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Trump pushes withdrawal from 'endless' Afghanistan, Syria wars

Jim Mannion, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 06:50 AM

Pushing back against Republican opposition, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his determination to pull US troops out of "endless wars" in Syria and Afghanistan, in an interview that aired Sunday. But he said they would stay in Iraq to watch Iran. Read more »

US confirms Taliban talks in Qatar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 06:43 AM

The United States confirmed Tuesday that its envoy is meeting in Qatar with the Taliban, seeking to negotiate an end to the Afghanistan war despite a new major attack claimed by the insurgents. Read more »

Afghan talent show singer finds fame as Justin Trudeau's double

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 01:51 PM

KABUL - An Afghan talent show contestant's striking resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned him into an unlikely celebrity in the war-torn country -- and potentially given him the winning edge. Read more »

Militants storm government building in Afghan capital, take hostages

Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 12:40 AM

KABUL - Militants stormed a government building in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, taking civilians hostage as they fought a gun battle against Afghan soldiers, officials said. Read more »

Trump to withdraw 'significant' troops from Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 06:00 PM

Reports suggested as many as half of the 14,000 troops in the war-torn country could be leaving. Read more »

US soldier killed in 'apparent insider attack' in Kabul: NATO

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 03 08:50 PM

One US soldier was killed and another wounded in an "apparent insider attack" in Kabul on Saturday, NATO said, in the latest such assault on international forces in Afghanistan. Read more »

Afghan 'torturer in chief' killed in Taliban attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 05:21 AM

General Abdul Raziq once boasted he had survived "countless" Taliban attempts to kill him. On Thursday the Afghan militant group finally succeeded when an assassin disguised as a governor's bodyguard shot him dead. Read more »

Taliban confirms meeting with US peace envoy, talks to end Afghan conflict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 10:34 PM

A Taliban delegation has met with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan conflict in the first official confirmation of talks between the two sides. Read more »

Afghan 'mullah' faces stoning death over sex tapes scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 12:29 AM

A self-proclaimed mullah in Afghanistan, who allegedly filmed himself having sex with women, is on the run after the videos went viral on social media, prompting religious leaders to order his death by stoning.  Read more »

ICC 'undeterred' after US sanctions threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 08:09 PM

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said its work would continue "undeterred" after Washington threatened to prosecute its officials if Americans are charged with war crimes committed in Afghanistan.   Read more »

Fallen Fil-Am soldier’s heroism remembered

Lenn Almadin-Thornhill, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Aug 30 04:57 PM

The family of a Filipino-American soldier who died from injuries from an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Afghanistan paid tribute to his heroism. Read more »

Multiple rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul, clashes underway

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 02:39 PM

At least nine rockets hit near the diplomatic area in this Afghan capital early Tuesday, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants in the city's old quarter. Read more »

Fil-Am soldier dies in Afghanistan

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Aug 15 01:54 PM

A Filipino-American soldier died while serving on his fourth combat deployment in Afghanistan.   Read more »

DFA reminds OFWs in Afghanistan to stay safe amid violence, attacks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 10:43 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs advised Filipinos in Afghanistan to exercise extreme caution amid violence and attacks that has left more than 200 dead last month alone. Read more »

Afghanistan extends ceasefire after suicide attack kills 25

Noorullah Shirzada, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 07:46 AM

An Afghan government ceasefire with the Taliban was extended Saturday despite a suicide bombing killing at least 25, which marred an otherwise remarkable Eid holiday that has seen militants hugging security forces and civilians in celebration of the unprecedented truce. Read more »

Blast kills 16, wounds 38 in southern Afghan city

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 06:51 PM

At least 16 people were killed and 38 were wounded Tuesday when a minivan packed with explosives detonated as security forces were trying to defuse it in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Read more »

Blasts at Afghan sports stadium kill as many as 8: officials

Reuters
Updated as of May 19 10:57 AM

As many as 8 people were killed and dozens more wounded by multiple explosions at a sports stadium in the eastern city of Jalalabad late on Friday night, officials said. Read more »

More than 50 casualties from blast at mosque in east Afghanistan

Qadir Sediqi, Reuters
Posted at May 07 08:10 AM

An explosion at a mosque used as a voter center in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Sunday killed at least 17 people and wounded 34, local officials said, in the latest attack on preparations for long-delayed parliamentary elections. Read more »

Fathers and fiances: The 10 journalists killed in Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 09:52 PM

Ten journalists were among the dozens of people killed in attacks across Afghanistan this week, a bitter blow to a tight-knit community for whom death was always part of the job. Read more »

Deadliest day for Afghan journalists; 10 killed in two attacks

James Mackenzie, Reuters
Posted at May 01 07:29 AM

Ten journalists were killed in Afghanistan on Monday, including 9 reporters and photographers who died in a suicide bomb attack in the capital Kabul and a journalist working for the Afghan language service of the BBC who was shot dead in the eastern city of Khost. Read more »