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Taliban leader assassinated by his guards in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 15 (ANI): A key provincial leader of Afghanistan's insurgent group Taliban was killed by own guards in eastern Nangarhar province.
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Afghanistan: Taliban deputy military chief surrenders in Northern Province
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan), August 12 (ANI): Afghanistan's insurgent group Taliban's deputy military chief Qari Mohibulllah has surrendered to the Afghan security forces in the Northern Baghlan Province of Afghanistan.
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Proposed new US strategy threatens Pakistan with graduated sanctions
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Aug.12 (ANI): United States Senator John McCain has threatened to impose graduated diplomatic, military, and economic costs on Pakistan if Islamabad continues to provide the alleged support and sanctuary to terrorists and insurgent groups, including the Taliban an
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Suicide vest blast kills 30 Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Farah
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): At least 30 Taliban insurgents were killed after their own suicide vests exploded at a gathering in Afghanistan's Farah province.
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Pakistan's ISI wanted Taliban leader Mansour to destroy schools, road
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Pakistan's premier intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) wanted Taliban leader Mullah Mansour to destroy school, bridges and roads in Afghanistan, an article published in the New York Times claims.
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Pentagon sends additional Marines to Afghanistan's Helmand to counter
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI):Additional U.S. Marines have been dispatched to Afghanistan to strengthen its forces in the violent Helmand province where Taliban has increased their attacks.
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Taliban release 235 hostages in northern Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], Aug 8 (ANI): At least 235 hostages were rescued from the Taliban in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan on Tuesday.
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Taliban shadow Governor of Faizabad killed during clashes in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): Mawlawi Ahmadshah, Taliban's shadow governor for Faizabad district of northern Jawzjan province has been killed by security forces when they retaliated to dozens of Taliban insurgents who attacked the village.
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40 Afghans killed by insurgents in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] Aug. 07 (ANI): At least 40 Afghan villagers have reportedly been killed by Taliban insurgents in Mirza Olang village of northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan.
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Young Afghans being trafficked to Pakistan to learn ways of Taliban: NYT r
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug.7 (ANI): Police in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province have revealed that young Afghans are being taken illegally to Pakistan's south western Baluchistan province to study in religious seminaries or madrassas to learn the ways of the Taliban.
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RSS compares CPI (M) to 'Taliban'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Rakesh Sinha on Monday compared the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to Taliban.
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Afghan forces repulse Taliban's coordinated attack in Nangarhar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): The Taliban insurgents suffered heavy casualties after their coordinated attack was repulsed by the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday.
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