A United Nations report released on Wednesday warns of a Taliban that remains close to al Qaeda and poses a severe threat to the government of Afghanistan. The UN Monitoring Team tracks security …
Pentagon Accelerates Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The United States has reportedly sped up its withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan and intends to be removed from the country completely by early to mid-July, alongside its NATO allies. US …
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Three-day Eid ceasefire comes into force in Afghanistan
As celebrations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr began on Thursday, a three-day ceasefire between the Talibana nd Afghan government began as well. The ceasefire was proposed by the Taliban and …
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Taliban capture Afghan district ahead of Eid ceasefire
A day before a three day ceasefire is due to start, the Taliban have taken control of the Nerkh district in Wardak province in a surprise attack. This is the second district to fall in a week to the …
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Death toll rises to 85 in Afghanistan girls’ school bomb attack
On Saturday, a bomb attack targeted a school in Kabul. As of this morning, the death toll from the incident has risen to 85, according to Afghan officials. Another 147 people were confirmed to be …
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Gunmen shoot dead former news anchor in Afghanistan’s Kandahar
On Tuesday, provincial officials from Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar reported that gunmen shot dead a finance ministry employee and a former news anchor in the latest event in a series of …
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U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan Orders Nonessential Staff to Leave Country
The US Embassy in Afghanistan announced on Tuesday that all nonessential staff should evacuate the country as concerns over an escalation in violence mount. The Taliban previously placed a deadline …
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Three female journalists killed by gunmen in Afghanistan in latest wave of violence
On Tuesday, three female media workers were killed in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, according to official reports from the Afghani government. This marks the latest incident in a wave of …
500 vehicles in flames after fuel tanker explodes on Afghanistan-Iran border
In Afghanistan, more than 500 vehicles on the Iranian border went up in flames after a fuel tanker located at the site exploded, according to local officials. The fire was located at the customs …
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Afghan Shia leader in Pakistan after killings of Hazara miners
Karim Khalili is a prominent Afghan Shia Muslim and held talks with Pakistan’s foreign minister after the killing of 10 Shia coal miners in a targeted attack earlier this month. The two leaders met in …
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