Terrorism

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  Terrorism

  2018-07-10

  Screaming children 'swallowed' by flames during ISIS attack in Jalalabad

  The attack comes a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed 'hope' for peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban.

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  Terrorism

  2018-07-02

  Grief and anger follow ISIS attack on Afghan Sikhs, Hindus

  An ISIS suicide bomber killed 19 people and wounded 21 others in Jalalabad over the weekend.

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  Terrorism

  2018-06-11

  ISIS suicide blast outside government ministry in Kabul kills 13, wounds 31

  The 'Islamic State of Iraq and Syria' (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes before the start of a unilateral cease-fire declared by the Afghan government with the Taliban.

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  Terrorism

  2018-06-04

  Bomber strikes Afghan clerics who declared suicide bombing 'haram'

  The explosion took place about an hour after the Ulema Council issued a fatwa declaring suicide attacks to be haram and urging the Taliban to join the peace process.

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  Terrorism

  2018-05-25

  Rehab centre in Syria seeks to tame ISIS 'cubs'

  Teenagers recruited by ISIS, whether voluntarily or by force, are being given a second chance at a centre where they participate in sports and learn history, geography and 'morality'.

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  Terrorism

  2018-05-11

  ISIS beheading of 3 brothers exemplifies militancy's risks to loved ones

  The three brothers were on track for a bright future until their lives were cut short. Before they could exact revenge on ISIS for killing their father a year earlier, the terrorists struck first, leaving the brothers' family in ruin.

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  Terrorism

  2018-05-09

  Afghan forces redouble resolve as blasts, gun battles rock Kabul

  The Taliban's declaration of war will not undermine the Afghan government's resolve for peace, officials say.

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  Terrorism

  2018-05-07

  Afghans continue voter registration following deadly Khost bombing

  The Independent Election Commission, which is overseeing preparations for the vote, hopes to register up to 14 million adults at more than 7,000 polling centres. Militants have repeatedly tried to disrupt the process.

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  Terrorism

  2018-05-04

  Religious scholars condemn attacks on pillars of Afghanistan's democracy

  Recent attacks on Afghan journalists and on the voter registration process are 'far from every religious, judicial and international law or regulation'.

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  Terrorism

  2018-04-30

  ISIS 'war crime' in Kabul deemed organised attack on Afghan media

  The second of the two suicide bombings was timed to hit first responders and journalists who rushed to the scene of the attack, officials and witnesses say.