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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Jul. 10 - Jul. 16)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | No change here: Lond

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As Taliban 'Seizes' Key Crossing With Iran, Moscow Says Group Controls 2/3 of Afghan-Tajik Border

A Taliban* spokesman said that the terrorist group had captured Afghanistan's biggest trade crossing with Iran."The port of Islam Qala is now under our full control and

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U.S., NATO forces evacuate largest military base in Afghanistan

All U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan have evacuated the Bagram Airfield near the Afghan capital Kabul, handing over the largest coalition base to the Afghan governme

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Taliban gains drive Afghan government to recruit militias

For two days the fighting was blistering. Rockets and heavy machine gun fire pounded Imam Sahib, a key district on Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan.When th

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US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that

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An ‘orchard of bad apples’ weighs on new Afghan peace talks

Afghan negotiators are to resume talks with the Taliban on Tuesday aimed at finding an end to decades of relentless conflict even as hopes wane and frustration and fear

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Afghan forces, Taliban continue to clash even as peace talks start

Taliban and Afghan government forces clashed across Afghanistan hours after the start of long-awaited peace talks in Doha on Saturday, officials said. Talks between the two sides were to begin shortl

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Kabul says peace talks with Taliban could start 'in a week's time'

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 15, 2018. /Reuters Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that peace talks with the Taliban could

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Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul

The Taliban have put the son of the movement's feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful figures to their negotiating team, Taliban off

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US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan stressed Saturday the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new poli

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Fighting in Afghanistan intensifies as gov't, Taliban set to hold talks within weeks

Fighting in Afghanistan has intensified as scores have been killed over the past two days as the government and the Taliban outfit are reportedly getting ready to hold

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U.S. withdrawing troops from Afghanistan ahead of schedule

The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan is considerably ahead of schedule because of the coronavirus pandemic, as the U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated calls for the Pentagon to bring troo

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Afghans' ceasefire remains intact as President Ghani vows to release 2,000 more Taliban prisoners

Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has welcomed the three-day ceasefire announced by the Taliban outfit on Saturday and vowed to set free 2,000 more Taliban detainees to expedite the

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Truck bomb in Afghan city kills five, Taliban claim responsibility

Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a truck bomb attack in Gardez, capital of Paktia province, Afghanistan, May 14, 2020. /AFP A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in

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Militants storm maternity clinic in Afghan capital, kill 14

Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 14 people, including two

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Afghans welcome gov't-Taliban prisoners' swap as step towards intra-Afghan dialogue

Afghans have welcomed the exchange of prisoners between the government and the Taliban outfit as a step towards initiating intra-Afghan talks to find negotiated soluti

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Afghanistan begins prisoner swap, 100 Taliban traded for 20 govt forces

Afghanistan on Thursday began the process of releasing 100 Taliban Islamist militants from jail in a prisoner swap for 20 of its security forces, a senior security offi