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Osama Bin Laden
Pakistan PM fires back after criticism from Trump
Associated Press - By ZARAR KHAN
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister fired back Monday after President Donald Trump accused the country of harboring Osama bin Laden despite getting billions of dollars in American aid. Imran Khan
Reuters India
Afghanistan
Taliban say no pact struck with U.S. over deadline to end Afghan war
Reuters India
KABUL (Reuters) - A three-day meeting between the Taliban and the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan to pave the way for peace talks ended with no agreement, the militant group said a day after the diplomat
The Washington Post
Afghanistan
‘We left everything behind’: The flight of the Taliban’s victims from Afghanistan’s safe districts
The Washington Post
By Sharif Hassan Sharif Hassan Reporter covering Afghanistan Email Bio Follow BAMIAN, Afghanistan — It was 3 a.m. when the loudspeaker at the village mosque crackled to life. An elder was calling everyone
Zalmay Khalilzad
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
bostonglobe.com - Kathy Gannon
Peace efforts have accelerated since Zalmay Khalilzad’s appointment as the US peace envoy to Afghanistan aimed at eventually winding down America’s …
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Ashraf Ghani
Islamic State’s Future in Afghanistan – Part II
besacenter.org - Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen
IS fighters in Afghanistan, with their commander, Abu Rashid, in the middle, inside their territory. Image by Najibullah Quraishi and Jamie Doran via …
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Afghanistan
Roadside bomb kills 2 local officials in Afghanistan
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed two local officials in the eastern Logar province. Shah Poor Ahmadzai, spokesman for the provincial …
News Industry
U.S. peace envoy hopes for deal with Taliban in 2019
jpost.com - REUTERS
Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, …
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Ashraf Ghani
Ghani Says Nearly 29,000 Afghan Troops Killed Since 2015
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The death toll among Afghanistan's security forces since 2015 is close to 29,000, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has revealed, providing a figure far …
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Abdul Aziz
Afghan official: Taliban target police checkpoint, killing 5
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
An Afghan official says that at least five police officers have been killed when their checkpoint came under attack by insurgents in the northwestern …
The Washington Times
Quetta
Pakistani Taliban kill former police officer in Quetta
The Washington Times - Associated Press
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police say gunmen have shot dead a former senior police officer in a drive-by shooting in the southwestern city of …
Foreign Policy
Shutting Out Iran Will Make the Afghan War Even Deadlier
foreignpolicy.com - By Michael Kugelman
Six months after the Trump administration withdrew from a multilateral nuclear deal with Tehran, triggering an initial reimposition of sanctions, …
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Afghanistan
Hundreds killed, thousands displaced in Taliban attack over Hazara districts
independentaustralia.net
The Taliban have launched a new wave of violence against the Hazara peoples in Afghanistan. Namatullah Kadrie reports. THE TALIBAN HAVE killed …
Radio Free Europe
Afghan Amputee Police Officers Continue To Fight Taliban
rferl.org - www.rferl.org
Afghan police officers who have lost legs in the line of duty have returned to their unit to fight the Taliban in Uruzgan Province. But some officers …
The Washington Post
Trump Administration
Afghan election, Taliban talks may be on collision course
The Washington Post - By Pamela Constable, Sayed Salahuddin
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An important upcoming milestone for Afghanistan’s Western-backed democracy and a separate, crucial chance to settle the country’s 17-year war appear to be crashing into each other.
Radio Free Europe
Attacks On Afghan Security Forces Mount, At Least 38 Killed In Farah Base Attack
rferl.org - RFE/RL
Taliban insurgents attacked a joint police and army outpost in Afghanistan’s western Farah Province, killing at least 38 officers and soldiers, as …
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Long-form Journalism
Afghan War Casualty Report: Nov. 9-15
The New York Times - By FAHIM ABED and ROD NORDLAND
The following reports compile all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters throughout Afghanistan. It is necessarily incomplete as many local officials refuse to confirm casualty
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Afghanistan
Searching for an elusive peace
thehindu.com - Rakesh Sood
Russia hosted a regional conference on Afghanistan last week to nudge the reconciliation process between the Taliban and the Afghan authorities. The …
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban militants kill 30 policemen in attack in Farah province
scroll.in - Scroll Staff
Afghan government officials said on Thursday that the Taliban killed 30 policemen in an attack in Farah province late on Wednesday, AP reported. …
Indian Expressadded this to Indian Express
Afghanistan
Pakistani missing police officer’s body found in Afghanistan
indianexpress.com - AP
The Taliban denied any role in the abduction. The body is to be returned to Pakistan on Thursday. Omar Zakhilwal, Afghanistan's ambassador to …
Bloomberg
Ashraf Ghani
Ghani Says Afghanistan Hit by 'Undeclared War' From Pakistan
Bloomberg - Eltaf Najafizada, Chris Kay
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said neighboring Pakistan has instigated an “undeclared war of aggression” against his nation after repeated bombings …
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World News
Thousands flee as Taliban attack Afghanistan's 'safe' districts
Reuters - By Mustafa Andalib and Abdul Qadir Sediqi
GHAZNI, Afghanistan/KABUL (Reuters) - Thousands of members of Afghanistan's mainly Shi'ite Hazara ethnic minority have fled their homes in the central province of Ghazni as the Taliban have pressed into
Afghanistan
Trump appears ready to cut and run in Afghanistan
thehill.com - Shazar Shafqat, opinion contributor
The situation in Afghanistan is murky no longer – because it has, to a large extent, spiraled out of control. Rather than seeking a win-win scenario …
France 24added this to The Observers
Afghanistan
Viral video of Taliban teacher ‘punished in grave’ debunked
France 24 - France 24 EN
A very strange video has gone viral on social media in Afghanistan. It purports to show a clip from a Pakistani television station, which itself features an amateur-looking video of what we are told is
AlJazeeraadded this to Central/South Asia
Russian Government
What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?
AlJazeera - Arkady Dubnov
Russia is seeking to re-assert itself as a major player in Afghanistan. Earlier this month, the Russian government hosted a much-awaited peace conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by representatives
Space Travel
India, Russia Support Afghan-Led And Owned Peace Process: Deputy NSA
ndtv.com - Press Trust of India
Pankaj Saran's remarks come days after India in a "non-official" capacity attended a meet in Moscow where Taliban representatives were also …
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U.S. Politics
The most elite US-trained forces in Afghanistan routed by the Taliban, another sign the war is a lost cause
Business Insider - John Haltiwanger
• The most elite US-trained forces in Afghanistan suffered a devastating defeat to the Taliban in what's often referred to as the country's "safest district" over the weekend, yet another sign the war
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Afghanistan
The shift in India position on Taliban: from rejection to unofficial talks
indianexpress.com - Shubhajit Roy
Indian officials, including Ajit Doval of IB, C D Sahay of R&AW and A R Ghanshyam of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, were talking to the …
Najibullahadded this to Afghanistan
Ashraf Ghani
IDPs Say Jaghori, Malistan People In Urgent Need Of Help
tolonews.com
A number of people from Jaghori and Malistan districts of Ghazni province, who were forced to flee their homes due to recent clashes in their areas, …
Afghanistan
Managed Instability: Iran, the Taliban, and Afghanistan
thediplomat.com - Samuel Ramani, The Diplomat
On October 23, the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) imposed sanctions on two Iranian Quds Force officers for providing financial and …
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The White House
White House Pursuing Dialogue With Taliban
iheart.com - Bill Strange
The White House is considering trying to get the Afghan government to suspend the next presidential election in order to advance talks with the …