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  Afghanistan to have regular army soon: Taliban official

  World | September 16, 2021 10:11 IST

  Fasihuddin, in his address to a gathering in Kabul, said the members of the proposed army would be well-trained and disciplined to defend and protect Afghanistan, according to the radio service.

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  UN should prevent Taliban's onslaught in Panjshir, negotiate political solution: Amrullah Saleh

  World | September 05, 2021 11:27 IST

  Taliban and opposition forces are battling to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the group. 

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  Afghanistan army collapsed at much faster rate, was unexpected: Top US General Mark Milley

  India | September 05, 2021 10:05 IST

  Milley told Fox News that one of the "lessons learned" from US withdrawal from the war-ravaged country was the pitfalls realised in the Afghan security forces.

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  Expect to have real, inclusive government in Afghanistan: US Secretary of State

  World | September 04, 2021 6:32 IST

  The Taliban is expected to announce the formation of the new government after the takeover of the country on August 15.

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  Afghanistan: UN Security Council drops Taliban reference from statement on terror activities

  World | August 30, 2021 17:12 IST

  UNSC's statements called upon Afghan groups advising them not to support terrorists operating on their territory.

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  Afghan women journalists say they are now being 'barred' from working

  World | August 20, 2021 11:43 IST

  Shabnam Khan Dawran, an anchor at RTA (Radio Television Afghanistan) said that the Taliban has not allowed her to enter her office to continue her work.

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  Taliban takes provincial Afghan capital Maidan Wardak just west of Kabul

  World | August 15, 2021 12:59 IST

  An Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized a provincial capital just west of Kabul.

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  Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east

  World | August 15, 2021 8:54 IST

  The militants posted photos online early Sunday showing them in the governor’s office in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.

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  Taliban seize province near Kabul, launch multi-pronged attack on Mazar-e-Sharif

  World | August 14, 2021 12:53 IST

  Homa Ahmadi, a lawmaker from Logar, says the Taliban control the entire province, including its capital, and reached a district in the neighboring Kabul province on Saturday.

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  Afghanistan spinning out of control, may plunge into prolonged civil war: UN Chief

  World | August 14, 2021 9:45 IST

  The Taliban have completed their sweep of the country’s south on Friday, as they took four more provincial capitals.

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  Afghanistan: Taliban capture Ghazni, city just 150 km away from capital Kabul

  World | August 12, 2021 12:24 IST

  "The Taliban took control of the key areas of the city- the governor's office, the police headquarters and the prison," AFP reported quoting Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, head of the provincial council. 

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  Afghan forces kill 30 Pakistan nationals affiliated to Al Qaeda

  India | August 08, 2021 6:51 IST

  As per reports, Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operates under Taliban protection from Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz provinces, reports said.

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  'Pak terrorists occupy Afghan forces camp in Nuristan, facilitate terrorists to join Taliban'

  World | August 04, 2021 11:04 IST

  Pakistan military was reportedly assisting the Taliban in setting up training camps in Eastern provinces of Afghanistan and also in recruitment.

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  Support for Afghan Taliban increasing in Pakistan

  World | July 23, 2021 22:56 IST

  There are also indications of Pakistani nationals fighting in Afghanistan and several of them returning injured and some dead bodies being sent back. This has further charged the sentiments of local youth in the region who have been offering their services to fight in Afghanistan.  

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  8 Afghan guards killed, 2 injured as gunmen storm US base in Bagram

  World | June 20, 2017 10:38 IST

  An Afghan official said that eight Afghan security guards have been killed by gunmen who opened fire on them in northern Parwan province.

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  Afghan soldier kills three US personnel in latest ‘green-on-blue’ attack

  World | June 11, 2017 7:43 IST

  Three US soldiers were killed and another was wounded by an Afghan soldier in eastern Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.

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  PM Modi condemns Taliban attack on Afghan Army

  World | April 22, 2017 12:39 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly condemned a Taliban attack on the Afghan Army in in Mazar-e-Sharif that killed around 140 soldiers.

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  Over 50 killed as Taliban target Afghan Army camp in Mazar-e-Sharif

  World | April 22, 2017 7:17 IST

  More than 50 Afghan troops were killed on Friday after a group of Taliban insurgents launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan.

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  Six Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack

  World | December 11, 2014 14:17 IST

  Kabul: At least six Afghan soldiers were killed and 12 injured on Thursday when a suicide bomber targetted a bus carrying army personnel on the outskirts of Kabul.According to a Defence Ministry statement, the attack

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  Shocking: Half of Afghan army is illiterate

  World | March 03, 2014 6:53 IST

  New Delhi: With the Afghan Army expanding its role in the security of the country after NATO forces withdraw, the army lags behind in literacy. About half of the army soldiers are illiterate, according to a