Afghanistan
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Jun- 2018 -19 JuneAsia Pacific
Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack after ceasefire ends
Afghan police and soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Kunduz province after an unprecedented ceasefire between the government and militants ended.
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17 JuneAsia Pacific
Taliban orders fighters to avoid ceasefire celebrations after deadly attack
The Taliban ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings, a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire
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15 JuneAfrica
Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May
The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.
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15 JuneAsia Pacific
US airstrike targets Pakistani Taliban leader in Afghanistan
The US military said it carried out a strike targeting a senior militant leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding
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12 JuneCommentary
In Afghanistan, ceasefires will amount to little in a war that has raged for years
Afghanistan’s temporary ceasefire is better than none, but likely represents little more than a brief interlude in a war poised to rage for many years, Michael Kugelman says
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12 JuneAsia Pacific
Taliban launches new attack in northern Afghanistan as government ceasefire begins
Taliban fighters killed a governor in northern Afghanistan as clashes broke out across the country, officials said, accusing the militants of defying the start of a government ceasefire
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11 JuneAsia Pacific
Suicide bomber hits Afghanistan ministry hours before ceasefire with Taliban starts
At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded by a suicide bomber outside a government ministry in Kabul, a day before a government ceasefire with the Taliban begins
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9 JuneAsia Pacific
Taliban announce temporary ceasefire, overlapping with Afghan government’s pause
The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion, with a three-day halt in hostilities against the country's security forces
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7 JuneAsia Pacific
Afghan President Ghani announces temporary unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban coinciding with the end of the Ramadan holiday
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May- 2018 -30 MayAsia Pacific
ISIS claims deadly attack on Afghanistan interior ministry headquarters in Kabul
Militants launched a gun and bomb attack on the interior ministry in Kabul on Wednesday, killing a policeman in the latest chilling demonstration of their ability to strike at the heart of the Afghan capital. Five people were injured in the attack, which took place during the holy month of Ramadan and was claimed by Islamic State. The Taliban are also stepping up their assaults on the capital, making the heavily fortified city the deadliest place in the country for civilians. Special forces rushed to the scene after the attackers detonated what police said was a car bomb at the first checkpoint leading to the ministry, then tried to battle their way inside. “The fighting is over, the attackers have all been killed by security forces between the first and second security perimeter,” said Kabul police chief Daud Amin. A security source told AFP a clearing operation was continuing. “The attackers used two vehicles to reach near interior ministry compound. There were eight attackers involved, one detonated his explosives, seven others were killed,” interior ministry spokesperson Najib Danish told reporters. He said the attackers used vehicles disguised as those used by foreign military forces, the New York Times reported. Danish …
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