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Taliban still a major threat 8 years later

It has been nearly eight years since U.S. forces overthrew the Taliban leaders of Afghanistan, but the war against the Taliban insurgency is bloodier than ever. The number of Afghan civilians killed ...
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Fight for Konduz, Kandahar at a standoff

Battles for the Taliban strongholds of Konduz and Kandahar are at a standoff, the Pentagon said Tuesday, and it is unclear if Taliban forces would surrender. Opposition forces now control about 75 ...

Deadly quake rocks Afghanistan leaving iconic Blue Mosque surrounded by rubble

A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near one of northern Afghanistan’s largest cities, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Strikes on Kandahar; U.N. reports on bombs, refugees

The city, the spiritual headquarters of the Taliban regime, was the scene of heavy strikes Tuesday, aimed primarily at fuel depots. At a Pentagon briefing Wednesday, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John ...
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Rocket hits Afghan presidential compound

A rocket struck the compound of the presidential palace in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, two days before national elections, a palace official said Tuesday. One person was injured in the attack, in ...
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Defense officials: Air operation to last 'several days'

Pentagon officials said Sunday the airstrikes that began just after nightfall in Afghanistan could continue for some time as the United States and Britain seek to soften Taliban air defenses and ...
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New raids near Kabul; heavy bombing in Kandahar

U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan entered their second week Sunday by targeting positions in the mountains north of the capital Kabul where the ruling Taliban had moved artillery and heavy armor, ...

Pakistan to cancel 2.5 lakh ID cards issued to Afghans 'illegally': How it could further strain ties with Taliban

Pakistan’s decision follows a broader crackdown launched in early October, when the government declared that all undocumented ...
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Karzai, Pelosi talk counter-terrorism, reconstruction

U.S. president asserts the war in Afghanistan is the central front in the war on terror KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN)-- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Afghan President Hamid Karzai America's "new strategy ...
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Karzai, rivals debate as Afghan elections near

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, heavily criticized last month for skipping a candidates' debate, met two of his political rivals in a nationally televised debate Sunday night, just four days ahead of ...
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James Steinberg: Afghanistan update and India, Pakistan conflict

James Steinberg served as Deputy National Security Adviser during the Clinton Administration. Now the head of Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings Institution, a think tank in Washington, DC., ...