Gunmen storm prison in Afghanistan, killing at least 29
August 5 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
At least 29 people have been killed in ongoing fighting between Afghan security forces and gunmen who raided a jail overnight in an att...
Afghan Taliban announce 3-day cease-fire on Eid
July 29 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban on Tuesday announced a three-day cease-fire in Afghanistan during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, starting from July 31...
Thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan, says...
July 27 ,2020
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By: Kathy Gannon
A U.N. report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents are hiding in Afghanistan, most belonging to the outlawed Pakistani Taliban gro...
Taliban accuses Afghan govt of recapturing freed prisoners
July 27 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban has accused the Afghanistan government of recapturing previously released prisoners from its ranks, an allegation rejected...
Afghanistan proposes referendum to gauge public mood
July 24 ,2020
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By: Iftikhar Gilani
Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister on Thursday proposed a referendum or some other engagement to allow the public to voice t...
Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 45 civilians and Taliban fi...
July 23 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 45 people, including civilians and Taliban, local officials said on Wednesday.
Ali Ahmad Faqi...
Afghan fighting rages as prisoner swap dispute remains uns...
July 22 ,2020
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By: Ayaz Gul
Taliban prisoners are released from Bagram Prison in Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2020
Fresh clashes between government f...
Number of US troops in Afghanistan drops to 8,600 as Talib...
July 20 ,2020
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By: Kathy Gannon
The Taliban have put the son of the movement’s feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful figures...
$174 million Afghan drone program is riddled with problems...
July 18 ,2020
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By: Thomas Gibbons-Neff
A watchdog report on Thursday harshly criticized a $174 million Pentagon drone program that was meant to give Afghan forces an advantag...
72 Taliban killed as violence rages in Afghanistan
July 18 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
As violence surges across the country, Afghan security forces on Friday said at least 72 Taliban militants, including four top commande...
The man who drove the US out of Afghanistan
July 17 ,2020
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By: Fazelminallah Qazizai
US Afghanistan war casualties arrive at Dover Air Base in the United States
The first time Mullah Ibrahim Sadar confronted US forc...
Taliban says it freed 845 Afghan forces, 'fully committed'...
July 17 ,2020
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By: Ayaz Gul
The Taliban said Thursday it has already released 845 Afghan security forces under an ongoing prisoner swap with the Kabul government a...
US closes 5 military bases in Afghanistan as part of Talib...
July 15 ,2020
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By: Jamie Crawford and Devan Cole
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the US has withdrawn from five bases in Afghanistan and reduced the size of its forces there as par...
British army to cut armored vehicles acquired for war in A...
July 15 ,2020
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By: Ed Adamczyk
The British army intends to cull massive armored trucks using during the war in Afghanistan because, officials say, they have no practi...
Taliban car bomb attack on Afghan intelligence compound ki...
July 14 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Taliban fighters clashed with security forces following a car bomb blast at a government compound in northern Afghanistan, killing 11 p...
Taliban say have no intention to end hostilities before in...
July 13 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban are not going to stop hostilities before intra-Afghan talks, viewing any calls for a ceasefire in absence of negotiations a...
Taliban says Afghan intelligence behind Russia rewards sca...
July 11 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
In an exclusive interview, an official with the Taliban's political office in Doha, Qatar has denied allegations that Russia offered mo...
Afghanistan peace hopes remain in the balance
July 10 ,2020
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By: Andrew Hammond
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is this week briefing foreign governments on the preparations for peace talks with the Taliban. While the...
Afghan govt to release more Taliban prisoners in hope of g...
July 10 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Hoping to take peace talks forward, Afghanistan government has decided to release more Taliban prisoners after the militant group hande...
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan seek 'orderly' US withdrawal...
July 8 ,2020
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By: Kamran Yousaf
Pakistan, Afghanistan and China on Tuesday called for an "orderly, responsible and condition based" withdrawal of the US-led foreign fo...
Afghanistan seeks regional support for peace
July 8 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Afghan president on Monday warned the peace process in the country might face “serious challenges" if the Taliban continued w...
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