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- Nov- 2019 -13 November
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Casualties Reported in Afghanistan Car Bomb Explosion
A car bomb detonated in the Afghan capital of Kabul during Wednesday’s morning commute, killing seven people and wounding at…
Read More » - 13 November
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Afghanistan and the Taliban have reached a deal to release two American University teachers, including a U.S. citizen, in exchange for three Taliban members, the Afghan president said Tuesday. Speaking on live television, Ghani said the exchange is intended to help bring “peace and stability” to the country. “In consultations with our international partners, especially the U.S., we have adopted a mechanism and approach to make sure the release of these three men wouldn’t reinforce the . . . enemy and intensify attacks by them,” he said. All three prisoners are members of the deadly Haqqani network, a hard-line faction of the Taliban. They include Mali Khan, Hafiz Rashid and Anas Haqqani, a younger brother of the Taliban’s deputy leader and son of the Haqqani network’s founder. They were held in a government detention center at Bagram air base. Ghani added that the decision was made after consultation with the international community and United States. Ghani said in his speech that Afghan authorities were aware that the health of the western prisoners was deteriorating in custody and their release was one of the unconditional demands in peace negotiations with the Taliban. Both King and Weeks were teaching English at the American University of Afghanistan, a private, nonprofit university in Kabul, when they were kidnapped close to its campus. The university said it was “encouraged” to hear about the “possible release” of the two professors. It urged “the immediate and safe return of our faculty members who have been held in captivity, away from friends and families, for more than three years.”
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Roadside blast kills 8 civilians in Afghanistan
A roadside landmine killed eight civilians, including four children, in Afghanistan just days after a similar incident claimed the lives…
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Pakistan Embassy in Kabul Halts Operation
Pakistan embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closed its visa service Sunday after its diplomats were harassed there, an official said. A…
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Taliban Attack on Convoy Kills 10 in Afghanistan
At least 10 people were killed when Taliban insurgents attacked a security convoy in northern Afghanistan, an official confirmed on…
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Three Afghan Civilians Killed In Pakistan-Afghan Border Clash
Afghan and Pakistani forces engaged in cross-border clashes for a second day, hours after Pakistani mortar and rocket fire into…
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2 Bomb Blasts in Eastern Afghanistan kill 7 including a Child
A Taliban suicide attack on Friday targeted a convoy carrying officials from Afghanistan’s intelligence service, killing five people including a…
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China to Host Afghan Peace Conference Next Week
A fresh round of intra-Afghan dialogue is going to be held in China next week, a Taliban spokesman said on…
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Taliban Storm Afghan Checkpoint, Kills 15 Policemen
The Taliban stormed a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 15 policemen in the latest attack by insurgents, an…
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Twin Blasts in Afghanistan Mosque Kill 62 Worshippers
At least 62 worshipers killed and more than 100 others wounded in twin blasts that targeted a mosque in eastern…
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