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Afghan council agrees to free 400 'hard-core' Taliban prisoners in bid for peace

09 Aug 2020

Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed at ending almost two decades of war. Under election-year pressure from US...

Afghan teenage girl kills two Taliban fighters to avenge parents’ murder

22 Jul 2020

An Afghan teenage girl shot dead two Taliban fighters and wounded several more after they dragged her parents from their home and killed them for supporting the government, officials said....

Civilian deaths by Taliban, Afghan forces on the rise: UN

19 May 2020

The United Nations on Tuesday called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian deaths by both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are on the increase....

US seeks UN backing for Taliban peace deal

10 Mar 2020

The United States has called for a Tuesday vote at the UN Security Council to endorse Washington's deal with the Taliban that was meant to pave the way to peace...

Taliban attacks kill 20 Afghan soldiers, policemen

04 Mar 2020

The Taliban killed at least 20 Afghan soldiers and policemen in a string of overnight attacks, government officials told the media on Wednesday, hours after US President Donald Trump said...

Excess smartphone use linked to mental distress: Study

11 Feb 2020

Using smartphone for long hours every day may do you more harm than you can probably think of. Researchers have found that spending a lot of time with the device...

Afghan Taliban kill 10 soldiers in attack on base

28 Dec 2019

Ten Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday, officials said. The Taliban dug a tunnel into the...

Insider attack kills nine Afghan militia: Officials

14 Dec 2019

At least one member of an Afghan militia opened fire on his fellow militiamen early Saturday, killing nine, in what the country's interior ministry called an insider attack. The Taliban...

Taliban to visit Pakistan, discuss failed Afghan peace talks

02 Oct 2019

An Afghan Taliban delegation will visit Pakistan on Wednesday, the insurgent group said, the latest stop on a tour of regional powers after an Afghanistan peace process broke down. A...

Taliban suicide car bomber kills 4 Afghan troops

12 Sep 2019

An Afghan official says a Taliban suicide car bomber has targeted an Afghan special forces base on the outskirts of Kabul, killing at least four troops. Fawad Aman, deputy spokesman...

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