UN quarterly report shows 9% rise in security incidents in Afghanistan
The UN recorded 2,658 safety and security-related incidents from May 1 to July 31.
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Pakistan’s PM warns Taliban to choose between cooperation and militancy
Sharif said militants cross the border from Afghanistan to join the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, and allied groups.
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Taliban remove hundreds of recruits from Panjshir from police ranks, sources say
About four months ago, the Taliban brought 481 Panjshiri youths into the police after a decree by their leader.
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Body of kidnapped five-year-old found in Nangarhar
The child, the son of a mosque imam in the Momand Dara district, was kidnapped on Tuesday.
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Taliban chopper crashes in central Afghanistan
The helicopter was carrying several Taliban officials at the time, the ministry said.
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Body of missing boy found in eastern Afghanistan
His body was discovered in the nearby village of Songli, showing signs of having been killed with stones, the sources.
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Explosion in Farah kills seven family members
It remains unclear why the explosives were being stored in the house or whether any formal investigation is underway.
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Russian researcher freed by Taliban after six weeks in detention: Report
The researcher, Svyatoslav Kaverin, works at the Center for Paleoethnographic Research.
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Sources: Two people killed by gunmen in Ghor
Local residents named the attackers as Ahmad and his two sons, Ramadan and Hayatullah.
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Sources: Taliban member killed in Parwan over personal dispute
The attacker first wounded Salangi’s wife and then opened fire on Zila when he tried to rescue her, sources said.