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Truck bomb in eastern Afghan province kills at least 15: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Attackers set off a truck bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, according to provincial officials, as violence
Afghan negotiators wait in Kabul as start of peace talks faces delays: sources
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban as logistical issues are still being worked on in the
Afghanistan frees nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to push peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government released nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to spur the start of long-delayed peace negotiations, senior Afghan officials said on Wednesday. The fresh releases are from
Afghanistan: At least 14 security forces killed in three attacks
President Ghani urged the Taliban to lay down its arms and commence the proposed intra-Afghan peace talks. At least 14 security forces have been killed in three attacks across Afghanistan,
Trump: U.S. would retaliate if bounties on U.S. troops proved true
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to retaliate if other countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but he gave
France asks Afghans not to free Taliban convicted of killing French citizens
PARIS (Reuters) – France has asked the Afghan government not to include Taliban fighters convicted of killing French citizens in a prisoner release deal, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Air strikes in Afghanistan kill 45 civilians and Taliban fighters
At least six key Taliban commanders involved in major assaults in Herat province were targeted in the air raids. Air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 45 people, including civilians and
Bolton, Democrats urge Russia sanctions if bounty reports are true
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort
Schiff wants U.S. to weigh Russia sanctions after bounty briefing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States should weigh new sanctions on Russia to deter its “malign” actions, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing on