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US-released Afghan captive vows to fight US troops

Sat Jun 7, 2014 15:32:47

A recently released Taliban captive in notorious US military prison and torture camp at Guantanamo, Cuba has vowed to return to Afghanistan and fight invading American troops in the country.

Karzai fumes at US, Taliban clandestine prisoner deal

Mon Jun 2, 2014 22:34:38

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is furious at being kept in the dark over a secret deal to free five Taliban leaders in exchange for a captured US soldier, a senior source said on Monday.

3 Turkish engineers killed in Afghan suicide attack

Mon Jun 2, 2014 13:04:24

Three Turkish engineers have been killed and another wounded in eastern Afghanistan as a suicide bomber attacked their vehicle in Nangarhar province, local authorities said.

US hails prisoner swap with Taliban as ‘new opening’

Mon Jun 2, 2014 09:22:38

Top American officials have defended a prisoner swap deal with Taliban militants in Afghanistan, describing it as a new opening to the terrorist group fighting the Afghan government and the same group that Washington claimed it invaded the country to root out.

Roadside bomb kills 14 Afghan civilians

Sat May 31, 2014 17:15:45

Fourteen civilians have been killed when a roadside bomb ripped through their minivan vehicles in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

Karzai snubs Obama during surprise Afghan visit

Mon May 26, 2014 10:49:09

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has turned down an American offer to meet with US President Barack Obama who made another surprise visit to the war-ravaged nation to salute invading US military forces at an American airbase outside the Afghan capital Kabul.

Afghan election results confirm Abdullah-Ghani run-off

Thu May 15, 2014 13:45:44

Afghanistan's presidential election will go to a second-round vote on June 14 between former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani, final results showed Thursday.

Taliban launches 'annual' spring attacks, 21 people killed

Mon May 12, 2014 19:41:49

The Taliban militants have launched a wave of attacks across Afghanistan to mark the start of their spring offensive, killing 21 civilians and policemen.

Afghan catastrophic landslide kills over 2,100

Sat May 3, 2014 18:22:06

Afghan officials have put the death toll of a catastrophic landslide in the remote northeast of the country at more than 2,100.

Afghan’s top Taliban commander steps down

Mon Apr 28, 2014 22:44:22

A top Taliban military commander has stepped down from his post for health reasons in a major leadership shuffle in the insurgent movement, officials said Sunday.

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