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Gunmen Storm Kabul University; 25 Killed A group of gunmen--reportedly three in total--entered the Kabul University on Monday morning, sources said.
Sources said the gunfight near the Kabul University happened when Afghan and Iranian officials were inaugurating a book exhibition at the university.
According to sources, six people were wounded.
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Casualties feared as insurgents attack Kabul University Desperate students were pictured climbing walls in a bid to escape an attack on Kabul University Monday morning after insurgents first detonated explosives and then entered the facility.
Eyewitnesses and police confirm that attackers entered the university and gunfire continues to be heard.
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OIC urges all parties to the conflict to call an immediate truce The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reiterated its call to all parties to the conflict to focus on achieving a successful outcome in the stalled peace talks in Doha.
Condemning the recent surge in violence in Afghanistan "that has caused many casualties including... |
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UN Security Council condemns Kabul education center bombing The UN Security Council has condemned Saturdays bombing at the Kabul education center which left at least 24 people dead and said it had been an "atrocious and cowardly terrorist attack".
The suicide bombing, which IS-K (Daesh Afghanistan) claimed responsibility for, also left dozens wounded. Most... |
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Parts Helmand Districts Cleared of Taliban: Defense Ministry Several parts of Nawa and Nad Ali district of the southern province of Helmand were cleared of the Taliban in an ongoing operation by Afghan forces, the Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.
The operation was launched on Monday in Nad Ali and Nawa districts as well as in Lashkargah city, the center... |
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Khalilzad Calls for Urgent Reduction of Violence in Afghanistan US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Tuesday said he returned to the region "disappointed" that despite commitments to lower violence, it has not happened, referring to a recent surge in Taliban attacks as well as civilian and Afghan forces casualties in the... |
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Twelve killed in Takhar airstrike, including children At least 12 people were killed and 14 wounded in an airstrike in Takhar province on Wednesday night, security sources have confirmed.
The airstrike reportedly targeted a mosque in Taloqan city, early reports indicate. However, some reports state a madrassa was the target.
Security sources said among... |
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At least 15 dead in stampede near Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad At least 15 Afghans, many of them elderly women, were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede in Jalalabad in Nangarhar province while waiting for visas from the Pakistan consulate, officials said Wednesday.
The incident happened on Tuesday in an open ground close to the Pakistan consulate... |
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Pakistan parliament to host trade and investment forum for Afghans Pakistans National Assembly will host a Pakistan-Afghanistan trade and economic forum next week to enhance bilateral relations and find ways to overcome transit and trade challenges.
The two-day seminar in Islamabad will include a 17-member Afghan parliamentary delegation led by the Speaker of the... |
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12 Takhar Police Killed Dozens Missing: Source Takhars deputy police chief, Raz Mohammad Doorandish, and "several security guards" were killed in clashes with the Taliban in the province on Tuesday night, local officials said.
The fighting began with Taliban attacks on security forces in Baharak district, according to local officials.
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SIGAR finds almost $19 billion lost to waste, fraud and abuse Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in their most recent report that as of December 19, US Congress appropriated nearly $134 billion since the 2002 fiscal year for Afghanistan reconstruction, of which nearly $19 billion was unaccounted for.
SIGAR stated in a report... |
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180 Civilians Killed, 375 Injured in Past Month: MoI 180 civilians have been killed and 375 have been wounded over the last month in a spate of violence across Afghanistan, the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday.
This comes as negotiators representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the peace talks with the Taliban are in Doha... |
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HR McMaster Calls Trumps Afghan Policy a Travesty The Washington Post reports that HR McMaster, a retired general and former national security adviser, has publicly said that Trumps Afghanistan policy is a "travesty," and that his deal with the Taliban is similar to Europes appeasement of Adolf Hitler in the Munich agreement of 1938.
McMaster was... |
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Civilians Killed in Maidan Wardak Blast: Official At least five civilians were killed and nine more were wounded in two roadside bomb blasts in Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, early on Tuesday morning, the provincial governors office said.
A statement by the governors office says that five of the wounded are women and four others are children.... |
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Abdullah meets Rouhani to discuss Afghan Peace Process Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Monday met with Irans President Hassan Rouhani in his ongoing efforts to garner support from regional countries for the Afghan peace process.
After his meeting with Rouhani, Abdullah said: "We exchanged views on Afghan... |
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UN secretary general condemns Ghor attack UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the attack in Ghor province on Sunday that killed and wounded dozens of civilians.
In a statement issued by the organization, Guterres said he "strongly condemns the indiscriminate attack today on a provincial police headquarters... |
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US peace envoy warns high levels of violence could derail peace process US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad warned that "distressingly" high levels of violence could derail the peace process and the understanding that there is no military solution to the war in Afghanistan.
In a series of tweets overnight Monday, Khalilzad appeared to have been responding to Sundays... |
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Ghani hands over Kabul security responsibility to Saleh Amid rising crime levels in the country, Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani has handed over the responsibility of overseeing the security of Kabul to First Vice President Amrullah Saleh for the next few weeks.
In a message on his Facebook page on Friday night, Saleh said: "I will be able to reach... |
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UNAMA calls for urgent end to violence and focus to be on peace United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Thursday reiterated its calls for an end to violence in the country following five days of heavy clashes in the southern province of Helmand.
In a series of tweets, UNAMA said initial reports suggest civilians have been killed and wounded, including... |
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Ghani attends funeral of victims killed in helicopter collision President Ashraf Ghani, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh and other high-ranking officials attended the funeral ceremony of eight Afghan Air Force pilots and personnel on Thursday morning.
The AAF service members were killed in Helmand in the early hours of Wednesday morning when two military helicopters... |
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Abdullah set to visit Iran, will meet with Rouhani Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman of Afghanistans High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), will visit Iran from Sunday, said Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh.
According to Iranian media, Abdullah will lead a delegation of HCNR officials, members of the Afghan National Parliament,... |
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Two military helicopters collide over embattled Helmand Two ANA helicopters collided and crashed along the Helmand river near an Afghan security outpost in Nawa district of Helmand on Tuesday night.
According to sources, a number of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces members were killed.
The security forces members had been wounded in battle... |
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US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan conditions-based: Top general The file photo shows US service members walking off a helicopter on the runway at Camp Bost in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The United States top military official says any further drawdown in the number of US troops in Afghanistan depends on a reduction in violence as well as other conditions stipulated... |
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Afghan Senators Decry Violence, Question US Commitment as Ally Fighting has dramatically increased in Afghanistan, with outbreaks in various parts of the country. Heavy clashes in Helmand have displaced thousands of families. Members of the Meshrano Jirga, the Afghan senate, say they remain concerned about the situation and they call for a reduction in violence.
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Khalilzad and Pakistans envoy discuss further facilitation of peace talks Pakistans Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq and US special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad held a virtual conference on Tuesday to discuss issues around the Afghan peace process.
Sadiq said on Twitter he "held virtual conference with Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad,... |
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US launches airstrikes on Taliban in Afghanistans Helmand despite peace deal This file photo, taken on March 2, 2020, shows Afghan Taliban militants and villagers celebrating a "peace" deal with the US, in the Alingar district of Laghman Province, in Afghanistan. (By AFP)
The United States military has launched airstrikes against Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan following... |
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EU and US envoys call for end to Helmand violence Andreas von Brandt, the European Unions new ambassador and head of delegation to Afghanistan on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Helmand.
In a post on Twitter, he said: "Stop the senseless violence! EU partners reporting that armed clashes have continued in Helmand. In last 48 hours 75 war... |
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Abdullah: Historic Steps Taken for Peace, Time to Reduce Violence Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council of National Reconciliation, on Monday said that historic steps have been taken for peace and the time has arrived to reduce violence and expedite the process of purposeful peace negotiations talks.
Abdullah, speaking at the opening ceremony of the Zamzam... |
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Violence Not Consistent with US-Taliban Deal: US Envoy US Chargé dAffaires Ross Wilson said on Twitter on Tuesday that the current level of violence by the Taliban was not consistent with the US-Taliban peace agreement and must stop.
"I strongly second Gen. Millers call for the Taliban to stop its offensive in Helmand and reduce its violence... |
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Taliban implies discussions around ceasefire still a long way off As calls mount for a ceasefire - or at least a reduction in violence - in Afghanistan, the Taliban has stated the talks, currently underway in Doha, have not yet reached the stage where the issue of a truce can be discussed.
In an interview with Gulf Times, Muhammad Naeem, spokesman for the Talibans... |
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