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Car bombing kills 13 in Afghanistan's Helmand province

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Multiple deaths and injuries in explosion in mosque in Herat in Afghanistan

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Islamic State claims attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul

Security forces battle gunmen in Afghan capital, Kabul after suicide bomb attack at the Iraqi embassy

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Taliban claims deadly Kabul bomb blast

A suicide attacker has detonated a car bomb in the Afghan capital, killing at least 35 people and wounding dozens more.

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Afghanistan to play test cricket

Afghanistan has celebrated its entry into test cricket after the International Cricket Council voted to make it, along with Ireland, full members of the organisation.

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Dozens killed in attack on Afghan bank

The explosion targeted civilians and security forces as they queued for wages

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Taliban claims multiple suicide bombs in eastern Afghanistan

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Taliban claims multiple suicide bombs in eastern Afghanistan

The Taliban says it was behind the storming of a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan.

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Mourners targeted in Afghanistan

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Deadly Kabul protest over truck bomb attack

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Afghanistan: fatalities as militants attack state TV station in Jalalabad

Gunmen in Afghanistan have attacked a national TV and radio station in the eastern city of Jalalabad, engaging in a battle with security forces.

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NATO Secretary-General says ready to send more troops to Afghanistan

NATO is ready to reinforce its ground troops in Afghanistan says the alliance's secretary-general, but will not send combat units.

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Afghanistan ISIL leader Hasib killed by US-Afghan forces

Abdul Hasib, the head of ISIL in Afghanistan, was killed last month in a joint operation by Afghan and US Special Forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

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Afghanistan: U.S. army photographer captures blast that killed her and four others

Hilda Clayton, a 22-year-old U.

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Kabul suicide blast kills 8, wounds dozens, including US soldiers

At least eight are killed and dozens wounded in an ISIL-claimed suicide blast targeting a military convoy in the Afghan capital.

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Former Afghan warlord returns to his country calling for peace

“I invite the Taliban to join the peace caravan and stop the pointless, meaningless and unholy war”.

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US visit to Afghanistan coincides with two high-profile resignations

The Afghan Defence Minister and Army Chief of Staff stand down in the wake of deadly Taliban attacks last week. Their resignation coincides with a surprise visit by US Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis.

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Death toll after Taliban attack at Afghan army HQ rises to up to 150

Taliban fighters wearing government army uniforms killed and wounded up to 100 Afghan soldiers when they stormed a military base in Mazar-i-Sharif, officials have said.