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Death toll Rises in Kabul Sunday Attack
At least 20 people were killed and 50 injured in a powerful blast followed by a gun battle at vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh’s office on Sunday, officials said
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Peace Process; PM Khan may Visit Kabul soon
Pakistani PM Imran Khan may reportedly visit Afghanistan soon in a bid to enhance peace efforts as Islamabad and Washington come closer after prolonged tensions
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Afghan Presidential Election Campaign Officially Kicks Off
Afghan presidential election campaign officially began on Sunday 28 July and will continue for two months as 18 candidates are competing to take the power
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Taliban Reject Direct Talks with Afghan Gov’t
Taliban rejected direct talks with the Afghan government as the state minister for peace affairs Abdulsalam Rahimi announced Saturday night that intra-Afghan talks will begin in the coming weeks
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400 US Troops Set to Deploy to Afghanistan
The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy about 400 soldiers to Afghanistan in what officials say is the largest mobilization of Guardsmen and women from the state in nearly a decade
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Election Campaigns to Officially Kick off Sunday, say elections commissions
The two election commissions said during a press conference on Saturday that “election campaigns will officially begin on Sunday (28 July)”
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Taliban Delegation Visits Indonesia
An 8-member Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of Qatar’s political office has left Qatar for a trip to Indonesia, the group said Friday
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7 Killed in Kabul Multiple Blasts: officials
As a result of back-to-back explosions in capital Kabul on Thursday morning, 7 people, including 5 women and one child were killed and 21 others were wounded, according to officials
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3 Croatian Soldiers Wounded in Kabul
Three Croatian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been wounded, one seriously, in a suicide attack on their convoy outside Kabul, the country’s defense minister said on Wednesday
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We Endeavour to Take 10 mn Human out of Poverty: EU envoy
In response to Trump’s offensive remarks about Afghanistan, EU’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Roland Kobia said that EU is looking to support and reconstruct Afghanistan along with respect and civility
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