Rocket lands in Kabul diplomatic area: police
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A rocket landed in the heavily fortified diplomatic area of the Afghan capital Kabul late Monday,…
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Afghanistan
Trump to address nation on new Afghan strategy
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump will announce his decision on America's strategy in Afghanistan in an address…
9 years ago
‘Happy’ Afghan girls compete at robotics meet after US visa woes
by Issam Ahmed Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Huddled around a small table in the halls of…
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Afghanistan’s Sesame Street gets proud brother muppet
https://youtu.be/rDtieRWH5_A KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- "Zeerak" the bespectacled orange muppet is the latest innovation from Sesame Street in Afghanistan: a children's TV…
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Taliban car bombing at Afghan bank kills 34; wounds dozens
by Sefatullah Zahidi Agence France Presse LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- At least 34 people were killed Thursday when a Taliban car bomb…
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Four killed in Islamic State attack on mosque in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) -- A militant attack on a Kabul mosque killed at least four people and wounded eight more…
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Mattis vows not to repeat past mistakes in Afghanistan
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has vowed that the…
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World Bank approves $500-mln grant package for Afghanistan projects
(Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday (June 13) approved financing worth more than $500 million for Afghanistan to support…
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Afghan leader issues ultimatum to Taliban as bombing toll tops 150
by Emal Haidary Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued an ultimatum to the Taliban Tuesday,…
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Angry at truck bomb blast Afghan protesters clash with police
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 1,000 demonstrators, many carrying pictures of victims, rallied near the site of Wednesday's blast,…
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Global outrage after ‘barbaric’ Kabul truck bomb kills 90
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- President Donald Trump has condemned the "barbaric" truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call…
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UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned on Wednesday the terrorist attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, which killed…
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