Afghanistan
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March 28, 2016Taliban Guns Down Afghan Provincial Judge
Taliban militants have killed a provincial judge in eastern Afghanistan, the latest attack against judicial officials.
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March 28, 2016
Rockets Fired At Afghan Parliament Building, No Casualties Reported
Officials say Taliban militants fired a series of rockets at Afghanistan's parliament compound on March 28 as the top intelligence official and caretaker minister of interior were due to speak.
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March 27, 2016
Afghanistan's Top Electoral Official Resigns
Afghanistan's top electoral official has resigned, in a move that could complicate efforts to organize parliamentary elections for later this year.
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March 25, 2016
Army General Assassinated In South Afghanistan
Taliban militants have killed an army general in the southern province of Kandahar.
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March 24, 2016
Deadly Clashes In North Afghanistan Over Torn-Down Posters
At least one person has died after a demonstration between supporters of two rival former warlords turned violent in northern Afghanistan.
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March 23, 2016
U.S. Commander Apologizes To Kunduz Victims For Hospital Attack
The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has apologized to the people of Kunduz for the mistaken attack on a hospital in the city last year that killed 42 people.
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March 18, 2016
Afghan Police Thwart Attack On Spy Chief
Afghan security forces say they thwarted an attack on the country's acting intelligence chief in Kabul.
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March 18, 2016
U.S. Soldiers Involved In Afghan Hospital Strike Said Punished
The U.S. military has disciplined at least 10 soldiers for mistakes that led to the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people last year, officials say.
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March 17, 2016
Afghan Militant Faction Joins Peace Process
An Islamist militant group, Hezb-e Islami, has started peace talks with the Afghan government.
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March 17, 2016
Hundreds Gather To Commemorate Afghan Woman Lynched By Mob
Hundreds of Afghans have taken to the streets in Kabul to commemorate the death anniversary of a woman killed by a mob.
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March 17, 2016
European Leaders Meet To Clinch Migrant Deal With Turkey
Leaders of the European Union and Turkey will meet on March 17 and 18 with the goal of clinching a deal to halt the flow of thousands of migrants across the Aegean Sea to Greece.
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March 15, 2016
Afghan Government Faces 'Five Challenges To Survival'
The United Nation's special representative on Afghanistan has said the country’s national unity government faces five hurdles this year.
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March 15, 2016
Afghan President Touts Success Against IS
President Ashraf Ghani has said that Islamic State (IS) militants are "on the run" in eastern Afghanistan.
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March 13, 2016
Afghan Provincial Police Chief Seeks Reinforcements
The chief of police in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province has warned that several districts in the central province may fall to the Taliban if the government in Kabul does not take urgent measures.
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March 13, 2016
Afghan Militant Group Ready For Peace Talks
An Afghan militant group, Hezb-e Islami, has said it is ready for peace talks with the government.
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March 10, 2016
HRW Slams Afghan Justice System
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Afghanistan's justice system over the case of a woman beaten to death by a mob last year.
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March 09, 2016
Taliban Militants Attack Government Offices In Helmand
Taliban militants have attacked a government office in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, where Taliban fighters have been battling government forces for months.
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March 08, 2016
U.S. Calls On Taliban To Join Afghan Peace Talks
The United States on March 7 appealed to the Taliban to join peace talks to prevent another upsurge in fighting this spring.
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March 08, 2016
White House To Report Death Tolls From Drones, Counterterrorism Strikes
The Obama administration says it is preparing to release a report on how many people have been killed by U.S. drones and counterterrorism strikes outside of active war zones since 2009.
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March 05, 2016
Afghan Taliban Snub Peace Talks
The Afghan Taliban say they "reject" peace talks with Afghan authorities.
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March 05, 2016
Obama Encourages Afghan Peace Effort In Talk With Ghani
U.S. President Barack Obama urged Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to keep trying to establish peace with the Taliban in a video conference on March 4, the White House said.
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March 02, 2016
Suicide Attack Targets India's Consulate In Eastern Afghanistan
A suicide attack targeted India's diplomatic compound in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on March 2, with explosions and gunfire rattling the diplomatic district.
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March 01, 2016
Afghan Rights Group Says Women, Girls Face Invasive 'Virginity Tests'
Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission says Afghan women and girls accused of so-called moral crimes are often forced to endure invasive and scientifically questionable “virginity tests” by government doctors.
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March 01, 2016
Obama Awards Navy SEAL Highest Honor For Afghanistan Rescue
U.S. President Barack Obama has awarded the country's highest honor for valor to a Navy SEAL who used his body to shield an American hostage during a rescue operation in Afghanistan.
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February 28, 2016
Ghani Says No Peace Talks With Militants Who Kill Afghan Civilians
Two suicide bombings in Afghanistan that killed at least 28 people on February 27 have thrown the prospects of peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban in doubt.
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February 27, 2016
Two Suicide Bombings Hit Afghanistan
At least 23 people have been killed, including an Afghan militia commander, in a suicide attack near the Afghan border with Pakistan.
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February 27, 2016
At Least 10 Killed In Afghan Suicide Bombing
At least 10 people have been killed, including an Afghan militia commander, in a suicide attack near the Afghan border with Pakistan.
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February 26, 2016
Former Afghan Governor Freed In Pakistan
A former governor of an Afghan province has been freed in Pakistan two weeks after he was abducted by gunmen.
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February 25, 2016
Afghan Boy Receives Lionel Messi's Signed Jerseys After Viral Video
A five-year-old Afghan fan of the soccer star Lionel Messi has received a soccer ball and two jerseys signed by the Argentinian athlete after the boy's admiration for Messi was made public on the Internet.
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February 23, 2016
Meeting In Kabul Aims To Set Date For Direct Talks With Taliban
Diplomats from four countries that are trying to broker an end to Afghanistan's war against the Taliban say they hope they will be able on February 23 to set a date for a face-to-face between the Taliban and negotiators from Kabul.
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February 23, 2016
'At Least 13 Killed' In Afghan Suicide Bombing
An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeting a police commander has killed at least 13 people in the province of Parwan.
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February 22, 2016
Thousands Of Afghans Stranded In Greece
Thousands of migrants remain stranded on Greece's northern border and near Athens as non-EU Macedonia refuses to allow passage to Afghans.
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February 21, 2016
Afghan Official: Power To Be Restored Soon In Kabul
Electricity is expected to soon be restored in the Afghan capital, weeks after insurgents destroyed cables from Uzbekistan providing power to Kabul.