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Apr- 2019 -12 AprilAsia Pacific
Taliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensive
The Taliban announced their annual spring offensive, Al-Fath, which comes as the US and Afghan politicians try to negotiate a peace deal with the insurgents
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8 AprilAsia Pacific
Taliban kill 12 Afghanistan security forces in Badghis province assault
Taliban fighters have killed 12 security forces in the last 48 hours in clashes in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis
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Mar- 2019 -25 MarchAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says
At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said
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21 MarchAsia Pacific
Bomb blasts around Afghanistan capital kill 6 during Nowruz celebrations
At least six people were killed by blasts in Kabul during Persian New Year celebrations in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital
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20 MarchAsia Pacific
Taliban kill 6 Pakistan police in Balochistan checkpoint attack
At least six Pakistani police officers were killed in a checkpoint raid in Balochistan province in the latest Taliban-claimed attack in the area
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6 MarchAsia Pacific
Double suicide bombing targets construction company in eastern Afghanistan
Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad with more than a dozen casualties reported as militants appeared to target a private company near the city’s airport
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1 MarchAsia Pacific
Afghanistan forces repel Taliban attack on military base in Helmand
A Taliban attack on a US-Afghan base was repelled in southeast Afghanistan's Helmand province as fighting continues in the war-torn country
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Feb- 2019 -28 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Afghanistan fears spillover of India-Pakistan tensions
Fearing a spillover from tensions between India and Pakistan, war-ravaged Afghanistan has advised its nuclear-armed neighbors to exercise restraint
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28 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US and Taliban negotiators pause ‘productive’ Afghanistan peace talks in Doha
The US and Taliban paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend
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25 FebruaryAsia Pacific
US envoy and Taliban leader Baradar meet ahead of Afghanistan peace talks
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met the Taliban's top political leader in Doha in what is believed to be the highest level engagement between the US and the Taliban
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