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UAE project helps clear Afghan minesMore than 11,000 explosive devices were located and destroyed in a UAE-based humanitarian project to end mine threats to civilians in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province. The two-year, $25 million Emirates Mine Clearance Project More… |
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US fears reprisals after Afghan shooting rampageUS officials warned on Monday of possible reprisal attacks after 16 Afghan villagers, mostly children and women, were killed in a likely "rogue" shooting by a US soldier that weakens the West's tenuous grip on a decade-old war. &n More… |
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Insurgents tunnel into Kandahar jail, 500 freedInsurgents tunnelled into the main jail in Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Monday, freeing hundreds of prisoners, including many Taliban commanders, a serious setback for US forces who hope to start withdrawing in coming months. More… |
