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Afghan policemen take position near Kabul military airport in Kabul on June 10, 2013, during a clash between insurgents and Afghan security forces. Source: AFP Photo/Massoud Hossaini

Taliban launch large attack on Kabul international airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2013 | World

Kabul, Reuters—Seven Taliban insurgents including suicide bombers attacked the main airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, early on Monday, with explosions and gunfire heard near an area that also houses major foreign military bases. The attackers took up positions...

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Afghan policemen stand at the site of a suicide bombing in front of the provincial council building in the city of Pul-e-Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan Province on May 20, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Sher Mohammad Jahesh

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2013 | World

Kabul, AP—A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility. Baghlan provincial council leader...

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An Afghan security force member destroys poppy fields in the Noor Gal district of eastern Kunar province on April 13, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Noorullah Shirzada

Afghan Opium Cultivation to Rise in 2013, Says UN Report

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2013 | World

Vienna, Reuters—Afghan farmers attracted by high prices are likely to cultivate more opium this year, lining the pockets of traffickers and Taliban insurgents alike, a UN report said on Monday. Afghanistan supplies about 90% of the world’s opium, from which heroin is...

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NATO and Afghan troops arrive at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad March 26, 2013.(REUTERS/Parwiz)

Afghan Bomb Kills 3 NATO Troops, 2 Coalition Civilians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2013 | World

Kabul, AFP—An improvised bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan has killed three NATO soldiers and two coalition civilians, the US-led International Security Assistance Force said on Saturday. “Three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members...

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Afghan border police stand guard near seized weapons as they are displayed to the media at a police headquarters in Jalalabad on March 2, 2013. Seven Taliban insurgents have been arrested with their weapons by Afghan border police during an operation in Ghani khel District of Nangarhar province. AFP PHOTO/ Noorullah Shirzada

NATO Says Troops Kill Two Afghan Boys due to Mistaken Identity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 2, 2013 | World

KABUL, Reuters—NATO forces accidentally shot dead two boys during an operation in Afghanistan’s south, the alliance said on Saturday, in the latest in a series of incidents involving allegations of civilian deaths at the hands of international troops. The...