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‘Hundreds’ held, sacked over Afghan insider attacks
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‘Hundreds’ held, sacked over Afghan insider attacks

KABUL — Afghanistan said Wednesday it had arrested or sacked hundreds of Afghan soldiers over attacks on NATO troops, trying…
17 civilians beheaded in Afghanistan, officials say
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17 civilians beheaded in Afghanistan, officials say

Seventeen civilians including two women were beheaded in a southern Afghanistan village in a region plagued by the Taliban insurgency,…
Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan
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Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan

KABUL — Insurgents fired two rockets at the main NATO airbase in Afghanistan, damaging an aircraft used by US Joint Chiefs…
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
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Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9

KABUL — Two grenades exploded inside a mosque compound during morning prayers in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding at least…
Taliban bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks in Afghan north
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Taliban bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks in Afghan north

A bomb planted by the Taliban destroyed 22 NATO trucks carrying supplies to their forces in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban…
NATO forces rescue 4 aid workers in north Afghanistan
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NATO forces rescue 4 aid workers in north Afghanistan

A NATO rescue team dropped by helicopter in the remote mountains of northern Afghanistan early on Saturday freed four aid…
NATO: Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan
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NATO: Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan

KABUL — The second-highest Al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan was killed in a weekend airstrike in the country's volatile east near…
Seven Afghan civilians said killed in NATO airstrike
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Seven Afghan civilians said killed in NATO airstrike

Seven members of an Afghan family, including a woman and six young children, were killed in a NATO airstrike in…
NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
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NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan

NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western…
Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul
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Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan — A gunman shot dead a top member of the Afghan peace council Sunday at a traffic intersection…
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