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Officials: Taliban kill 10 policemen, blow up bridges
At least 10 policemen have been killed in clashes with Taliban fighters in the central Afghan province of Wardak, officials said.
Gunmen attack intelligence training centre in Kabul
Gunmen launched an attack on an intelligence training centre in Kabul Thursday, officials said, just a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of students in the war-weary Afghan capital.
Taliban kill dozens of soldiers despite government ceasefire
Taliban fighters have killed 30 security forces in an ambush on two checkpoints in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor told Reuters news agency.
Taliban bans fighters from public gatherings during Afghan ceasefire
The Taliban have banned their fighters from attending public gatherings, going into cities and meeting with the Afghan public, as well as officials and security forces, during the three-day ceasefire, according to a statement by the militants.
Taliban, Afghan forces hug, take selfies as ceasefire holds
Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces hugged and took selfies with each other in restive eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, as an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country held for the second day of Eid.
12 police killed in fight with Taliban in Afghanistan
At least 12 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in fresh clashes with Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province overnight, a local official said Tuesday.
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