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Family held hostage by Taliban group freed after 5 years
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 12 (ANI): An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three young children, who were captive since 2012 by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, were freed in a joint operation involving the US. intelligence and the Pakistani forces.
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President Ghani asks Afghan Taliban to opt for peace
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan],Oct. 9 (ANI): Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has asked the Taliban group to join the peace talks process and reject war in a move to restore sustainable peace in the country.
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Afghanistan: 5 killed as suicide bomber targets breakaway Taliban faction
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 14 (ANI): Five people were killed and four other wounded after a suicide car bomber targeted a group of fighters from the splinter Taliban group led by Mullah Abdul Rasoul in Gereshk district in Helmand, Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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Allegations of support to Taliban are without evidence: Russian Embassy in
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 10 (ANI): The Russian Embassy in Kabul has refuted allegations made by some Afghan officials regarding the alleged support of Moscow to the Taliban group.
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Taliban leader joins peace process in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan]. Feb. 7 (ANI): A local leader of the Taliban group has joined peace process in Nangarhar province in East Afghanistan, according to local officials.
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Afghanistan: Taliban using camera drones in Helmand
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct. 23 (ANI): The Taliban group has released a video of drone footage taken of the Nawa district in Helmand, which is under their control and are using camera drones for operational purposes.
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Former TTP spokesperson killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 25 (ANI): A senior leader and former spokesperson of a Pakistani Taliban group was killed in Afghanistan's Paktika province on Saturday.
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Pakistan lied to us, will not help with Taliban peace talks: Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep. 5 (ANI): Accusing Islamabad of lying to them regarding in dealing with the Taliban, Afghanistan's National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said that Pakistan is unwilling to help Afghanistan in the peace talks with the Taliban group.
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Al-Qaeda leader asks supporters to reject ISIS, support Taliban
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 23 (ANI): Ayman Al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al-Qaeda terrorist network, has called on supporters to reject the ISIS terrorist group and support the Taliban group in Afghanistan.
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Three Taliban commanders arrested in Afghanistan's Samangan province
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul, July 24 (ANI): Three key commanders of the Taliban group have been arrested during a joint clearance operation in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province.
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U.S. Congress panel demands cutting of all assistance to Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington, July 14 (ANI): A U.S. congressional panel has demanded cutting off all U.S. assistance to Pakistan to persuade Islamabad to act against the Afghan Taliban groups, who allegedly uses the country's territory to launch operations into Afghanistan.
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NATO Summit: Afghan CEO highlights terrorists' sanctuaries in Pak
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul, July 10 (ANI): The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, in a veiled reference to Islamabad at the NATO Warsaw Summit in Poland highlighted about the safe havens used by the Taliban group and Haqqani terrorist network in Pakistan.
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