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National Geographic 'Afghan girl' arrested in Pakistan INTERNATIONAL

National Geographic 'Afghan girl' arrested in Pakistan

An Afghan woman immortalised on a celebrated National Geographic magazine cover as a green-eyed 12-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday for living in Pakistan on fraudulent identity papers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS militants kill 30 in central Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

IS militants kill 30 in central Afghanistan

Militants linked to Islamic State jihadists killed around 30 civilians, including children, in central Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, raising concerns about the group's expanding presence beyond its eastern strongholds.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban denies holding peace talks with Afghan government INTERNATIONAL

Taliban denies holding peace talks with Afghan government

The Taliban has denied a news report that it recently restarted peace talks with the Afghan government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
350,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan: UN INTERNATIONAL

350,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan: UN

More than 350,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their war-torn homeland from Pakistan this year, UN data show, with the torrent of people crossing the border expected to continue.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan blast kills 14 as militants target Shias INTERNATIONAL

Afghan blast kills 14 as militants target Shias

At least 14 Shias were killed on Wednesday in a powerful blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, the second deadly attack on the minority in as many days during the major festival of Ashura.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gunmen kill 14 in Kabul attack on Shias INTERNATIONAL

Gunmen kill 14 in Kabul attack on Shias

Gunmen targeted Shia pilgrims in Kabul late on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people as they gathered to celebrate Ashura, one of the most important festivals on the Shia calendar, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands flee pitched battles in Afghan city INTERNATIONAL

Thousands flee pitched battles in Afghan city

The number of war-displaced civilians in Kunduz has more than doubled to 24,000, the UN said on Sunday, as street battles persisted a week after the Taliban stormed into the northern Afghan city.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban kidnap more than 100 locals in Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Taliban kidnap more than 100 locals in Afghanistan

Taliban militants in the past days have kidnapped more than 100 travelers in two Afghan provinces.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Choose path to 'honourable' peace, Kerry tells Taliban INTERNATIONAL

Choose path to 'honourable' peace, Kerry tells Taliban

The Taliban should look at the example of a deal between the Afghan government and militant commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar as a path to an "honorable" peace in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
200,000 Afghan refugees return in exodus from Pakistan INTERNATIONAL

200,000 Afghan refugees return in exodus from Pakistan

More than 200,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan this year, nearly half of them in September alone, UNHCR said Tuesday, the highest number since 2002, after the fall of the Taliban regime.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan forces flushing Taliban out of Kunduz INTERNATIONAL

Afghan forces flushing Taliban out of Kunduz

Afghan forces were conducting clearing operations in Kunduz early Tuesday, warning that Taliban militants were hiding in civilian homes after an hours-long assault on the city repelled with the help of Nato air support.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban fighters enter northern city of Kunduz INTERNATIONAL

Taliban fighters enter northern city of Kunduz

Taliban fighters attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz overnight, entering urban areas and threatening a repeat of the assault in which they seized the city exactly a year ago.

4:45 AM November 25 2016