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U.S. Defence Secretary in Kabul on his First Visit to Afghanistan

Abdulfatah Babatunde Mar 21, 2021 0

The U.S. Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, made an unannounced visit to Kabul on Sunday, amid conversations about the full withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan.While in Kabul, Austin met with senior…

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Failed Afghan Asylum Seekers Deported from Germany Arrive in Kabul

Halima Sheji Mar 12, 2020 0

A group of 39 rejected asylum seekers arrived in Kabul early on Thursday after being deported from Germany, an official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said. SEE ALSO: Greek Police Fires Tear Gas at Migrants…

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Dozens Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack in Afghanistan’s Capital

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 16, 2018 0

Dozens of people, many of them young men and women have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.News sources have reported that 48 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack which occurred in front of an…

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Heavy Fighting in Afghanistan as Troops Fight the Taliban for Control of City

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 13, 2018 0

Heavy fighting is currently ongoing between Afghan troops and Taliban fighters for control of the key city of Ghazni.The battle for the key Afghan city intensified on Sunday with dozens of people reportedly killed after three days of…

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Afghan Special Forces Rescue 61 People From Taliban Prison

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 3, 2018 0

Afghan Special forces have freed 61 prisoners from a Taliban controlled jail in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, an official said on Friday.He reiterated that the prisoners were freed after an operation conducted by Afghan…

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BREAKING: Car Bomb In Kabul Leaves Nearly 100 Dead, Over 150 Wounded

Ibukun Jan 27, 2018 0

Following the surge in terror attacks in the middle east, a car bomb hidden in an ambulance has killed nearly 100 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint.This is…

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Intercontinental Hotel Siege In Kabul Ended With Death Toll At 18

Ibukun Jan 21, 2018 0

A siege in Kabul at The Intercontinental Hotel ended on Sunday after all the assailants were killed.In the pandemonium at the hotel when the invaders attacked at least 18 people were killed including hotel guests and staff also the…

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Suspected militants attack American University in Kabul

Owolabi Oluwasegun Aug 24, 2016 0

Afghan Interior Ministry said the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) was attacked by suspected militants on Wednesday in an assault that started with a loud blast followed by gunfire.Sediq Sediqi, the Spokesman for the ministry,…

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Australian prisoner released from Kabul after presidential pardon

Kelechi Uchenna Aug 18, 2016 0

A former Australian soldier, who was in a Kabul prison for the past seven years for murdering a colleague, has been released following a presidential pardon, officials said on Tuesday.Robert Langdon, then a private security contractor…

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80 killed, 231 wounded in Kabul bombing claimed by Islamic State

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jul 24, 2016 0

At least 80 people were killed in a bombing in the Afghan capital during a demonstration, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday of the attack claimed by the Islamic State extremist group.An estimated 231 people were wounded after two…

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Afghan police foil terrorist attack in Kabul

Owolabi Oluwasegun May 17, 2016 0

Afghan police on Tuesday, foiled a terrorist attack in Kabul targeting the Ministry of Interior, a government official said.A man driving a car packed with explosives passed through one security checkpoint near the ministry before being…