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NATO: 5 Americans killed in southern Afghanistan
Five U.S. service members were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week. The coalition did not disclose...Tags: Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Explosions
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Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 9 civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A roadside bomb detonated under a bus in Afghanistan on Monday, killing nine civilians, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks over the past week that have left noncombatants dead. The bus was driving from the...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Armed Conflicts, John Kerry, Taliban
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Cargo plane crashes at Afghan air base
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force. There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the crash....
Tags: Afghanistan, Woodbridge
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Seven civilians killed in cargo plane crash at Afghan air base
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Seven civilians were killed aboard a U.S.-contracted cargo plane that crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram air field in Afghanistan on Monday, according to the international military coalition. The cause of the crash has not...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Accidental Death, Woodbridge, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Taliban announces spring offensive
KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Bombings, Armed Conflicts, Military Equipment, International Military Interventions, Taliban
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Taliban says spring offensive begins now
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Taliban, Afghanistan, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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Global Voices: Author reflects on thwarted Afghanistan invasions
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” Nowhere has that admonishment by 18th century statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke been ignored with such disastrous consequences as in Afghanistan. The imperial British...
Tags: Taliban, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, National Government, Separation of Church and State
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Six Afghan policemen poisoned, shot to death; seventh is missing
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Six village police officers were poisoned and then shot to death Thursday night at a remote outpost in northern Afghanistan, the deputy governor of Kunduz province reported Friday. A seventh member of the Afghan Local Police...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Human Rights, Taliban, Motorvehicle Accidents, Afghanistan
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11 people abducted in Afghanistan after chopper's forced landing
KABUL, Afghanistan--Eleven people, including eight Turkish nationals, were captured after their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Afghanistan in an area largely controlled by the Taliban, local authorities said Monday. The...Tags: Taliban, Afghanistan, National Government, International Organizations, Regional Authority
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Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistani leaders for talks
BRUSSELS -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry is to host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani leaders here this week in hopes of breathing new life into flagging Afghan peace efforts. The meeting set for Wednesday is to bring together Afghan President...
Tags: John Kerry, Taliban, Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State, NATO
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Afghanistan faults U.S., Taliban for deadly airstrike
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban and U.S. military were both at fault in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan this month that killed 17 civilians, including 12 children, according to an Afghan government investigation. The inquiry raised the...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Human Rights, Taliban, Afghanistan, Barack Obama
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Afghanistan opium poppy production increasing, U.N. says
KABUL, Afghanistan — Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the United Nations said in a report Monday. The boom is at its most pronounced in the Taliban's heartland...
Tags: United Nations, Taliban, Afghanistan, Heroin
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