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12 Afghan troops killed while sleeping in 'insider attack' INTERNATIONAL

12 Afghan troops killed while sleeping in 'insider attack'

Two Afghan soldiers with suspected Taliban links killed at least 12 of their comrades as they slept in the volatile northern province of Kunduz, officials said...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghanistan signs accord with notorious warlord Hekmatyar INTERNATIONAL

Afghanistan signs accord with notorious warlord Hekmatyar

Afghan officials signed a peace deal on Thursday with a party led by one of the country's most notorious warlords, a move that inspired both hope and fear as it dredged up tension dating back decades.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Three Pakistani soldiers killed in Peshawar INTERNATIONAL

Three Pakistani soldiers killed in Peshawar

Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in an ambush in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, militants said, in an attack for which both Islamic State and a Pakistani Taliban faction claimed responsibility.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 36 INTERNATIONAL

Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 36

The death toll from a Taliban suicide bomb attack on a mosque in northwest tribal Pakistan has risen to 36, including eight children, officials said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban seize 200 armoured vehicles from Afghan forces INTERNATIONAL

Taliban seize 200 armoured vehicles from Afghan forces

Taliban militants have seized around 200 armoured vehicles from Afghan security forces in recent months according to the country's former spy chief.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Could world cope with another major disruption to oil supply? ECONOMY

Could world cope with another major disruption to oil supply?

A battle for market share between oil producers has left the world awash with stocks of unwanted crude and driven a collapse in prices over the past two years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan forces end siege after suicide attacks INTERNATIONAL

Afghan forces end siege after suicide attacks

Afghan security forces ended an 11-hour standoff in central Kabul, shooting dead the last of a group of attackers who struck hours after a separate suicide bombing killed and wounded dozens of security personnel and civilians.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban attack in Kabul kills at least 24 people INTERNATIONAL

Taliban attack in Kabul kills at least 24 people

A Taliban suicide attack in a busy area near the defence ministry in Kabul on Monday killed at least 24 people and wounded 91, the deadliest toll in the Afghan capital in weeks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb killed a US soldier in Helmand, a province in southern Afghanistan that has seen an upsurge in violence in recent weeks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan forces retake district from Taliban INTERNATIONAL

Afghan forces retake district from Taliban

Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and residents said Sunday, after thousands of people fled their homes in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban make further gains in Afghan north INTERNATIONAL

Taliban make further gains in Afghan north

The Afghan Taliban captured a strategic district in the northern province of Kunduz on Saturday, forcing troops to retreat to the provincial capital which fell briefly to the insurgents last year, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban capture key district in Afghanistan's north INTERNATIONAL

Taliban capture key district in Afghanistan's north

Taliban insurgents, seeking to force the Nato-led coalition out of Afghanistan and bring in Islamic law, captured a key district in the northern province of Baghlan after days of fighting, officials said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016