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Turkey to ‘teach a lesson’ to Libyan rebel commander if anti-govt. offensive resumes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will teach a lesson to Libyan rebel commander Khalifa Haftar if he resumes his offensive against Libya’s internationally-recognized government after ...
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UN Official Calls to Include Children’s Rights in Afghan Peace
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children (SRSG) and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, in a statement on Monday called for the inclusion of child protection and the specific needs ...
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Children among 14 civilians killed in roadside bombing in Burkina Faso
At least 14 civilians, including many schoolchildren, have lost their lives when a roadside bomb blew up their bus in northwestern Burkina Faso, security sources say. Four people were seriously hurt ...
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Abdullah’s Team Sees No Outcome from Election Meeting
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team at a news conference on Monday said the meeting about the elections in Kabul was politically-motivated, which could not lead to a solution. A member ...
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US embassy in Baghdad suspends consular operations
The US Embassy in Baghdad says it has suspended all of its public consular operations, a day after thousands of Iraqi demonstrators gathered there to condemn Washington’s fatal military aggression ...
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ANDSF Conducts 96% of Operations Independently: Khalid
Asadullah Khalid, the nominee for the Ministry of Defense, said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) are conducting 96% of their operations independently, referring to concerns ...
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Uzbek-Afghanistan border guards engage in armed conflict
Taliban’s local officials in northern Jawzjan province said that Afghanistan’s border guards engaged in armed conflict with Uzbekistani in the Khumab district of the province. Head of the directorate ...
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Peace team likely to discuss reduction in violence at Sunday’s meeting
The head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah said negotiators would discuss a reduction in violence when they met with Taliban representatives on Sunday. In an ...
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US reportedly says it is shutting down Baghdad embassy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and his wife Susan, arrive in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, September 28, 2020. (AFP photo) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly called ...
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Maidan Shahr mayor survives gun attack – Kabul
Zarifa Ghafari Mayor of Maidan Shahr, the capital of Maidan Wardak province, has survived a gun attack in Kabul, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Sunday. Unknown armed men opened fire on ...
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COVID-19 Cases Over 15,000 in Afghanistan
On Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 680 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,112 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported eight COVID-19 deaths and 25 recovered ...
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Head of Japanese NGO in Nangarhar Has Died From Gunfire Wounds
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who headed the NGO Peace Medical Service in Nangarhar, died on Wednesday from gunfire wounds sustained during a morning attack in Nangarhar, confirmed Attaullah ...