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Afghan Special Security forces attack Taliban run prison in Helmand
KABUL – The Afghan Special Forces have rescued more than 30 people including children from a Taliban-run prison in southern...
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Afghan Army fails to retake 10 districts fallen to Afghan Taliban despite fierce fighting
KABUL – The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday said following the deadly attack by the Taliban on Andar district...
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US announces new rules of engagement for forces in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON— New rules of engagement for Afghanistan allow US troops to call fire in support of Afghan forces, Joint Staff Director Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie told...
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Afghanistan Army jet crashes
KABUL – Soon after dropping off the new governor, the military plane took off but experienced technical problems and was...
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Afghan Army soldiers widows forced to offer sexual favours for getting pensions: US Report
ISLAMABAD — A U.S. government auditor blames flawed U.S. planning, training and oversight for the inability of Afghan forces to...
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Afghan Army and Police are marred with corruption: SIGAR
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has asked Afghan government to improve ANDSF governing, oversight and accountability systems. The...
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Afghan Army to be reshaped on Indian Army model: US
KABUL: Around the time President Trump announced his new strategy for Afghanistan, a delegation of American and Afghan military officials arrived...
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Afghanistan Army 2531 soldiers killed, 4238 wounded in four months
KABUL – A total of 2,531 Afghan security forces were killed and 4,238 wounded in the first four months of...
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Afghanistan Army involved in child sex abuse cases: US secret report
A US government watchdog has filed a secret report to Congress into allegations of child sex abuse by the Afghan...
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Afghan Army to get Black Hawk Helicopters, ScanEagle drones from US
The United States has awarded a Washington-based firm for the purchase and delivery of five new ScanleEagle drones for the...