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Judge, police official gunned down in Kabul attacks

A judge and a police officer have been killed in separate attacks in Kabul, where as three rockets landed but caused no damage, officials said on Tuesday. Habib Rahman Ibrahimi, deputy head of the Syedabad district council in…

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IOC president denounces attack on wrestling centre

The International Olympic Committee chief (IOC) president has denounced as cowardly a recent attack on a wrestling centre in Kabul. More than 20 people were killed in the twin bombings at the club. A suicide bomber targeted a…

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US, UN & NATO vow support for Afghan media

The United States and the United Nations on Monday condemned the ghastly terrorist attack in Kabul that killed 29 people, including nine journalists. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a strongly-worded statement, denounced the assault as senseless and…

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2 generals among 7 officials sacked over Kabul attack

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday fired seven senior officials, including two generals, over negligence in preventing a recent attack on an army base in the capital Kabul. Shah Hussain Murtazavi, spokesman for the president, tweeted Ghani ordered the…

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2 generals among 7 officials sacked over Kabul attack

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday fired seven senior officials, including two generals, over negligence in preventing a recent attack on an army base in the capital Kabul. Shah Hussain Murtazavi, spokesman for the president, tweeted Ghani ordered the…

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Russia denounces spate of recent terrorist acts in Kabul

KABUL Alexander Mantytskiy has vehemently condemned the latest terrorist attacks in Kabul, an official said on Saturday. Qader Shah, spokesman for the national security advisor (NSA), told Pajhwok Afghan News the diplomat denounced the assaults at a meeting with Hanif…

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More investigation ordered into recent Kabul blasts

KABUL in Kabul, a statement from Presidential Palace said on Sunday. The security meeting was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani here on Saturday evening, the statement said. At the start of the meeting overall security measures for Ashoura precession…

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‘Impartial body be appointed to probe Kabul incidents’

KABUL activists, expressing concern over increasing insecurity in the country, on Friday asked the government to appoint a commission for investigation into recent terrorist attacks in Kabul. About three weeks ago on May 31, a massive truck bomb attack killed…

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Haqqani network denies hand in Kabul attacks

KABUL head, Sirajuddin Haqqani, has denied his group’s involvement in recent terrorist attacks in capital Kabul. A couple of weeks earlier, over 150 people were killed and hundreds injured in a tanker bombing and triple suicide blasts at a funeral…

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Look ‘inward’ for Kabul attackers: Pak Army

KABUL Army, expressing serious reservations to ‘the unwarranted accusations and threats’ directed at Pakistan, has asked Kabul administration to look ‘inward.’ A special Corps Commanders' Conference was held at General Headquarters on Tuesday in Rawalpindi and expressed solidarity with the…

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Wolesi Jirga appoints team to probe Kabul attacks

KABUL on Monday appointed a delegation comprised of representatives from all provinces to investigate recent deadly attacks in capital Kabul and the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). On Wednesday, nearly 90 people were killed and more than 460 others wounded in…

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UN Security Council slams deadly attacks in Kabul

The UN Security Council has denounced as heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks in Kabul, which killed at least 16 people and injured more than 100. The 15-nation body said members of the Security Council reiterated their serious concern…

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286 killed, 851 wounded in Kabul attacks this year

The group attack on the American University of Afghanistan killed and wounded 58 people, mostly students, taking the casualty toll to 1,137 in 23 attacks in Kabul this year. A three-member suicide squad stormed the American University in…

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Resolute Support, US Embassy condemn Kabul attacks

KABUL’s Resolute Support mission and the US Embassy in Kabul on Tuesday strongly condemned the two terrorist attacks that took place in the central capital hours apart on Monday, with the second attack causing dozens of casualties. At least 30…

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Special circles in Pakistan army behind Kabul attacks: NDS

KABUL. In the past few days, attacks on a police academy, the Kabul Airport, Qasaba locality, and a powerful explosion in Shah Shaheed locality reportedly killed 50 people and wounded 500 more. The Shah Shaheed incident -- dubbed as one…