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World May 08
Taliban attack aid group office in Afghan capital, kills 5The Taliban said they would continue their attacks during Ramadan, but would be "very careful of civilians during any operation."…
Nation Apr 09
3 American soldiers, 1 contractor killed in AfghanistanThe service members and U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday.
World Mar 06
Suicide blast in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 17Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast and stormed a construction company near the airport in Jalalabad.
World Feb 05
Taliban attack kills 26 members of Afghan security forcesThe raid on the base in northern Kunduz province came as representatives of the Taliban were to hold meetings in Moscow with prominent Afghan figures.
World Jan 28
‘Significant progress’ made toward Afghanistan peace deal, U.S. envoy saysAmerican and Taliban officials have reportedly agreed to the framework of a peace deal with the insurgents.
World Jan 22
Taliban attack kills dozens at Afghan military baseA suicide bomber drove an armored Humvee packed with explosives at the base in eastern Maidan Wardak province on Monday, a severe blow to the government that already has lost control of nearly half of the country to the insurgents.
World Nov 20
Suicide bomber targets clerics in Afghan capitalA suicide bomber targeted a gathering of hundreds of Islamic scholars in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people as Muslims around the world marked the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
World Oct 20
Chaotic Afghan parliamentary polls draw to a closeAfghanistan’s parliamentary elections, already three years overdue, ended as chaotically as they began with even the Independent Election Commission uncertain of how many of the estimated 21,000 polling stations closed by 4 p.m. local time, the original closing time.
World Aug 20
Afghan forces free most hostages taken in new Taliban attackAfghan forces rescued nearly 150 people Monday, including women and children, hours after the Taliban ambushed a convoy of buses and abducted them. The quick response marked a rare if limited battlefield success for the troops after weeks of unrelenting…
World Jun 17
Suicide bomber targets Afghans celebrating truce, killing 18The bomber on Saturday targeted a gathering of Taliban fighters who were celebrating a three-day truce coinciding with the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
