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5 US soldiers killed in Afghan bomb attackFive US soldiers were killed by a bomb in the southern Afghanistan province of Kandahar on Saturday, a US authorities said, capping off one of the bloodiest weeks for international forces this year. The attack underscored the dang More… |
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Taliban captures all onboard crashed helicopterThe Taliban have captured all aboard a helicopter that crashed in a volatile region of Afghanistan's east, a spokesman for the insurgency said on Monday. The helicopter, owned by air charter company Khorasan Cargo Airlines, ma More… |
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Karzai holds talks in Qatar, Taliban in focusPresident Hamid Karzai held talks with Qatari leaders on Sunday, official media reported, on a visit the Kabul government has said would seek to explore the possibility of talks with Taliban insurgents on ending Afghanistan' More… |
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Kerry makes unannounced visit to AfghanistanUS Secretary of State John Kerry paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, a US official said. Kerry and Karzai will discuss a host of issues including Afghan reconciliation, the tra More… |
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Iran reopens Afghan consulate after protestsIran has reopened its consulate in the Afghan city of Herat, a week after it was reported closed following anti-Iranian protests outside the compound, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The demonstrators were protesting More… |
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Iran expels Afghans as regional power-play heats upGhaus worked in Iran for five years but has nothing to show for it. All he has are memories of being jailed, beaten and sent home to Afghanistan. Afghanistan's oil-rich western neighbour has for years been a destination for Af More… |
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Top US commander in Afghanistan under probeThe top US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for allegedly inappropriate communication with a woman at the centre of the scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus, a senior US defen More… |
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Safi Airways receives IATA membershipSafi Airways, the privately owned international scheduled airline of Afghanistan, has officially been accredited with full IATA membership, said its chief executive officer. The airline also successfully went through IATA’s string More… |
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Saudi to build $100m Islamic centre in KabulSaudi Arabia will build a massive Islamic centre complete with a university and a mosque in Afghanistan, an Afghan minister said yesterday, describing the project as “grand and unique”. Estimated to cost up to $ More… |
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Saudi to build $100m Islamic centre in KabulSaudi Arabia will build a massive Islamic centre complete with a university and a mosque in Afghanistan, an Afghan minister said yesterday, describing the project as “grand and unique”. Estimated to cost up to $ More… |
