Afghanistan
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Featured
Afghan remanded in custody over Sweden stabbing
STOCKHOLM: A 22-year-old Afghan man was remanded in custody in Sweden on Friday, after he was accused of stabbing seven…
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Featured
Three separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound two: Afghan police
Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a…
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Politics
Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline: Nato officials
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the Taliban’s deal with the United States,…
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Featured
Next round of Afghan talks to begin in Doha on Jan 5
KABUL: The next round of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government would be held in Qatar from next…
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US & Canada
Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for a ceasefire
President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban…
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US & Canada
No Syria-type pullout planned for Afghanistan: Pentagon chief
Afghans should not misconstrue America’s sudden and contentious withdrawal from parts of Syria as a precursor to a similar move…
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Middle East
Bombing kills 24 at Afghan president’s rally
A blast killed 24 people and injured 31 others near an election rally held by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in…
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US & Canada
In bombshell, Trump calls off secret summit at Camp David, peace talks with Taliban
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan’s leader,…
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Diplomacy
The US to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after dealing with Taliban, says Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that United States troop levels in Afghanistan will drop to 8,600 if a deal…
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Terrorist Watch
The peace deal will not stop attacks on Afghan forces: Taliban
As United States and Taliban negotiators push to wrap up talks aimed at securing the withdrawal of foreign forces from…
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