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Taliban captures 10th provincial capital in Afghanistan

The Taliban captured a provincial capital near Kabul, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the US and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war.

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Afghanistan: Taliban seizes more provincial capitals as thousands flee

The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes to escape the fighting.

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Blast near girls’ school in Afghan capital kills at least 50

Many children between 11 and 15 years old are among the dead.

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Kabul attack: Several killed in rocket attacks on residential areas

At least eight people have been killed and scores of buildings damaged in a barrage of rocket fire in the latest wave of violence in the Afghan capital.

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At least 8 killed in mortar attack on residential districts in Kabul

At least eight people are dead and over 30 wounded after shells were fired from two cars in a mortar attack in the Afghan capital.

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Suicide bomb at Kabul education centre kills 18 and injures over 50

The explosion struck outside an education centre in a heavily Shiite neighbourhood of western Kabul.

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Meet Timea, Afghanistan's first robot waitress

While robots are becoming increasingly commonplace in Japan and China, they are unusual in Afghanistan

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Afghan election sees big drop in voter numbers — estimate

Afghanistan's presidential election turnout is unofficially estimated at 20 percent amid fears the Taliban kept many away from polling stations.

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Watch: Kabul museum restores art shattered by Taliban

In 2001, Taliban fighters smashed more than 2,500 figurines they judged to be "un-Islamic". Museum staff are now creating a digital record of the collection in case of further threat.

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Bomb blast at Kabul wedding kills 63 people and injures dozens more

The explosion happened at the Dubai City venue in the west of the city, which is home to many members of the Shiite Hazara community.

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Children head to work in Afghanistan as poverty persists

Children head to work in Afghanistan as poverty persists

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Report: Afghanistan sees increase in civilian casualties

Almost 11,000 civilians were killed in the country in 2018 and the Taliban is in a stronger military position now than at any point since 2001.

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Kabul: Taliban attack on British security compound kills 10

Taliban gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked a British security compound in Kabul, killing at least 10 people and injuring 19.

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Suicide bomber kills at least 50 killed in Kabul — Afghan officials

A suicide bomber has targeted a gathering of Muslim religious scholars in Kabul, killing more than 50 people, Reuters reported, citing government officials.

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Suicide bomber kills 34 people at an education centre in Kabul

The attack was followed by another on an intelligence service in the capital.

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Afghan vice president survives suspected suicide bomb attack

Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum narrowly escaped a suspected suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport as he returned home from exile in Turkey on Sunday

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Afghanistan: Education is the key to the future of the country

The Minister of Education, Mirwais Balkhi visits a school hit by an explosion in January in Kabul as President Ghani may ask the Taliban for a ceasefire during next months Eid holiday on 22 August

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Afghan government welcomes Taliban ceasefire announcement

The ceasefire will run for three days over the Eid holiday that marks the end of Ramadan

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Islamic State militants claim attack on Afghan Interior Ministry

At least one police officer died in the assault and five were wounded

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Car bomb and gun battle near interior ministry in Kabul

A car bomb exploded near Afghanistan's interior ministry in Kabul on Wednesday and then gunmen exchanged fire with members of the security forces, police said, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of militant attacks in the capital.