Former NDS deputy director in Ghor killed
The killing is the third involving a former member of Afghanistan’s security forces in Ghor in the past month.
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Security, South Asia
Pakistan says militants are crossing from Afghanistan to carry out attacks
“There is no doubt that our eastern neighbor plays a major role in this violence,” Sharif said.
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Young man killed in apparent robbery in Nangarhar, sources say
The assailants took cash, a mobile phone and an identity card after killing the man near his home in Chaparhar.
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At least eight students injured in grenade attack at Kabul University
Students said the explosion occurred near a dormitory as students were walking toward a dining hall.
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Report: US backs Pakistan’s right to defend itself against ‘terrorist attacks’
The comments came after Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan and a Taliban claim of retaliatory attacks inside Pakistan.
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UN agency: Unexploded ordnance killed or injured 175 people in Afghanistan this year
OCHA says three-quarters of the victims were children and warns that mine clearance operations face a severe funding shortfall.
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Sources: Former intelligence officer shot dead in Badakhshan
The incident is the latest in a series of unexplained attacks targeting former members of Afghanistan's security forces.
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Pakistan says it shot down Taliban drones after claimed strike inside Pakistan
The Pakistani military said four drones crossed from Afghanistan into Balochistan, two days after the Taliban claimed to have struck.
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Hibatullah appoints four senior Taliban commanders to new posts
The four appoinments have been done at the two Taliban military corps.
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Ghani says Pakistani airstrikes push Afghanistan into ‘new phase of crisis’
The former president called for national dialogue after UN-confirmed civilian casualties in Pakistan's latest cross-border strikes.