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US stops Taliban territory tracking in Afghanistan
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US stops Taliban territory tracking in Afghanistan

The US military announced it has stopped collecting data on which territory in Afghanistan is controlled or influenced by Taliban…
Air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds
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Air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds

KUNDUZ/LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Air strikes in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed about a dozen civilians on…
Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
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Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan…
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
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At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base

At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan,…
US Marines return to Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand
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US Marines return to Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand

US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand Saturday, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO's combat mission ended in…
Islamic State militants claim capture of US weapons in Afghanistan
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Islamic State militants claim capture of US weapons in Afghanistan

Militants linked to Islamic State have released photos that purport to show weapons and equipment that belonged to American soldiers…
Afghan forces end siege at Spanish embassy in Kabul
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Afghan forces end siege at Spanish embassy in Kabul

Afghan security forces suppressed a suicide attack on a guest house attached to the Spanish embassy in Kabul, killing three…
Residents say Afghan forces regain most of Kunduz
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Residents say Afghan forces regain most of Kunduz

Police and residents said on Monday that Afghan forces had regained control of most of the besieged city of Kunduz,…
Insight: Taliban audacity trumps Afghan forces’ weak defenses in Kunduz
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Insight: Taliban audacity trumps Afghan forces’ weak defenses in Kunduz

Under cover of darkness, groups of Taliban fighters carrying rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons sneaked through fields and villages towards…
Afghan forces, with NATO help, attack resurgent Taliban
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Afghan forces, with NATO help, attack resurgent Taliban

Soldiers from the U.S.-led NATO coalition have joined an Afghan army campaign to try to stop a Taliban advance in…
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