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Taliban launch major attack on Afghan city: officials
Casualties feared as one Afghan soldier reported killed and seven others wounded in Ghazni
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Taliban claim to defeat Islamic State fighters in north Afghanistan
More than 150 Islamic State fighters surrendered to Afghan security forces in the northwestern province of Jawzjan
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Afghan anti-corruption efforts struggle: US watchdog
Kabul remains apathetic to clamping down on rampant corruption
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US, Taliban talks remain ‘positive’
Sources say senior US diplomat met Taliban representatives in Doha
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Afghan Taliban, US officials ‘engaging in indirect talks’
Negotiations an attempt to put an end to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan between the two sides
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15 Afghan Taliban killed in attack by suspected Islamic State rivals
IS attacks Taliban fighters attending a funeral in northern Afghanistan
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US not ready to negotiate directly with Taliban: NATO
The insurgent group has long maintained it wants to talk only with the US
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Buddha statue restored in Swat
The seventh century figure was dynamited by insurgents in 2007
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Taliban attacks on Afghan forces cause 'heavy casualties': officials
Militants using night-vision goggles launched simultaneous raids on several Afghan military bases and posts
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Taliban defeated by the quiet strength of Pakistan's Buddha
The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007
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11 killed in attack on Afghan education office
Attack sparks hours-long battle with security forces in latest attack in restive region
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Kabul picks itself up from decades of war, but what next?
'If the Taliban come back, it will be with a new government, not like before'
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Pakistan needs to do more on Taliban: US
Alice Wells says militant group’s inertia on peace talks 'unacceptable'
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Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban
Ghani said that its now the Taliban's decision whether they want peace
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Explosion kills eight Afghans as they call for peace
Four also injured as they gather in support of peace in Logar province
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Afghan acronyms
On Monday 25th, the Pak-Afghan Track-II initiative welcomed a commitment to bring an end to the circular ‘blame game’
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Top Afghan leader pins hopes on new Islamabad-Kabul regimes to boost ties
Talking to Pakistani journalists in Kabul, Abdullah Abdullah urges renewed efforts to improve bilateral relations
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'Third bomber' in Benazir assassination plot denies involvement, blames Musharraf
New video obtained by British news outlet shows alleged suspect Ikramullah denying involvement in 2007 attack
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Taliban reject pleas by Afghan elders for a ceasefire extension
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has dismissed the peace 'slogans'
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The pursuit of muscles in war-torn Kabul
The sport has a long tradition in Afghanistan, and was even tolerated by the Taliban
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Taliban kidnap 43 Afghans including road construction workers
In Badghis, eight members of pro-government militia also killed and another six wounded
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Taliban kill 16 Afghan soldiers, kidnap engineers after ceasefire ends
Taliban resumed their campaign on Thursday after rejecting President Ashraf Ghani's request to extend their ceasefire
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US counter-drug experiences in Afghanistan
Massive corruption and widespread insecurity across large parts of Afghanistan remain other major stumbling blocks
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Pakistan ‘on notice’ to dismantle Taliban ‘safe havens’, says US envoy
Ambassador Alice Wells says Washington working with Islamabad against decades-old sanctuaries of Taliban
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Who broke the world?
America, the long-standing global champion of human rights, just pulled out of UNHRC
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Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers and take base in first major attack since ceasefire
This is Taliban's first major attack since the Eid ceasefire
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Resumption of Afghan peace talks on the cards
Negotiations between Kabul, Taliban will be kept secret
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Uzbekistan invites Afghan government, Taliban for peace talks
The former Soviet republic is seeking to raise its international profile and attract foreign investment
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Afghanistan's surprise ceasefire celebrations raise hopes for peace
The Taliban resumed fighting on Monday after a three-day ceasefire on Eid
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Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul after 700-km-long trek as Taliban end ceasefire
Initially ridiculed for their plan to walk from Helmand to Kabul, marchers now enjoy strong public support
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Afghan Taliban frown at militants' Eid ceasefire selfies
Action taken against members who visited citizens and took pictures with the Afghan authorities
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Taliban say ceasefire will not be extended, fighting to resume
The ceasefire ends tonight and our operations will begin, the Taliban spokesperson said
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Afghanistan extends Taliban ceasefire after suicide attack kills 25
President Ghani asks Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire, which is due to end on Sunday night
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Car bomb kills 26 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan
Dozens of unarmed Taliban militants enter cities to celebrate ceasefire
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Taliban enter Afghan capital to mark Eid ceasefire, hugs and selfies elsewhere
Dozens of unarmed Taliban militants entered the Afghan capital on Saturday to celebrate an unprecedented ceasefire
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Pictures of Mullah Fazlullah’s grave surface after President Ghani-COAS phone call
Mullah Fazlullah’s killing gives relief to scores of victims of TTP’s terror, says ISPR
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It's official now: TTP chief Mullah Fazlullah killed in US drone strike
Mullah Fazlullah was named TTP chief after the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike in November 2013
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Afghan Taliban launch fresh attacks as government ceasefire starts
An overnight ambush, kills the governor of Kohistan district in Faryab along with eight others
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Afghans walk hundreds of kilometres for peace
The march emerged out of a sit-in protest and hunger strike in the Helmand provincial capital Lashkar Gah
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19 Afghan police killed in Taliban attack on base
Provincial police spokesperson says eight Taliban fighters were also killed during the attack
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Afghan shoppers go online to avoid bombs, harassment
Suicide bombings wounded and killed hundreds in Kabul; security expected to deteriorate ahead of October elections
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Afghan Taliban using captured US weaponry to launch attacks: report
United States has spent $80b to equip Afghan forces since 2002, reveals American publication
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Afghan president announces ceasefire with Taliban insurgents
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents on Thursday until June 20
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Afghan quagmire
Yet there are no signs of either side relenting or even easing up on the violence
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Taliban, Afghan officials in ceasefire talks: US general
The success of the effort depends in part on the confidentiality of the negotiation process, said Nicholson
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Taliban 'talking and fighting,' says US commander in Afghanistan
Critics warn US-backed Afghan army cannot promise to defeat Taliban or overcome Afghanistan’s vast political...
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Afghan government under pressure as Taliban threaten new district
General John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan visited Farah on Saturday
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US, Afghan attacks force Taliban to retreat from western city
Subdued fighting continues outside city, Afghan troops are supported by US airpower
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Afghan fighting continues as Taliban cleared from western city
Taliban fighters attacked the district of Zanakhan killing 13 police officials on Tuesday
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US trying to force political solution on Taliban: Pentagon
Taliban and Da’ish were carrying out terrorist attacks and purposely targeting voting registration