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Kabul: a city of blast walls and razor wire
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US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024
Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Kabul
The Taliban targeted the office of the British Council, killing eight people.
US troops weather rockets, recoilless rifles, and grenades in Sabari
A US patrol hunts insurgents in the village of Majiles in Sabari district. The aftermath of a grenade attack, which wounded six US troops, highlights the difficulty of partnered operations with Afghan forces.
State Department: Iran the ‘most active state sponsor of terrorism’
The US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism yesterday. The report mentions Iran’s support of the Taliban and refusal to bring senior al Qaeda terrorists to justice.
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US to Arm Afghan Forces with Unique Equipment
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Taliban says attacked British, U.N. offices in Kabul
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Pakistan says it can bring Haqqani to peace talks
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NATO shifts training focus to Afghan needs
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Insurgent Attacks Take Toll on Afghan Civilians
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The Taliban killed 24 civilians in a pair of bombings in Herat. Suicide bombers killed two security guards at a base in Paktia. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and HIG commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Logar, Nangarhar, and Faryab.
In Pictures: US troops search for insurgent recoilless rifle team
Embedded in Afghanistan: The search in Sabari district, Khost province, ended in a grenade attack that wounded six US soldiers.
Operation Badr: tracking the Taliban summer offensive in Jawzjan province
The Taliban have expanded the insurgency in northern Afghanistan.
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The Taliban killed eight people in a bombing at a market in Uruzgan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Wardak, Paktia, Nangarhar, and Kunduz.
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What cut? US continues to fund Pakistan military
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Panetta: Bigger defense cuts would ‘weaken’ US
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$360M lost to insurgents, criminals in Afghanistan
US Treasury designates 3 Jemaah Islamiyah operatives as terrorists
One of the operatives, Abdul Rahim Ba’asyir, has close ties to al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
US State Department adds Mullah Sangeen to terrorist list
The senior Haqqani Network commander is the shadow governor of Paktika province in Afghanistan, aids “foreign fighters,” plots attacks, and is behind the kidnapping of a US soldier.
Parwan assault latest in Taliban ‘hit campaign’ against hardened rivals
The Taliban assault against the governor of Parwan is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting former United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan and Shura-e Nazar commanders.
Taliban suicide bombers target a fuel depot in Kandahar
The Taliban also attempted to storm a district center in Ghazni.
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A suicide assault team killed four civilian guards in an attack on a fuel depot in Kandahar. Four Taliban fighters and a policeman were killed as the Taliban attempted to overrun a district center in Ghazni. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, and Logar.
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Afghan widows form community on Kabul hill
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Afghanistan’s highest mountain open for business
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US Links Pakistani Aid to Performance
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Attack Is Latest to Jolt a Usually Quiet Afghan Area
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A Taliban suicide assault team killed 16 civilians and six policemen in an attack in Parwan; seven Taliban fighters were also killed. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, and Faryab.
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Helicopter crash highlights instability near Kabul
Grenades, Molotovs, and mystery mortars in Sabari
A brief rundown on security in the Haqqani Network-influenced district in Khost province, Afghanistan.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 22 in central Afghanistan
Six suicide bombers launched a complex attack against the governor’s compound in Parwan province.