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The collapse comes at a critical time and amid continued bloodshed. (Image: Reuters)

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Afghan-Taliban dialogue delayed as peace hopes suffer setback

April 19, 2019

Doha: Hopes for a breakthrough in a push to end Afghanistan's gruelling conflict suffered a major setback Friday after a ...

Farmers grow poppies with impunity, as both Taliban and government officials often profit from the lucrative trade. (Image: Getty)

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Opium trade to rise as Poppies bloom across Afghanistan once again

April 18, 2019

Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan): A vast field of towering white poppies sways gently in the breeze, silky petals sometimes tumbling to ...

Abdul Hai Khateby, the spokesman for the governor of the western Ghor province, said the attack Friday afternoon set off an hours-long gun battle. (Image: AFP)

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Taliban ambushes Afghan police convoy, kills 7

April 13, 2019

Kabul: The Taliban ambushed a police convoy in western Afghanistan, killing seven security forces, an official said Saturday. Abdul Hai ...

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Taliban release statement announcing ‘spring offensive’

April 12, 2019

Kabul: The Taliban announced their annual spring offensive in Afghanistan Friday with a special focus on capturing urban areas. The ...

The U.S. and NATO Resolute Support mission issued a statement ‘to clarify initial reporting’ about Monday's roadside bombing of an American convoy near the main U.S. base. (Image: Reuters)

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3 US Marines killed in Afghanistan

April 10, 2019

Kabul: US forces in Afghanistan revised Tuesday the death toll from a Taliban attack the previous day near the main ...

In the latest assault on Afghan forces -- who have faced devastating losses in recent years -- Taliban fighters last week smashed through government lines near the city of Bala Murghab. (Image: The National)

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Taliban kill 12 Afghan soldiers

April 8, 2019

Kabul: Taliban fighters have killed 12 security forces in the last 48 hours in clashes in Afghanistan's western province of ...

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7 cops, 3 civilians dead in multiple Taliban attacks

April 6, 2019

Kabul: Multiple Taliban attacks have killed at least seven policemen and three civilians across Afghanistan Saturday, as insurgents continue with ...

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement to the media.

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Taliban kill at least 20 Afghan troops, policemen

April 4, 2019

Kabul: Under the cover of darkness, the Taliban launched a brazen attack early Thursday on an Afghan government compound in ...

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Afghan fighters in Syria struggle for rehabilitation

April 1, 2019

Herat: Too poor to even buy pens and notebooks for school, Mehdi left his home in Afghanistan soon after his ...

The gang, based in London, Buckinghamshire, Birmingham, north-west England and Scotland, is alleged to have sent 1 per cent of its gains from their elaborate tax fraud to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan

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UK tax fraud funded Al-Qaeda in Pakistan, Afghanistan: Report

March 31, 2019

London: A British Asian gang of fraudsters may have been involved in misusing billions of pounds of British tax-payers money ...

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Trade Truce

February 4, 2026

The fresh Indo-US trade deal announced by US President Donald Trump 2 February will see American tariffs on Indian goods...

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China’s President Xi Jinping now finds himself in an enviable position enjoying kind of a special superpower status as countries,...

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For an economy plagued by multiple ailments – a daily depreciating currency, growing household debt, high unemployment and inequality, exodus...

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By Aakar Patel As a democratic society, it is expected that India’s authorities follow the rule of law. This includes...

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