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Salang Pass reportedly attacked by Taliban militants
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept. 24 (ANI): The Taliban militants reportedly have attacked the Salang Pass, a key tunnel that connects Kabul city with Afghanistan's northern provinces.
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ISIS claims responsibility for killing three Pak soldiers in Peshawar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Sept. 19 (ANI): Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in an ambush in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday in an attack, for which both the Islamic State and Jamaatul Ahrar, a Pakistani Taliban faction, have claimed responsibility.
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U.S. lashes out at Pak for 'harbouring' Haqqani network terroris
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Sept. 16 (ANI): The United States has asserted that that the nation faces continued challenges to its interests in Afghanistan, while reiterating frustration over Pakistan's role in harboring terrorists from the Haqqani network aiding the Taliban in its fight to regain
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Over 20 villages cleared of Taliban in Afghanistan's Kunduz province
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept. 16 (ANI): The Afghan Army on Friday said that over 20 villages were cleared of Taliban in a military operation conducted by security forces in Qala-e-Zal district in Kunduz province.
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Taliban under pressure to join peace talks, says ex- leader
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept. 11 (ANI): Months after the Taliban rejected calls by the Afghan Government to participate in direct peace talks, a former top Taliban leader has revealed that the group is under pressure to revive peace talks with Kabul.
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Pakistan lied to us, will not help with Taliban peace talks: Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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Taliban leader sentenced to death by Afghan court
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad[Pakistan], Aug. 29 (ANI): A local court in Afghanistan has sentenced Taliban commander Sirajuddin Haqqani's brother Anas Haqqani to death, reports said.
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Al-Qaeda leader asks supporters to reject ISIS, support Taliban
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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Afghanistan's Khwaja Ghar district falls to Taliban
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 22 (ANI): Local officials on Monday confirmed that Khwaja Ghar district of Afghanistan's Takhar province has fallen to the Taliban, following heavy clashes between the insurgent group and the security forces.
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Khanabad district in Afghanistan's kunduz's province falls to T
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 20 (ANI): The Khanabad district in the restive Kunduz province of Afghanistan has fallen to Taliban control after fierce clashes between the security and the insurgent group.
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Roadside bomb blast in Kabul kills One, Taliban claims responsibility
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 20 (ANI): At least one person was killed and few others were injured after a Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated targeting an Afghan Army vehicle in Kabul on Saturday.
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Twenty Taliban insurgents killed in US drone strike in Kunduz province
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 18 (ANI): At least 22 Taliban insurgents have been killed and around 30 injured in a drone strike conducted by the US forces in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province.
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