Afghanistan

Taliban fighters took control of another city in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, an official said, the eighth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in six days as US-led foreign forces complete their withdrawal. The Taliban…
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The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday after a blitz across the north that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes for the relative safety of Kabul and other centers. The insurgents now have…
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More than 3 lakh Afghans have been displaced internally due to the recent spate of conflicts in the region, the United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Friday. “The IOM estimates that more than 300,000 Afghans…
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Russia on Thursday kicked off military drills near the border with Afghanistan, as Kabul struggles to peg back a Taliban offensive after the withdrawal of US-led troops. Moscow has positioned itself as bulwark against potential spillover…
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Afghanistan is witnessing heavy clashes as the war between Taliban and Afghanistan's government forces is intensifying following the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from the country. Over the last few weeks, the Taliban have captured…
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Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani has said the violence-hit country's situation will see a change within the next six months as he emphasised that the security of cities is his government's priority. Addressing a virtual cabinet meeting,…
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At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, an official told ANC on Sunday, as the Taliban pressed on with their sweeping offensive across the country. “Last night three rockets were fired at the…
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At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, an official told AFP on Sunday, as the Taliban pressed on with their sweeping offensive across the country. “Last night three rockets were fired at the…
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A US B-52 bomber has pounded Taliban positions in Afghanistan’s western Herat province after the group gained ground near the area amid intense clashes with government forces, officials and lawmakers said on Saturday. The strike took place…
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Nearly 2,400 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in May and June as fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan security forces escalated, the highest number for those two months since records started in 2009, the United Nations said…
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