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Iran Urges ‘Inclusive’ Talks Between Kabul, Taliban

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the international community to engage the Taliban in an "inclusive" dialogue with the Afghan government in a bid to restore peace to the war-torn nation.

6 Killed in Explosion in Kabul

An explosion, possibly carried out by a suicide bomber, near a rally involving Shias in the Afghan capital on Monday killed at least six people, witnesses and officials said.

20 Afghan Troops Killed by Taliban

At least 20 Afghan soldiers have been killed in an attack by Taliban militants against an outpost in Afghanistan’s western Farah Province.

US General Wounded in Last Week’s Afghan Insider Attack

A US general was shot and wounded in a Taliban-claimed attack on a high-level security meeting last week that killed a powerful Afghan police chief, NATO’s mission in Afghanistan said Monday.

Suicide Bombing Killed 15 in Kabul, Afghanistan

At least 15 people were killed and 25 wounded in a bombing at a polling station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, as the country's parliamentary elections got underway.

Afghans Preparing for Parliamentary Elections

Afghanistan is all set to go to parliamentary polls on Oct. 20 as candidates rolled back their campaign posters on Thursday in line with the electoral rules in the mountainous country marred by decades of conflict.

Afghan Election Candidate Killed in Taliban Attack

A bomb placed under a sofa killed an Afghan election candidate on Wednesday, officials said, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the October 20 parliamentary ballot.

Dozens of Afghan Forces Killed in Taliban Attacks

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed and wounded dozens of Afghan police forces, including a provincial police chief, in heavy fighting in the northern and central parts of the country, just ahead of parliamentary polls that the militants have vowed to disrupt.

20 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attack

At least 20 Afghan soldiers were killed and 11 more wounded in a Taliban assault on two military check posts in the western Farah province bordering Iran, officials confirmed on Sunday.

Taliban Confirms Meeting with US ‘Peace’ Envoy in Qatar

A Taliban delegation has met with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan conflict, the militant group said Saturday, in the first official confirmation of talks between the two sides.

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