Terrorism

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  Terrorism

  2018-02-15

  Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan inflicted record civilian death toll in 2017

  Civilian casualties from suicide and bombings increased last year as the Taliban and ISIS targeted non-combatants, according to UNAMA.

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  Terrorism

  2018-02-02

  Ghani vows 'revenge' for deadly attacks, says 11 arrested

  'People will not forget,' said the president.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-29

  Kabul 'heartbroken' after back-to-back Taliban, ISIS attacks

  A pair of attacks in recent days has taken at least 114 lives and injured hundreds more.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-26

  Afghan security forces keep Taliban at bay on Ghazni roads

  After locals refused to submit to Taliban extortion, the militant group set up roadblocks, threatening them with death and kidnapping. Security forces have since removed the threat.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-25

  Abducted Jawzjan children 'now ready' to carry out ISIS terror acts

  The terrorist group kidnapped an estimated 300 children from their families to train them to carry out terrorist attacks. Nearly half have reportedly completed their training.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-23

  Hundreds of Uruzgan residents take up arms against Taliban

  About 500 local residents in Uruzgan Province have armed themselves to support Afghan forces and to protect their areas from Taliban militants.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-22

  Taliban deemed 'enemy of humanity' following Kabul hotel rampage

  Militants went from room to room with knives and guns killing everyone they encountered. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the 12-hour murder spree.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-05

  Suicide bombing hits protest in Kabul, killing 13 police officers

  ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, the first to hit the capital since the start of the new year.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-04

  Hekmatyar accuses Iran of supporting ISIS in Afghanistan

  'Iran wants to play the same game in Afghanistan that it played under the name of ISIS in Iraq and Syria,' the former militant commander said.

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  Terrorism

  2018-01-02

  Taliban, ISIS responsible for rise in Afghan civilian deaths in 2017

  The year was one of the bloodiest on record for Afghanistan, as militants targeted civilians with suicide attacks and mines.