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Cutting U.S. troops in Afghanistan reduces Taliban incentive for peace deal: ex-commanderRetired Gen. Stanley McChrystal's comments were in response to reports of the Pentagon developing plans to withdraw thousands of American troops.WorldDec 30, 2018
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12 Afghan children killed in airstrike targeting Taliban commander, local officials sayThe number of Afghan civilians killed in U.S. and Afghan airstrikes has risen sharply this year.WorldDec 15, 2018
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U.S. making little progress in Afghanistan as Taliban, ISIS remain active: assessmentThe situation in Afghanistan stagnated and may even have deteriorated during the second half of 2018, according to an assessment by U.S. government oversight offices.WorldNov 19, 2018
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Funeral of Pakistani pro-Taliban cleric draws thousands of mournersThousands of mourners have attended the funeral of a prominent Pakistani cleric who was killed in a knife attack at his home in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.WorldNov 3, 2018
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7th-century Buddha statue restored after being dynamited by Pakistani Taliban in 2007A seventh-century Buddha statue that was severely damaged by Taliban insurgents in 2007 has been restored to near-original condition.WorldJul 12, 2018
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Joshua Boyle says Taliban-linked captors raped his wife, murdered infant daughterBoyle said members of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network murdered his infant daughter as retaliation after he refused an offer from them.CanadaOct 14, 2017
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Taliban attack on Afghan soldiers eclipses Trump’s ‘Mother of All Bombs’Taliban fighters killed 140 Afghan soldiers just over a week after the U.S. military dropped its largest ever conventional bomb on an Islamic State target.WorldApr 23, 2017
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140 Afghan soldiers dead after Taliban disguised in army uniforms storm baseTaliban fighters dressed in Afghan army uniforms and driving military vehicles opened fire on mostly unarmed soldiers eating and leaving a mosque after Friday prayers.WorldApr 22, 2017
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