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US Special Envoy Meets With Taliban Officials in Doha

US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has reportedly met with the Taliban representatives in Qatar in an effort to bring the militant group to the negotiating table.

More Than 8,000 Afghan Killed in Violence in 2018

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says at least 8,050 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of 2018.

8 Killed as Blast Rocks Election Gathering in Afghanistan

A bomb attack at an election rally in southern Afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least eight people and wounded 10 others, local Afghan officials say.

10 Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Afghanistan

The Taliban militant group has killed at least 10 policemen amid violent clashes in the central Afghan province of Wardak.

Iranian Guards Disband Armed Outfit on Afghan Border

Iranian border guards have disbanded a three-member team of gunmen as they were trying to cross the country’s border with Afghanistan.

Strong Blasts Hits Kabul

At least two Afghan security forces have been killed in two back-to-back bomb explosions in an eastern neighborhood of the capital Kabul, local police say.

Most Americans Believe US Has Failed in Afghanistan: Poll

Almost half of Americans think the United States has failed to achieve its goals in Afghanistan after some 17 years into a war that was supposed to end the rule of Taliban and resolve the issue of terrorism in the South Asian country, a new poll shows.

Afghan Govt. Refuses Blackwater Bid to Privatize War

The Afghan government has denounced as ‘destructive and divisive’ a proposal by Erik Prince, the founder of private military contractor Blackwater, to privatize the 17-year-old war in the Asian country.

US Says Soldier Killed, Taliban Claim Several Casualties

The US military says an American soldier has been "killed in action" in Afghanistan amid a rise in attacks by Taliban and other militants.

Double Kabul Bombing Kills 25, Including 9 Reporters

A coordinated double suicide bombing by the Daesh terror group hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing at least 25 people, including nine Afghan journalists, officials said.

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