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Ex-hostage: Aid worker kidnappings ‘big business’ as criminals wade in
By VOA,
1053, August 14, 2019 (EAT)
Kidnapping of aid workers has become "big business" as militants often work with crime networks to carry out abductions, a senior United Nations offic...
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UN Report: Conflicts kill and hurt a record 12,000 children
By VOA,
850, July 30, 2019 (EAT)
More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year - a record number - with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen...
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Attacks on security forces in Pakistan kill 10 soldiers
By Reuters,
1720, July 27, 2019 (EAT)
At least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks within hours on Pakistan security forces. A military vehicle was ambushed and six soldier...
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Three bombs kill 15 in Afghan capital as U.S. general visits
By Reuters,
2220, July 25, 2019 (EAT)
Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, as the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of St...
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Trump: I could win Afghan war ”in a week, I just don’t want to kill 10 milllion people”
By CNN,
951, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
President Donald Trump said the US has made "a lot of progress" toward ending the war in Afghanistan in negotiations with the Taliban in recent weeks ...
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Taliban car bomb kills at least 12 in attack on Afghan security compound
By Reuters,
1215, July 7, 2019 (EAT)
Taliban Islamist fighters killed at least eight Afghan security force members and four civilians, as well as wounding more than 50 civilians, by blowi...
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Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105
By Reuters,
1955, July 1, 2019 (EAT)
Afghan security forces killed five Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul on Monday after detonating a bomb-laden truck that wounded at least ...
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Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help: U.N.
By Reuters,
2036, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world’s refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record 70.8 million ...
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Blasts kill soldiers, Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan
By VOA,
1132, June 8, 2019 (EAT)
Authorities in Pakistan say a roadside bombing Friday near the Afghan border killed at least four soldiers and injured four others, while two separate...
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Australian journalists fear for press freedom after two police raids
By CNN,
952, June 6, 2019 (EAT)
Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and a prominent journalist have raised concerns about press freedom in the country. ...
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Trump may pardon military men accused or convicted of war crimes
By Reuters,
1143, May 19, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military members accused of or convicted of war crimes, inclu...
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Coalition airstrike kills 17 Afghan policemen in Helmand.
By VOA,
1210, May 18, 2019 (EAT)
A local security official requesting anonymity Friday confirmed to VOA the casualties, saying the deadly strike occurred just outside the provincial c...
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Female Afghan TV Journalist Shot Dead in Kabul
By VOA,
1632, May 11, 2019 (EAT)
Afghan officials say a former prominent female television journalist in Afghanistan has been killed in Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Ra...
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Week-long US-Taliban talks end without breakthrough
By VOA,
1159, May 10, 2019 (EAT)
The Taliban and the United States on Thursday concluded weeklong negotiations in Qatar but reported no significant progress on peace efforts in Afghan...
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Taliban suicide bomber leads attack on an Afghan police HQ, 20 injured
By Reuters,
1340, May 5, 2019 (EAT)
At least 20 people were injured after a Taliban suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed Humvee and blew himself up at the police headquarters in the...
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I’ve protected many, Assange tells UK court as he fights U.S. extradition warrant
By Reuters,
1457, May 3, 2019 (EAT)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday his work had protected “many people” and refused to agree to be extradited to the...
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Russia, Iran maneuver for influence in Syria
By VOA,
1053, May 3, 2019 (EAT)
Once-hidden Russian-Iranian disagreements over Syria are starting to surface. Moscow and Tehran are jostling to wield the main influence over the gove...
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Commander: No Decision on US Troops in Afghanistan
By VOA,
1130, May 2, 2019 (EAT)
As the United States and the Taliban begin a new round of negotiations in an effort to move the peace process forward, a senior U.S. military commande...
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Iran designates as terrorists all U.S. troops in Middle East
By Reuters,
2023, April 30, 2019 (EAT)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. govern...
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U.S. extradition request for Julian Assange to be heard on Thursday
By Reuters,
2017, April 30, 2019 (EAT)
A request by the United States to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information will be heard...
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