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Several dead after explosion at Afghanistan mosque, witnesses and Taliban sayThe blast occurred in a Shiite mosque in Kunduz province during the weekly Friday prayer service. No group has yet claimed responsibility for it.WorldOct 8, 2021
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Taliban takes control of key Afghanistan district, adding to dozens of recent gainsThe Taliban's gains in the country came as the Pentagon reaffirmed the U.S. troop withdrawal was still on pace to conclude by early September.WorldJun 21, 2021
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U.S. soldier from New Jersey killed in Afghanistan: PentagonThe latest fatality brings the number of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan this year to 20. There have also been three non-combat deaths in 2019. More than 2,400 Americans have died in the nearly 18-year conflict.WorldDec 23, 2019
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Taliban launches large-scale attack on Afghan city of KunduzThe Taliban launched the "massive attack" from several different points around the city overnight, said Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, spokesman for the provincial police chief, who reported "intense gun battles" around the city.WorldAug 31, 2019
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Afghan civilians flee Kunduz to escape government battle with TalibanAfghan officials say civilians are leaving the northern city of Kunduz to escape fighting between government forces and the Taliban insurgents, a battle that is now in its fourth day.WorldOct 6, 2016
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More than 12 punished for deadly Afghan hospital attack by USMore than a dozen U.S. military personnel have been disciplined - but face no criminal charges - for mistakes that led to the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital that killed 42 people in Afghanistan last year, U.S. defence officials say.WorldMar 16, 2016
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Losing Afghanistan: A close-up look at the plight of women caught in a cycle of violenceCorrespondent Mellissa Fung was documenting the struggle for women’s rights seven years ago when she was kidnapped. Now, on assignment for 16x9, she returns to the country – and the women who are still fighting for basic rights.WorldDec 8, 2015
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U.S. forces misidentified Afghanistan charity hospital as target, says Pentagon reportThe crew of a U.S. warplane that repeatedly pummeled a medical charity's hospital in Afghanistan misidentified the target, according to an investigation report obtained Wednesday.WorldNov 25, 2015
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Doctors Without Borders firm on hospital airstrike probe a day after Obama apologyDoctors Without Borders says it is pressing its demand for an independent investigation of the tragic U.S. airstrike that hit a hospital run by the medical charity in northern Afghanistan, killing 22 people.WorldOct 8, 2015
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U.S. airstrike on Kunduz hospital was a mistake, says top general in AfghanistanThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan recommended on Tuesday that President Barack Obama revise his plan and keep more than 1,000 U.S. troops in the country beyond 2016.WorldOct 6, 2015
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