Category: Afghanistan

Mortar Strikes Kill at Least 20 at Livestock Auction in Afghanistan

The government and the Taliban pointed blame at each other in the latest attack. But in this war, there is diminishing clarity on who is to blame for the bodies piling up.

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Afghanistan war: Russia denies paying militants to kill US troops

Russia has denied reports that it offered Taliban-linked militants bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan.

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‘There hasn’t been rehabilitation’: Afghanistan struggles with fate of ‘Daesh wives’

The Afghan government is facing hard decisions over the futures of hundreds of detained radicalised women and their children.

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US watchdog: Afghan gov’t weakened ahead of Taliban talks

A U.S. watchdog warned that “systemic” corruption within the Afghan government is weakening its bargaining position in upcoming peace negotiations with the Taliban, even as the insurgents said Thursday they were ready and had compiled their agenda for the long-awaited talks.

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Afghan Official Open to Discussing Interim Government with Taliban

A top Afghan official leading peacemaking efforts with the Taliban said Wednesday that he would be open to discussing formation of an interim government with the Islamist insurgent group when the two sides begin long-awaited peace negotiations.

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Taliban kill seven Afghan military personnel in raid on army post

The assault comes as Kabul accuses the fighters of stepping up attacks against security forces in recent weeks.

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US Demands Investigation Into Killing of Afghan Prosecutors

The United States has strongly condemned Monday’s assassination of a team of five Afghan government employees, including two prosecutors, and demanded that authorities investigate the attack.

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Roadside bombing kills 6 civilians in northern Afghanistan

A roadside bombing killed at least six Afghan civilians traveling in a rickshaw in a northern province, an official said Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Gunmen Kill 5, Including 2 Prosecutors, in Afghan Capital

Gunmen opened fire at a car belonging to the Afghan attorney general’s office on Monday, killing all five people inside, including two prosecutors, an official said.

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Taliban kidnap 60 civilians in Afghanistan in a week

Taliban militants kidnapped about 60 civilians in central Afghanistan over the past week, officials said Sunday, with more than half still being held amid efforts by the United States and other foreign powers to start peace talks.

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