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CIA closing bases in Afghanistan as it shifts focus amid military drawdown
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A Taliban suicide bomber killed three US soldiers and a translator in Wardak; the Taliban claimed it killed 31 US soldiers in two suicide attacks in Wardak and Ghazni. Eight Afghan soldiers and six Taliban fighters were killed in separate attacks.
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Report Links Failed Afghan Project to Soldiers’ Deaths
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Five Taliban fighters and two members of the Afghan Local Police were killed in fighting in Laghman. The Taliban killed four soldiers in an IED attack in Zabul. Taliban members are eligible to receive voting identification cards. Denmark pulled the last of its combat troops from Afghanistan, well ahead of the planned withdrawal date of […]
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Afghans See Their Army Woo Them With Piety
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Afghan parliament sacks minister over worsening security
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The Pipe Dream of Easy War
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Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters in Panjwai. The Taliban killed six people in Khost. Six policemen, two Taliban fighters, and a civilian were killed in fighting in Paktika.
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Religious hardliners declare ‘jihad’ on Afghanistan’s TV talent shows
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Taliban can also receive voting cards: IEC
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Clerics Impose Un-Constitutional Restrictions on Women in Baghlan
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Despite Education Advances, a Host of Afghan School Woes
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Taliban tried to make eight-year-old a suicide bomber: Afghan rebels recruit starving orphans with sweets and 60p bribes
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The Taliban killed 15 people, including seven policemen and a intelligence official, in a series of attacks in Helmand province, and eight more civilians in bombings in Kandahar and Paktia. Security forces killed 19 Taliban fighters during two separate raids in Herat.
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Taliban-style edict for women spreads alarm in Afghan district
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Thirty-six Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed during a clash in Ghazni. The Taliban killed eight Afghan workers as they headed to a US base in Logar, and killed three policemen in Kunduz.
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Insurgents Intensify Terror Activity in Eastern Nangarhar
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The Taliban killed seven Afghan soldiers and the brother of President Karzai’s national security advisor in separate attacks. Afghan officials claimed that 15 Taliban fighters were killed in an ISAF airstrike in Logar. A district chief in Nangarhar was dismissed after complaining about the rise of Taliban activity in the province.
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Nascent Afghan Air Force struggles to add air assault capability
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Afghan officials claimed that 20 Taliban fighters were killed during operations in Ghazni and Paktia. An Afghan soldier who killed a Slovakian soldier last week escaped from prison with the aid of his supervisor. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east.
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No Taliban Reprieve During Ramadan In Afghanistan
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As US Role in Military Support Draws Down, India’s Role Picks Up
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Ex-Afghan spy chief criticize US for ‘zero option’ on troops
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US Senators Admonish Obama Over Haqqani-ISI Relationship
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The Road to Ghazni: Bombs, battles and blockades
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Education under attack from terrorists: Karzai
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Security forces killed 12 Pakistani Taliban fighters during a raid on a compound in Kandahar’s Arghistan district. Ten more Taliban fighters, including two “foreigners,” were killed in an airstrike in Logar.
Al Qaeda video highlights fighting in Ghazni
As the US and its NATO allies continue to draw down forces in Afghanistan and seek to negotiate a peace agreement with the Taliban, al Qaeda continues to highlight its operations in Afghanistan.
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A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul. Three insurgent commanders were among eight people killed during fighting in Kunduz.
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Afghan army struggles with lack of reach