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Five Taliban militants killed in clashes with Afghan Army in Zabul
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): At least five Taliban insurgents, including a commander who was among the prisoners released by officials in Kabul under the US-brokered deal, were killed in the course of clashes in the southern Zabul province, local police chief Hekmatullah Ko
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Taliban has not cut ties with Al-Qaeda: Afghan Army Chief Zia
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 27 (ANI): Taliban is yet to cut ties with al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisations, said the Afghan Chief of Army Staff Yasin Zia in reaction to the killing of the senior al-Qaeda leader Husam Abdul Rauf, known as Abu Mohsen al-Misri.
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8 civilians killed in clashes, airstrikes in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Taluqan [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least eight Afghan civilians were killed and eight others wounded during armed clashes and airstrikes in northern Takhar province Wednesday night, a local official said on Thursday.
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2 security personnel, six Taliban killed in clashes in Afghanistan's Balkh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Clashes broke out between the Taliban and security forces in the Chahar Bolak district of Balkh province on Wednesday, killing at least two security force members and six Taliban, local police officials said.
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Deputy police chief killed, dozen security forces injured in Taliban offen
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Takhar [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Clashes broke out between the Taliban and the security forces in Takhar in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday night, which killed Takhar's deputy police chief, Raz Mohammad Doorandish, and "several security guards", local officials said.
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Taliban say US airstrikes in Afghanistan 'direct violation' of Doha agreem
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' move to resume "excessive" airstrikes in Afghanistan amid clashes in the southern province of Helmand presents a grave violation of the Doha agreement, the Taliban said on Sunday.
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Khalilzad urges Taliban to stay committed to US deal
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday urged the Taliban to stay committed to the implementation of the US-Taliban peace agreement, warning that the rising level of violence in the country is threatening pe
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General meet between contact groups from Afghan government, Taliban held
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 15 (ANI): A general meeting of chiefs and delegates -- from both the Afghanistan government as well as the Taliban -- was held on Wednesday, said a delegate from the Islamic Republic's side.
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16 security personnel killed, 10 wounded in Taliban attack in Afghanistan'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 14 (ANI): As many as 16 Afghan security personnel were killed and more than 10 injured in a Taliban attack, TOLO news reported on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan drifting towards messier fighting, giving Taliban no incentive
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], October 13 (ANI): Afghanistan has been in perpetual in-fighting for over four decades now and the ejection of the Taliban in 2001 increased violence levels in the country, according to a European-based Think Tank.
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Afghan forces attack Taliban in Helmand province, deputy governor captured
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan Air Force has successfully carried out an attack on a group of Taliban terrorists in the southern Helmand Province, capturing the Taliban's local deputy governor, the Helmand Governor's press office said in a statement.
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No discussion over India's military role in Afghanistan during talks with
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman, High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan on Saturday said he did not discuss the military role of India in Afghanistan during talks with Indian leadership over Afghan peace process.
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