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Taliban mocks America with iconic World War II photo
New Delhi: The Taliban has released a photo in which a number of the group’s forces, under the guise of US troops, are mocking a famous image of US troops in World…
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Afghan forces kill 80 Taliban militants, repel Mazar-i-Sharif
Kabul: The Afghan armed forces said on Tuesday that they have repulsed a Taliban offensive in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, with over 80 militants killed in the operation.…
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Afghanistan: Taliban ransacks Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum’s house
Kabul: Days after Marshal (Afghan National Army) Abdul Rashid Dostum returned to Afghanistan last Wednesday, the Taliban on Sunday ransacked his house and looted all his weapons from Jawzjan province. In a…
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Hospital bombed in southern Afghanistan as battles rage
Kabul: The owner of a private hospital in Afghanistan said the Afghan air force bombed the facility on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three others. He said the hospital was targeted…
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China welcomes US withdrawal as a new chance for Afghanistan
Beijing: China says the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan offers the country a new chance to take its destiny into its own hands, while calling for the resurgent Taliban…
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Armed Afghan women take to the streets against Taliban
Kabul: Women have taken up guns in northern and central Afghanistan, marching in the streets in their hundreds and sharing pictures of themselves with assault rifles on social media in a show…
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Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghan territory
Moscow: The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control 85 per cent of Afghanistan’s territory amid a surge in wins on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout from the…
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Biden to deliver major policy speech on Afghanistan: White House
Washington: US President Joe Biden will deliver a major policy speech on Afghanistan on Thursday and an update on the drawdown of troops after a meeting with his national security team on…
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Taliban take districts in NE Afghanistan from fleeing troops
Kabul: The Taliban’s march through northern Afghanistan gained momentum overnight with the capture of several districts from fleeing Afghan forces, several hundred of whom fled across the border into Tajikistan, officials said…
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Afghan civilians take up arms against Taliban as conflict intensifies
Kabul: As deadly clashes in Afghanistan continue to intensify, hundreds of more civilians have taken up arms against the Taliban in support of the government forces in Herat, Patkia, Ghor and Kunduz…
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Taliban trying to take military equipment to Pakistan, says senior Afghan official
Kabul: Amid the US military drawdown from Afghanistan, a senior Afghan security official said that the Taliban is making efforts to transport military equipment captured from Afghan security forces, including tanks, to…
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NATO to continue Afghan troop training after leaving country
Brussels: NATO will continue to train Afghan special forces outside the country after it winds up 18 years of security work in conflict-torn Afghanistan in coming months, the military organisation’s top civilian…
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Afghan forces kill 15 Taliban terrorists in central Uruzgan province
Kabul: The Afghan security forces have killed 15 members of the Taliban movement during an operation in the country’s central province of Uruzgan, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. According…
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Senior Afghan National Army officer killed in mortar shelling
Kabul: A mortar shell attack killed the chief of staff of the third brigade of the Afghan National Army, Abdul Basir Nuristani, in the north-western province of Badghis, a source told Sputnik…
