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Reconcile or face death, Nicholson tells insurgents

US and NATO to either reconcile with the Afghan government or face death. The US general issued the warning during a change of command ceremony at the Shorab Military base northwest of Lashkargah, the provincial capital of southern…

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Upcoming polls to be held under full security: Nicholson

NATO on Monday said the upcoming elections in the war-torn country would be conducted under complete and reliable security. Gen. John W. Nicholson was addressing a gathering in the capital of northern Kunduz province, where Interior Minister…

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Taliban annually earn $200m from drug trade: Nicholson

KABUL’s largest opium producing region, officials said on Monday. The first joint airstrikes on what officials said Taliban’s financing sources were carried out last night in northern parts of Helmand. NATO, Gen. John Nicholson told a press conference in Kabul…

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Safe havens outside Afghanistan must be dismantled: Nicholson

KABUL to join the Afghan government-led peace process. Addressing a joint press conference in Kabul, NATO and US-forces top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Nicholson and top diplomat Hugo Llorens said their country desired a government in Afghanistan that represented…

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Taliban killed praying Afghan soldiers: Gen. Nicholson

KABUL’s resolute support or RS mission has condemned Friday’s complex attack on an Afghan National Army (ANA) base as ‘murderous and reprehensible action.’ The attack, the deadliest on the Afghan army, left nearly 100 service members of the 209 Shaheen…

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Gen. Nicholson assesses security situation in south

NATO, Gen. John Nicholson, accompanied by Defence Minister Gen. Abdullah Habibi and spymaster Masoom Stanikzai, paid a visit to southern Kandahar province on Monday. The visit is aimed at assessing security situation in the southern zone, said…

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Most TTP fighters join ISK in Nangarhar: Gen. Nicholson

The Islamic State Khorasan (ISK), an affiliated terrorist organization to Daesh, were primarily Pakistani Pashtun said Friday. ISK were primarily in Nangarhar province and are estimate to be numbering between 1,200 to 1,300 fighters, General John Nicholson, Commander of…