflict To Intensify In 2018 'Game Changer'
Fighting in Afghanistan has escalated with US and Afghan officials tipping 2018 to be a "game-changer" as relentless airstrikes pummel Islamist militant groups -- but others warn the 16-year war has simply become a more violent stalemate.
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Donald Trump Looks To The Sky To Force Taliban To The Table
The war in Afghanistan may be entering its 17th year, but screams of military jet engines in the twinkling skies above Bagram Airfield show no sign of quieting.
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US Hits 'Taliban Where It Hurts' By Bombing Drug Labs
US Forces have launched airstrikes on drug-making laboratories in Afghanistan as part a new joint strategy with the Afghan military to cut off funding for the Taliban, authorities said Monday.
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2 Kerala Men, Suspected ISIS, Al Qaeda Recruits, Killed, Say Messages
A man from Kerala, suspected to have joined ISIS terrorist group last year, has died in US airstrikes in Afghanistan, according to messages received by his relatives. Yahiya was among the 21 men from the state who had reportedly gone missing after travelling to the Middle East last year in July.
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At Least 18 Killed In US Strike In Afghanistan, Most Terrorists But Possibly Civilians Too
A suspected US drone strike against ISIS in Afghanistan killed 18 people on Wednesday, most of them terrorists but possibly including some civilians, Afghan officials said.
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After Barack Obama Decision, First US Airstrikes Hit Afghan Taliban
The U.S. military has launched its first airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan since President Barack Obama's decision earlier this month to expand America's involvement against the insurgents, U.S. officials said Friday.
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U.S. Takes War Back To Pakistan With Airstrike Aimed At Taliban Leader
The U.S. drone strike thought to have killed Taliban chief Akhtar Mohammad Mansour represents another escalation in U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan by trying to cripple an insurgent group that has for years found refuge on Pakistani soil.
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Air Strikes Hit ISIS In Afghanistan Under New Rules, Says US
The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against ISIS in Afghanistan in the three months since US forces were given broader authority to target the militants, a US military spokesman said on Thursday.
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Airstrikes Destroy ISIS Radio Station In Afghanistan
US airstrikes have destroyed an ISIS-operated radio station in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
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Global Panel Seeks to Investigate US Bombing of Afghan Hospital
An international panel of experts is ready to investigate the US bombing of a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan but awaits a green light from both governments, MSF and the Swiss foreign ministry said today.
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Al-Qaeda Chief Al-Zawahiri Killed In Afghanistan By US: Joe Biden
President Joe Biden on Monday announced that the United States has killed the leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in an airstrike in Kabul.
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Pak Rejects Reports Claiming US Nearing Deal To Use Its Airspace For Airstrikes
The Pakistan government on Saturday rejected media reports about the possibility of signing an agreement with the US on the use of the country's airspace for operations against terrorists in Afghanistan.
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US Does Not Need To Coordinate Counterterrorism Airstrikes With Taliban, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon on Saturday said that the US does not need to coordinate counterterrorism airstrikes with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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10 Including Children Killed In US Airstrike In Kabul: Local Media
At least 10 people, including children, were killed in the US airstrike that took place in Kabul on Sunday, Tolo News reported.
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Pakistani Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed In US Drone Strike
A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander who had ordered attacks on schoolchildren in Pakistan, including future Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
-
Afghan Conflict To Intensify In 2018 'Game Changer'
Fighting in Afghanistan has escalated with US and Afghan officials tipping 2018 to be a "game-changer" as relentless airstrikes pummel Islamist militant groups -- but others warn the 16-year war has simply become a more violent stalemate.
-
Donald Trump Looks To The Sky To Force Taliban To The Table
The war in Afghanistan may be entering its 17th year, but screams of military jet engines in the twinkling skies above Bagram Airfield show no sign of quieting.
-
US Hits 'Taliban Where It Hurts' By Bombing Drug Labs
US Forces have launched airstrikes on drug-making laboratories in Afghanistan as part a new joint strategy with the Afghan military to cut off funding for the Taliban, authorities said Monday.
-
2 Kerala Men, Suspected ISIS, Al Qaeda Recruits, Killed, Say Messages
A man from Kerala, suspected to have joined ISIS terrorist group last year, has died in US airstrikes in Afghanistan, according to messages received by his relatives. Yahiya was among the 21 men from the state who had reportedly gone missing after travelling to the Middle East last year in July.
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At Least 18 Killed In US Strike In Afghanistan, Most Terrorists But Possibly Civilians Too
A suspected US drone strike against ISIS in Afghanistan killed 18 people on Wednesday, most of them terrorists but possibly including some civilians, Afghan officials said.
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After Barack Obama Decision, First US Airstrikes Hit Afghan Taliban
The U.S. military has launched its first airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan since President Barack Obama's decision earlier this month to expand America's involvement against the insurgents, U.S. officials said Friday.
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U.S. Takes War Back To Pakistan With Airstrike Aimed At Taliban Leader
The U.S. drone strike thought to have killed Taliban chief Akhtar Mohammad Mansour represents another escalation in U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan by trying to cripple an insurgent group that has for years found refuge on Pakistani soil.
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Air Strikes Hit ISIS In Afghanistan Under New Rules, Says US
The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against ISIS in Afghanistan in the three months since US forces were given broader authority to target the militants, a US military spokesman said on Thursday.
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Airstrikes Destroy ISIS Radio Station In Afghanistan
US airstrikes have destroyed an ISIS-operated radio station in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
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Global Panel Seeks to Investigate US Bombing of Afghan Hospital
An international panel of experts is ready to investigate the US bombing of a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan but awaits a green light from both governments, MSF and the Swiss foreign ministry said today.
