Afghanistan
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Dec- 2020 -14 DecemberCommentary
Understanding the Brutality and Resilience of Militant Jihadism
In jihadists' eyes, their indiscriminate violence or terrorism is a necessary means to total victory against monstrous enemies.
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14 DecemberAsia Pacific
Scores of Taliban Militants Killed as Fighting Rocks Insurgent Bastion
Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.
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8 DecemberCommentary
Trump’s Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Undermines His Own Peace Deal
A hasty US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan rewards the Taliban for conditions they have not met and leaves al-Qaeda in a position ripe to reap the benefits.
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8 DecemberAfrica
Drones, Wars, Genocide: Tainted Legacy of Nobel Peace Laureates
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is not the first Nobel Peace Prize laureate to go to war.
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Nov- 2020 -30 NovemberAsia Pacific
Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Mastermind of Army Base Attack
Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday.
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24 NovemberAsia Pacific
14 Dead as Twin Blasts Rock Historic Afghan City of Bamiyan
At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the historic city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.
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23 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says
The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.
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20 NovemberAsia Pacific
Afghan Government, Taliban Agree Peace Talk Rules: Officials
The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward.
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18 NovemberAmericas
US to Slash Troop Levels in Iraq, Afghanistan
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced.
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11 NovemberTerrorism
Pakistani Al-Qaeda Bomb-Maker Mohammad Hanif Killed in Afghanistan
Mohammad Hanif, a Pakistani bomb-maker who trained Taliban militants before switching allegiance to Al-Qaeda, has been killed in western Afghanistan.
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