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Taliban show conciliatory face at first Kabul news conference
The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday (Aug 17) they wanted peaceful relations with other countries...
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Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
Victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul on Monday (Aug 16) after a stunningly swift end to...
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Taliban declares 'war is over' as president and diplomats flee Kabul
The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after insurgents took control of the...
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'The Taliban have won', President Ashraf Ghani says as he flees Afghanistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled his country on Sunday, pledging to hand over power to...
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'Prolonged' Afghan civil war likely: former U.S. envoy
A prolonged civil war in Afghanistan is more likely than a rapid Taliban takeover as...
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Second Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban within 24 hours
Two provincial capitals have fallen to the Taliban within 24 hours, local officials confirmed to...
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Taliban kill top Afghan government media official
The Taliban shot dead the head of the Afghan government's media information centre on Friday,...
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Britain tells citizens to leave Afghanistan as major city falls to Taliban
Britain has advised its citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately due to the "worsening security situation".Taliban...
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Afghan forces face intense Taliban test as foreign troops leave
Taliban territorial gains have raised doubts about the Afghan military's strength with foreign troops all...
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Afghan Taliban may have committed war crimes, says US and UK
The US and British embassies in Kabul say the insurgent Taliban may have committed war...
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Kabul, Taliban negotiators to meet in Qatar as Afghan fighting rages
Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban were due to meet in Doha for...
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Afghan women's worst fears realised as Taliban returns
As the Taliban and government battle for control of Afghanistan, residents of areas seized recently...
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Taliban claim to control most of Afghanistan
A Taliban official said on Friday that the insurgents have seized of 85 per cent...
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Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territory
The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territory amid a...
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Afghan leader Ghani to visit White House as withdrawal nears
Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani and the top of the country's peace process will meet US...
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Peace talks to get started between Taliban, Afghan government 19 years after 9/11 triggered war
Afghanistan's government and the Taliban will meet for peace talks in Doha on Saturday in...
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Pompeo urges Kabul, Taliban cooperation after 'appalling' attack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday (May 12) urged the Afghan government and Taliban...
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Taliban strike Afghan army bases, throwing peace talks into doubt
The Taliban completed greater than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases, officials said Tuesday...
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US signs historic deal with Taliban to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
AMERICA signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday (Feb 29) that could pave...
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U.S.-Taliban truce calls for effect, environment stage for peace deal
A good temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban took effect on Friday,...
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US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source
Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months...
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14 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan airstrike
As many as 14 Taliban terrorists, including a divisional commander, were killed in an airstrike...
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Taliban release two Western hostages in Afghanistan
The Taliban released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, handing them over to US...
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Afghan special forces killed 16 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in operations
The Afghan special forces have neutralised 16 Taliban and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in operations...
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Airstrikes kill 9 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan
At least nine terrorists from Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIS) were killed in Afghanistan...