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Fighting back: Afghan girl kills Taliban members after they murder her parents
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2020-07-21

Fighting back: Afghan girl kills Taliban members after they murder her parents

Since the incident, social media networks have been flooded with praise for the teenager's 'heroic' act.

Badghis residents rally against 'hostile' Iranian regime
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2020-07-10

Badghis residents rally against 'hostile' Iranian regime

Residents chanted anti-Tehran slogans and demanded the prosecution of Iranian security forces responsible for murdering Afghan migrants.

Afghanistan will not release 600 'too dangerous' Taliban prisoners
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2020-07-08

Afghanistan will not release 600 'too dangerous' Taliban prisoners

The prisoners include people charged with murder, highway robbery and even sodomy, as well as hundreds of foreign fighters, according to officials.

Foreign Ministry pushes back on Tehran's complaint of migrant protests
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2020-06-15

Foreign Ministry pushes back on Tehran's complaint of migrant protests

Anti-Iranian protests have been held in Kabul, Helmand, Farah and Herat provinces, with participants burning the Iranian flag as well as portraits of the country's leaders.

Protesters take to the streets to condemn killing of Afghan migrants in Iran
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2020-06-12

Protesters take to the streets to condemn killing of Afghan migrants in Iran

Participants at the rallies demanded justice for the Afghan victims and punishment for those involved in the atrocities.

Horror, outrage as Afghan migrants burned to death by Iranian forces
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2020-06-09

Horror, outrage as Afghan migrants burned to death by Iranian forces

A video posted on social media shows the aftermath of an encounter with Iranian security forces that left three Afghan migrants dead.

Kunduz residents' co-operation with police surging: officials
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2020-05-28

Kunduz residents' co-operation with police surging: officials

Trust in security institutions has helped reduce crime and prevent terrorist attacks in Kunduz city, local residents and police officials say.

Taliban brutality takes center stage with couple's execution in Ghor
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2020-04-28

Taliban brutality takes center stage with couple's execution in Ghor

The militants seized a young man and woman for eloping and killed them just a few hours later without notifying their families, according to local authorities.

Iran finally agrees to hand over black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane
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2020-03-12

Iran finally agrees to hand over black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane

The decision comes more than two months after the Iranian military shot down a Ukrainian passenger airliner -- and then lied about it for days.

Afghan government reclaims thousands of jeribs of illegally seized land
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2020-01-29

Afghan government reclaims thousands of jeribs of illegally seized land

Strongmen have been illegally taking public and private property in areas mostly controlled by the Taliban.