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Taliban announce spring offensive, angering US amid peace push
Middle East

Taliban announce spring offensive, angering US amid peace push

The Taliban on Friday announced a new spring offensive, alarming the US negotiator who has been sitting with the militants…
Explosions kill 2 at Afghan celebration, wound governor
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Explosions kill 2 at Afghan celebration, wound governor

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two explosions went off at a public celebration in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar…
Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
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Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan…
Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace
Middle East

Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace

Sitting in his male beauty shop, 25-year-old Zabihullah longs for peace in Afghanistan — but not one that would see…
Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women
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Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Each time Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s most famous singers, returns to the country of her…
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
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Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group’s founders, were to hold another round of talks…
Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018: UN
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Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record in 2018: UN

More civilians were killed in the Afghan war in 2018 than during any other year on record after nearly two…
Taliban confront fake news, social media in propaganda war
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Taliban confront fake news, social media in propaganda war

Fighting “fake” news, wrestling with social media, and deploying an intern army – the Taliban’s sprawling propaganda machine embraces modernity…
Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies
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Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first president following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and the collapse in…
Unease over US exit in Afghan valley where Soviets retreated
Middle East

Unease over US exit in Afghan valley where Soviets retreated

The last time Abdul Karim saw Soviet forces he was a teenage mujahideen fighter shivering on an Afghan mountainside, clutching…
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