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14 Taliban militants killed in northern Afghan provinces

Atleast14TalibanmilitantswerekilledandnineotherswoundedintwoAfghanistan'snorthernprovinces,authoritiessaidonMonday."Sixterroristwerekilledandfiveotherswoundedfo

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Two local Taliban commanders killed in Afghanistan

TwoTalibandivisionalcommandershavebeenkilledintwoeasternAfghanprovincesasAfghanandcoalitionforcescontinuedinmopping-upoperations,authoritiessaidThursday.Inoneop

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Gun battle kills 10 in northern Afghan province

TenpeopleincludingeightmilitantsandtwosecuritypersonnelhavebeenkilledasclasheruptedinnorthernAfghanistan'sFaryabprovinceonTuesday,aspokesmanforAfghansecurityfor

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Afghan battle kills 16 militants in eastern Ghazni province

Upto16militantshavebeenkilledand13moreinsurgentssustainedinjuriesasaclashflaredupbetweensecurityforcesandTalibaninMuqardistrictofAfghanistan'seasternGhazniprovi

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20 killed in separate gunfights in Afghanistan

Atleast20peoplehavebeenkilledintwoseparategunfightsinAfghanistan,authoritiessaidonSunday.EarlySundaymorning,sevenTalibanandtwogunmenwerekilledafterTalibanclashe

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Premature blast kills 9 Afghan militants, wounds 5 others

AtotalofninemilitantswerekilledandfiveothersinjuredafteranexplosivedeviceexplodedprematurelyinaTalibancommander'shouseinnorthernBaghlanprovinceonFriday,anarmysp

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Taliban kill 10 security forces in Afghan province of Herat

TalibanmilitantsattackedAfghansecuritypostsinthewesternprovinceofHeratonThursday,killingninesoldiersandonepoliceofficer,adistrictgovernorsaidonFriday.Theattacko

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Militants torch school in eastern Afghan province

ArmedTalibanmilitantshavesetaschoolonfireinAfghanistan'seasternprovinceNangarhar,authoritiessaidTuesday."Theincidentoccurredaround3:00a.m.TuesdaywhentheTalibans

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22 militants killed in Afghanistan's southern province

Asmanyas22militantsaffiliatedwiththeTalibanwerekilledand10otherswoundedfollowingaseriesoftheU.S.andNATO-ledcoalition'sairraidsinAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofU

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Afghanistan air strike 'kills civilians' at religious school

AnAfghanmilitaryairstriketargetingtheTalibaninnorthernKunduzprovinceisreportedtohavekilledcivilians.Eyewitnessessaidthathelicopterstargetedagatheringatareligiou

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Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting

NobelPeacePrizewinnerMalalaYousafzaivisitedherhometowninPakistan'sSwatValleyonSaturdayforthefirsttimesinceshewasshotbyaTalibangunmanasateenager,twosecurityoffic

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20 Taliban militants killed in eastern Afghanistan

Asmanyas20Talibanmilitantshavebeenkilledand13otherswoundedfollowinggovernmentforcesoperationsinAfghanistaneasternprovinceofGhazni,anofficialsaidThursday.Theclea

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Taliban commander killed in Afghan northern Jawzjan province

ATalibancommanderMullahNawabhasbeenkilledduringaclashwithsecurityforcesinthenorthernJawzjanprovince,deputytoprovincialpolicechiefAbdulHafizKhashisaidTuesday."Ag

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8 militants killed in conflicts in northern Afghanistan

AtleasteightmilitantshavebeenkilledasgovernmentforcestargetedTalibanhideoutsinAfghanistan'snorthernKunduzandneighboringTakharprovinces,armyspokesmaninthenorther

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Russia 'arming the Afghan Taliban', says US

RussiaissupportingandevensupplyingarmstotheTaliban,theheadofUSforcesinAfghanistanhastoldtheBBC.Inanexclusiveinterview,GenJohnNicholsonsaidhe'dseen"destabilising

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5 policemen killed in fresh attack in Afghanistan

FivepolicepersonnelwerekilledandfourotherswoundedafterTalibanmilitantsattackedsecuritycheckpointsinAfghanistan'seasternprovinceofGhazniovernight,provincialpolic

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Airstrikes kill 29 insurgents in S. Afghanistan

Atleast29armedmilitantswerekilledduringairattacksbyAfghanairforceinHelmandprovince,southofAfghanistan,onSaturday,AfghanDefenseMinistrysaidinastatementreleasedhe