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Afghan losses near 1,000 in latest escalation – Pakistan

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Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif earlier declared his country was in “open war” with its western neighbour. Afghan forces have suffered nearly 1,000 casualties in...

Blasts rock Kabul as Pakistan and Afghanistan exchange strikes (Video)

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Islamabad launched airstrikes on Afghan facilities hours after the Taliban carried out its own “retaliatory” attack. Multiple explosions shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, and several...

Watchdog report exposes massive U.S. fraud and mismanagement in Afghanistan

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A new watchdog report has revealed that the United States lost up to USD $29 billion to fraud, mismanagement, and misuse of resources during...

Afghan accused pleads not guilty to D.C. National Guard shooting

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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man accused of killing one National Guard member and injuring another in a shooting in Washington, DC, has pleaded not guilty...

Trump orders green card review for migrants from 19 countries

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The Trump administration has launched a sweeping review of green cards held by immigrants from 19 so-called “countries of concern,” a move officials say...

Afghan accused in DC Guard shooting previously worked with CIA

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The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members just blocks from the White House previously worked with multiple U.S. government entities, including...

U.S. halts Afghan immigration processing in response to DC shooting

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The United States has suspended the processing of all immigration requests from Afghan nationals following the identification of an Afghan asylum-seeker as the suspect...

Afghan asylum-seeker named as suspect in ambush shooting of DC National Guard troops

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A 29-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker has been identified as the suspect in an ambush-style shooting that critically injured two National Guard members near the White...

Taliban’s ghost: Here is why Pakistan and Afghanistan can’t escape their shared war

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Ceasefire talks aim to calm tensions between the two South Asian nations, but longstanding mistrust lingers. The armed clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan in October...

Farage threat convict filmed ‘living it up’ in UK prison

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A jailed Afghan migrant who threatened to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been filmed “enjoying life” behind bars, according to footage revealed...

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to ceasefire

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Both sides had previously accused each other of border strikes in which over a dozen people were reportedly killed. Afghanistan and Pakistan have announced a...

Veteran’s death sparks campaign over housing and mental health failings

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Former British soldier and Afghanistan veteran Rob Homans, 35, who felt abandoned by the housing system despite his service, took his own life in...

Clashes erupt between Pakistan and Afghanistan

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A spate of violence on the border between the two countries adds to rising tensions after Kabul accused Islamabad of air raids. Heavy fighting erupted...

Taliban cut internet in Afghanistan

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The Taliban has enforced a nationwide internet shutdown in Afghanistan, severing fibre-optic connections and severely disrupting mobile internet and satellite TV. The blackout, described by...

Taliban rejects Trump’s ultimatum

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The US president had earlier demanded the return of Bagram Air Base to Washington. Afghanistan has rejected US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum that Bagram Air...

Trump issues threat to Afghanistan over Bagram air base

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The US president said “bad things” will happen if the Taliban doesn’t surrender the key airfield. US President Donald Trump has threatened unspecified reprisals if...

U.K. government secretly relocating thousands of Afghans after data leak exposed

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A previously undisclosed UK government scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans has been revealed after a High Court lifted a superinjunction blocking media coverage. The...

Starve the people, miss the point: The cruel logic of sanctions

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Often applied by the West as a tool to force countries into political changes, sanctions fail to achieve their objectives. Sanctions have become a preferred...

Toddler dies after car-ramming by Afghan migrant in Munich

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The attacker deliberately hit a crowd in what authorities call a suspected act of “Islamic extremism”. A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter have died...

Car rams into crowd at rally in Germany

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An Afghan national who was driving the vehicle has been detained on suspicion the attack was deliberate, police said. At least 28 people have been...

Afghan asylum seeker stabs child to death in Germany

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An Afghan national has been detained after viciously attacking a kindergarten group in Bavaria. A two-year-old child and an adult were killed and three others...

Taliban orders NGOs to fire female workers

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Women have been largely erased from public spaces since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. The Taliban government has said it would close...

Taliban hails Islamist victory in Syria

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The government in Kabul has welcomed the fall of Damascus to opposition forces. The Taliban government in Afghanistan has congratulated the coalition of armed opposition...

Taliban to enforce ban on images of living beings in Afghan media under strict Sharia Law

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The Taliban has announced plans to enforce a ban on images of humans and animals in Afghan media, as part of its broader efforts...

Afghanistan stuns Australia with historic 21-run win to stay alive in T20 World Cup

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Afghanistan kept their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a shocking 21-run victory over Australia in St Vincent. Posting 148-6, thanks to a strong opening...

‘Stain on Australia’s reputation’: War crimes whistleblower jailed

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David McBride, a former military lawyer, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison for leaking classified documents that exposed alleged...

German politician convicted over Afghan gang rape warning

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The AfD’s Marie-Therese Kaiser was fined for pointing out that Afghans are 70 times more likely to commit the offense than Germans. A court in...

Jonathan Trott takes Afghanistan to new heights

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Jonathan Trott has thrown all of his energy into the next chapter of his cricketing life as the coach of the Afghanistan national cricket...

Australian war crimes whistleblower pleads guilty

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Material leaked to journalists by David McBride led to an inquiry which found that soldiers had unlawfully killed Afghan civilians. David McBride, a former military...

Afghanistan earthquake death toll nears 2,500 – media

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Due to a lack of equipment, locals and rescuers are digging with their bare hands in search of survivors and bodies, Xinhua reports. The death...

39 killed in suicide blast at political rally in Pakistan

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The attack in Pakistan happened in a town close to the country’s border with Afghanistan. A powerful blast at a Sunni JUI-F party convention in...

Australian ‘war hero’ ordered killing of elderly Afghan – media

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Ben Roberts-Smith was found in a recent civil defamation trial to have committed an array of war crimes. Australian SAS serviceman Ben Roberts-Smith, who was...

Judge finds Australian war hero to be a war criminal

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Canberra’s most-decorated living soldier loses the “defamation case of the century” over alleged murder of Afghan civilians. Yesterday Justice Anthony Besanko handed down his ruling...

Taliban clash with Iranian forces – reports

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Iranian officials said that the Afghan militants opened fire first, killing two border guards. Taliban forces opened fire on Iranian border guards on Saturday, killing...

The Taliban did in one year what Washington couldn’t in 20, sparking new panic

Rachel Marsden -
The ban on Afghan poppy cultivation is set to hit Europe’s heroin supplies. It’s been nearly a year since the Taliban banned Afghan poppy farming...

50 years after leaving Vietnam, the US keeps getting involved in wars without understanding them

Matthieu Buge -
In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords saw American troops abandon their partners. It wouldn’t be the last time. In January 1973, the US signed an...

Prince Harry Broke Four Military Codes With Tell-All TV Show and Book, Says Retired General

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Prince Harry has breached “at least four values of the military” by boasting of his military exploits in his new autobiography.. Major General Chip Chapman...

Taliban rips Prince Harry over kill claims

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In his new memoir, the British royal said he removed dozens of enemy ‘chess pieces’ while fighting in Afghanistan. Prince Harry’s boast of killing 25...

UK launches ‘independent’ probe into war crime allegations

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The inquiry will look into decade-old claims of unlawful killings by elite British SAS commandos. The UK has launched a new independent inquiry to investigate...

Opium cultivation soaring since Taliban takeover – UN

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Production of the drug in Afghanistan is up by a third over the previous year, a report reveals. Opium cultivation in Afghanistan, the largest grower...
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