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Afghan war caused 100,000 civilian casualties in last decade: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 11:03 PM

Earlier this year, the UN reported that an "unprecedented" number of civilians had been killed or wounded in Afghanistan from July 1 to September 30 this year, saying there had been 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injuries in that period. Read more »

Roadside bomb blast kills 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 09:46 PM

The explosion happened in the volatile district of Jaghatu in Ghazni province after the US and Taliban paused ongoing talks on Thursday. Read more »

At least 12, including children, killed in car bomb blast in Afghanistan

Emal Haidary, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 01:19 AM

A source at the interior ministry said the blast was detonated by a suicide bomber in the vehicle. Read more »

Taliban landmine kills 9 children in Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 10:40 PM

A landmine explosion killed nine children in northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday, an official said, amid an increase in civilian casualties in the long-running and brutal war.  Read more »

Afghans search for bodies after at least 69 killed in mosque explosions

Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 07:34 PM

Sohrab Qaderi, a member of Nangarhar's provincial council, said the mosque, with a capacity of more than 150 worshippers at a time, was full of people when the bombs exploded. Read more »

At least 28 killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 09:25 PM

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group are active in Nangarhar province. Read more »

Two police killed, 20 children wounded in Afghan blast

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 03:21 PM

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - At least two police officers were killed and about 20 children wounded when a truck bomb detonated near a police station in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said. Read more »

Afghan town’s 1st female mayor awaits assassination

Fatima Faizi and Rod Nordland, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 05 06:18 PM

Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors, has said that she fully expects to be assassinated. Read more »

At least 11 Afghan police killed in Taliban attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 04:45 PM

At least 11 policemen were killed and over a dozen captured Tuesday when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in northern Afghanistan, officials said. Read more »

Voting in Afghanistan's presidential election begins

Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 02:02 PM

KABUL - Voting began on Saturday to elect a president for Afghanistan with more than 9 million Afghan registered voters potentially heading to the polls amid fears of violence and fraud. Read more »

Afghanistan braces for deadly attacks as Taliban vow to disrupt presidential election

Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Rupam Jain, Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 07:08 PM

A deadly suicide bombing this week near an election rally in central Afghanistan where President Ashraf Ghani was due to speak came as a sharp reminder of the risks to a ballot set for the end of next week in the shadow of failed peace talks. Read more »

Taliban open to new talks with US after bloody attacks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 05:17 PM

The Taliban's chief negotiator has said their "doors are open" to resuming talks with Washington, hours after two attacks by the insurgents killed at least 48 people in war-weary Afghanistan.   Read more »

Taliban kill at least 48 in bloody day ahead of Afghan polls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 10:59 PM

Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in two blasts Tuesday -- one at a campaign rally for the president and the other in Kabul -- with the insurgents warning of more violence ahead of elections. Read more »

Germany warns against early NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 11:48 PM

A withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan could see the country falling back under the strict Islamic rule of the Taliban, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Saturday.   Read more »

Taliban send team to Russia after US talks collapse

Jibran Ahmad, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 05:31 PM

The Taliban have sent a delegation to Russia to discuss prospects for a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan following the collapse of talks with the United States this month, officials from the insurgent group said. Read more »

On 9/11, Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 12:50 AM

President Donald Trump used 9/11 remembrance commemorations Wednesday to announce an unprecedented escalation of the US military assault on Afghanistan's Taliban -- just days after he wanted to hold peace talks with the insurgents. Read more »

Fighting picks up in Afghanistan after US-Taliban talks collapse

Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 06:40 PM

Fighting has picked up in several areas of northern Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday, days after the collapse of talks between the United States and the Taliban aimed at agreeing to the withdrawal of thousands of US troops. Read more »

US military likely to ramp up operations against Taliban: US general

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 04:40 PM

The US military is likely to accelerate the pace of its operations in Afghanistan to counter an increase in Taliban attacks, a senior US general said following Washington's suspension of peace talks with the insurgents. Read more »

Taliban vows to fight on after Trump says talks are 'dead'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 04:37 PM

The Taliban on Tuesday vowed to continue fighting against US forces in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump said talks with the insurgents were "dead", saying Washington would regret abandoning negotiations. Read more »

Trump says Afghanistan peace talks with Taliban are 'dead'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 11:47 AM

President Donald Trump on Monday said that US peace talks with the Taliban are "dead" and that he is ramping the war back up after canceling secret talks with the Afghan insurgents at his weekend retreat. Read more »