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Obama says he will keep 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan until 2017 INTERNATIONAL

Obama says he will keep 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan until 2017

President Barack Obama, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained precarious, said he will keep US troop levels there at 8,400 through the end of his administration rather than reducing them to 5,500 by year's end.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban suicide bombers kill 27, wound 40 in attack on Afghan police INTERNATIONAL

Taliban suicide bombers kill 27, wound 40 in attack on Afghan police

Two Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 27 police and wounded around 40 in an attack on Thursday on buses carrying recently graduated cadets on the western outskirts of Kabul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Devastated' Nepalis receive bodies of Kabul victims INTERNATIONAL

'Devastated' Nepalis receive bodies of Kabul victims

Dozens of people, many in tears, thronged Kathmandu's airport on Wednesday to receive the bodies of 12 Nepali guards killed in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul this week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban kidnap around 25 people on Afghan highway INTERNATIONAL

Taliban kidnap around 25 people on Afghan highway

Taliban on Tuesday kidnapped around two dozen people after pulling them off buses in southern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest in series of abductions on the country's increasingly dangerous highways.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Nepali guards among at least 23 killed in Afghanistan attacks INTERNATIONAL

Nepali guards among at least 23 killed in Afghanistan attacks

A Taliban suicide bomber killed 14 Nepalese security guards in a blast targeting their Kabul minibus, the first claimed attack in the capital since Washington expanded the US military's authority to strike the insurgents.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani man held by Taliban gets signed Man U jersey INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani man held by Taliban gets signed Man U jersey

The son of a murdered Pakistani governor who was kidnapped by Islamist insurgents has received a signed jersey from Manchester United after revealing that listening to their matches kept him "sane" during his five years in captivity.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twelve people killed, 50 kidnapped in Afghan highway attacks INTERNATIONAL

Twelve people killed, 50 kidnapped in Afghan highway attacks

Suspected Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan killed 12 people after stopping their vehicles on a road in the east of the country, while 50 people were kidnapped in the north, the latest in a spate of highway attacks, officials said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Five militants among 10 killed after Taliban storm Afghan court INTERNATIONAL

Five militants among 10 killed after Taliban storm Afghan court

Taliban insurgents stormed a court in the Afghan city of Ghazni on Wednesday, clashing with police for at least an hour in an attack in which 10 people, including all five of the militants, were killed, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban kill 16 bus passengers in northern Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Taliban kill 16 bus passengers in northern Afghanistan

The Taliban killed at least 16 people on Tuesday and kidnapped dozens of others after pulling them off buses in northern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest assault since the insurgents named a new leader last week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ten killed in suicide attack near Afghan capital INTERNATIONAL

Ten killed in suicide attack near Afghan capital

A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and wounded four on Wednesday in an attack on a bus carrying staff from an appeal court west of the Afghan capital, Kabul ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after deadly drone strike INTERNATIONAL

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after deadly drone strike

The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new chief, elevating a low-profile religious figure after officially confirming the death of Mullah Mansour in a US drone strike.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama confirms Taliban leader's death in US strike INTERNATIONAL

Obama confirms Taliban leader's death in US strike

President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US air strike, hailing his death as an ‘important milestone’ in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016