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As US as prepared exit, Taliban protected foreign bases, but killed Afghans
Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters.
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Taliban Does Not Represent Entire Afghanistan: Iran
The Taliban does not make all Afghanistan, but they are part of the solution to the country’s crisis, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, emphasizing the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan while its security and territorial integrity are protected.
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Khalilzad Calls on Govt, Taliban to Work for Peace, Ceasefire
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday said he condemns Kabul University attack claimed by Daesh added that the “barbaric” attack is not an opportunity for the government and the Taliban “to score points against each other” in the ongoing peace efforts.
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UNAMA warns of ‘unprecedented’ civilian deaths if violence is not stopped
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afganistan warned Monday it is concerned about the increasing number of reports of killing, ill-treatment, persecution and discrimination in communities affected by the current fighting and its aftermath.
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Taliban Violence Remains High in Afghanistan, Says Sopko
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John Sopko, at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security on Tuesday said that the Taliban have not significantly changed their high levels of violence, or military and political objectives.
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UN Warns of Expanding Threat from Daesh, al Qaeda in Afghanistan
The United Nations in a new report is warning that the threat from terror groups such as Daesh and al Qaeda is expanding in many places in Afghanistan where the security situation remains fragile with uncertainty surrounding the peace process and a risk of further deterioration.
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India Supports UN-Led Initiative for Ceasefire in Afghanistan
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India supports the UN-led conference to achieve a potential settlement and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan as he addressed the Heart of Asia conference in Tajikistan on Tuesday, according to a report by Hindustan Times.
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Afghan Government Welcomes OIC Resolutions: Foreign Ministry
Government of Afghanistan welcomes the OIC resolutions, standing by the people and government of Afghanistan, adopted in 47th Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of OIC meeting in Niger, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.
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Ghani Declares Tuesday a National Day of Mourning
President Ghani declares Tuesday a national day of mourning for the victims of the Kabul and Logar bombings, which killed scores of students.
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Daesh claims responsibility for killing 3 female TV staffers
Islamic State (Daesh) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three media workers in Jalalabad, in Nangarhar, on Tuesday evening.
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Kabul University attack mastermind sentenced to death
Afghanistan’s Supreme Court has sentenced Mohammad Adil to death after he was found guilty of masterminding the Kabul University attack.
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Top Democrat Warns over Hasty Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Senator Jack Reed said he favored seeking an extension of the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops that President Donald Trump and the Taliban negotiated last year, The New York Times reported.
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Seven Daesh members killed in Jalalabad operation
Seven Daesh militants were killed Sunday night in an operation by the National Directorate of Security in eastern Nangarhar province, the NDS said in a statement.
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Kabul University attackers “blew themselves up” to mask their identities: Saleh
Amrullah Saleh, the first vice president, on Monday gave an update on last week’s attack on Kabul University and said attackers blew themselves up with handgrenades when they realised special forces were closing in on them through the roof of the building.
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2 Sentenced to Death for Kabul University Attack
An appellate court in Parwan on Wednesday announced its verdict on six suspects accused of plotting the November 2020 attack on Kabul University.
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War in Afghanistan illegitimate, Take Stance in Support of Peace: OIC
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the Ulema and religious institutions across its members states to declare the war against the Muslim state and people of Afghanistan illegitimate and call for the support of the peace talks.
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US, Europe urge Taliban to stop ‘spring offensive’ and resume talks
The United States and European countries in a joint statement have called on the Taliban to stop their “undeclared spring offensive” and immediately resume peace talks.
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Barchi residents look back on maternity ward attack, appeal to MSF to return
It has been a year since the deadly attack on the maternity ward in a Dasht-e Barchi hospital in Kabul, a year filled with memories of the horror of the attack where gunmen cold-bloodedly gunned down mothers and mothers-to-be, staff and children in a four-hour siege.
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Biden Rejected Military Views on Afghanistan: Report
The New York Times reported on Saturday that US President Joe Biden rejected American generals' views on Afghanistan in deciding to withdraw US troops by Sept. 11 without conditions.
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Sullivan Confirms US Had Intel, Military Talks with Pakistan
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed on Monday that the United States had discussions with Pakistan in the military, intelligence and diplomatic channels to make sure that Afghanistan never again becomes a base from which terrorist groups would not attack the US – but he did not go into details about it.
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Regional ministers discuss need for peace at Dushanbe summit
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed delegates at the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference in Dushanbe on Tuesday and pointed out that a “double peace” was need – peace within the country and peace around the country.
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Gathering outside Afghan embassy in Tehran to condemn Kabul deadly school attack
A demonstration has been held in the Iranian capital to condemn Saturday’s multiple explosions in Kabul that killed scores of people, most of them little girls. Demonstrators gathered outside the Afghan embassy to express solidarity with Afghanistan.
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Withdrawal Will Not End War in Afghanistan: Petraeus
General David Petraeus, former commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and former CIA director in an interview with has said that the US troops withdrawal from the country “is not going to end the endless war in Afghanistan.”
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Policeman shot dead in the Afghan capital
Security sources said a policeman and two civilians were assassinated in the Bagrami district of Kabul province after unknown gunmen opened fire on them.
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ANDSF reclaims over a dozen districts as operations continue
Afghan armed forces spokesman General Ajmal Shinwari said Wednesday the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have carried out 278 separate operations in seven provinces in the past week as they battle the Taliban.
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