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  At least 20 killed in Afghan prison attack claimed by IS

  Agence France-Presse. Jalalabad | Updated at 05:51pm on August 03, 2020

  At least 20 people have been killed in a raid claimed by the Islamic State group on an Afghan prison, officials said Monday, shattering a...

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  Car bomb kills 17 in Afghanistan ahead of ceasefire

  Agence France-Presse. Puli Alam, Afghanistan | Updated at 11:37am on July 31, 2020

  At least 17 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan on Thursday as crowds shopped ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid...

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  Taliban car bomb attack on Afghan intel office kills 11

  Agence France-Presse . Mazar-i-Sharif | Updated at 10:27pm on July 13, 2020

  At least 11 security personnel were killed Monday in an attack claimed by the Taliban on a rural office of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, officials said....

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  Uncertainty clouds Afghan talks

  | Updated at 12:00am on July 14, 2020

  WITH the US presidential election barely four months away, top American officials have been engaged in another round of shuttle diplomacy to get intra-Afghan talks...

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  Virus-hit Afghanistan gets $200m WB grant

  Agence France-Presse . Kabul | Updated at 11:11pm on July 10, 2020

  The World Bank has approved $200 million in aid to help Afghanistan tackle economic losses from the coronavirus pandemic, as confirmed cases top more than...

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  Blasts at Afghan market kill 23 civilians

  Agence France-Presse . Kandahar | Updated at 01:16am on June 30, 2020

  Multiple explosions tore through a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 23 civilians, officials said, blaming the Taliban for the carnage....

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  Taliban raids on Afghan security posts kill 18

  Agence France-Presse . Mazar-i-Sharif | Updated at 12:55am on June 18, 2020

  Taliban fighters killed at least 18 Afghan security personnel Wednesday in two attacks on checkpoints in the north, officials said, the latest violence ahead of...

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  At least 7 workers killed in Afghan coal mine explosion: official

  Agence France-Presse . Afghanistan | Updated at 01:50pm on June 10, 2020

  Seven workers were killed and several more feared dead in northern Afghanistan after a gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse, an official said...

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  11 militiamen killed in Afghanistan

  Agence France-Presse . Kunduz | Updated at 10:39pm on June 06, 2020

  A roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan killed 11 pro-government militiamen when it tore through a truck in a Saturday pre-dawn attack that officials blamed on...

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  Bangladesh get new dates for WC qualifiers

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:47am on June 06, 2020

  Bangladesh may play their remaining four matches of the FIFA-AFC joint qualifiers round-two in October and November as the Asian Football Confederation on Friday announced...