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Afghanistan
ISIS member among 4 terrorists killed by Afghan special forces
Six other ISIS terrorists sustained injuries during the operation, reported Sputnik.
26 May 2019 12:58 PM
Afghan journalist's murder mirrors perils of working women at home, office
No-one has been arrested over the broad daylight killing, but police officials said Mangal's family had filed a case against four men.
20 May 2019 11:15 AM
US airstrikes in Helmand kill Afghan security forces
US defence spokesperson said the US and Afghan security forces were examining the
17 May 2019 8:52 PM
Afghani journalist shot dead by unidentified gunmen
A total of 15 journalists were killed in a series of bombings that began early this year, with nine of them in a single day, as per reports.
11 May 2019 4:15 PM
More Afghan civilians killed by US security forces than by insurgents: UN
Afghan civilians are being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups.
24 Apr 2019 1:37 PM
UN says 10 children among 13 killed by US air strike in Afghanistan
Ten children, part of the same family, were killed by a US air strike in Afghanistan, along with three adult civilians, UN reported.
25 Mar 2019 5:04 PM
Blast strikes near major political gathering in Kabul
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast and no casualties have been reported.
07 Mar 2019 2:50 PM
Close to 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack in US-Afghan base
The pre-dawn assault, claimed by the Taliban, saw militants enter the base in Helmand province.
02 Mar 2019 11:31 AM
Afghan forces clash with Taliban to retain control over military base
At least nine Taliban insurgents, including three suicide bombers, were killed by the Afghan forces.
01 Mar 2019 7:27 PM
Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit a record high in 2018 with 3800 killed
Civilian deaths jumped by 11 percent from 2017 with 3,804 people killed and another 7,189 wounded, according to the UN figures.
25 Feb 2019 9:28 AM
Taliban kill 11 policemen, 10 others: Afgan officials
Afghan officials say 21 people have been killed in the latest Taliban attacks in the country.
05 Feb 2019 1:48 PM
At least 65 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan intel base
At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base.
22 Jan 2019 2:23 PM
Taliban target military base, police center, killing 12
A coordinated Taliban group assaulted a military base and police training center in eastern Afghanistan.
21 Jan 2019 4:04 PM
At least 30 killed after gold mine collapses in Afghanistan, say police
Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad Rustam Raghi said.
06 Jan 2019 5:42 PM
Afghan Army helicopter crashes, killing 25 on board: Officials
Among the dead were the deputy army corps commander for western Afghanistan and head of the Farah provincial council.
31 Oct 2018 2:55 PM
Nearly 170 casualties as violence rocks chaotic Afghan elections
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for blast, but Taliban said earlier it had carried out more than 300 attacks.
20 Oct 2018 7:50 PM
Multiple blasts rock Kabul polling stations, govt says no casualties
Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi confirmed another two explosions near polling centres.
20 Oct 2018 3:27 PM
Afghanistan: Voting for parliamentary polls begin amid high security
Tens of thousands of Afghan forces fanned out across the country as voting began after a campaign marred by relentless violence.
20 Oct 2018 12:30 PM
Controversial Afghan cop, 'torturer-in-chief', killed in Taliban attack
Raziq, 39, who controlled province with an iron hand, was admired by many ordinary Afghans and hated by the Taliban in equal measure.
19 Oct 2018 3:03 PM
Afghans set to vote despite Taliban threats, corruption
Many of those Afghans brave enough to defy the death threats hope to vote in a new generation of younger and better-educated leaders.
19 Oct 2018 2:37 PM
Columns
The defeated leaders will not be short of advice, particularly from the media on what went wrong and what they should now do.
Rahul Gandhi and the OBC parties offered the protection and continuation of an evolving liberal vision.
It's now apparent that the disenchantment with the Modi government on these issues was exaggerated.
In the communal politics of the 1990s, a searing slogan was “Garv se kaho hum Hindu hain”, or “let us proclaim with pride that we are Hindu”.