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Nine Afghan policemen killed in Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (AFP) – A roadside bomb killed nine policemen and wounded four others outside their checkpoint in northern Afghanistan,...
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Afghan Army top Generals sacked
Afghanistan has sacked 12 army officers today including two generals for negligence over an insurgent attack on the country’s largest...
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Afghan Army special forces to be doubled to fight Afghan Taliban
KABUL: Afghanistan plans to double the number of elite special forces from 17,000 troops, officials said, part of a long-term strategy...
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Russian support to Afghan Taliban leaves sleepless nights in Washington
WASHINGTON: Russia is providing political legitimacy and military supplies to the Taliban in Afghanistan, the US media reported on Tuesday...
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Afghanistan fires number of Army Generals over corruption charges
The Afghan government has fired at least 1,394 army personnel on charges of corruption amid persistent efforts to bring reforms...
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Pakistan s most wanted TTP terrorist killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al-Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who...
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Afghan Army deaths up 35 in 2016 as 6800 soldiers killed
CAMP ARENA: The target is behind a slope, the advance is unprotected: crawl, fire! Italian instructors in western Afghanistan have been...
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Russia-Afghan Taliban links: Russian official response surfaces
MOSCOW (APP) – Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban...
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China extends foothold in Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghan authorities expect work on the first phase of a multimillion dollar housing project financed by China to begin...
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Afghanistan Foreign Minister asks for more US troops to fight Afghan Taliban
Afghan government has backed United States call for more foreign soldiers in Afghanistan. While terming terrorist activities as serious threat,...