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Fiery Afghan Bus Crash Kills 45, Taliban Blamed
Associated Press | Apr 26, 2013
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A bus collided on Friday with the wreckage of a truck that had been attacked by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 45 people aboard the bus in a fiery crash, officials said. The battered oil tanker had been left in the middle of a narrow road near the border of Kandahar and Helmand provinces for several ... more
Taliban Attack Kills 13 Afghan Soldiers
Associated Press | Apr 12, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants attacked an army outpost near the eastern border with Pakistan on Friday, killing 13 soldiers, the Defense Ministry said. The attack occurred in a volatile province that serves as a major gateway for insurgents coming from Pakistan. Hostilities have surged as weather improves, allowing easier passage thro... more
Taliban Attack Compound to Try to Free Prisoners
Associated Press | Apr 03, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Suicide bombers disguised as Afghan soldiers attacked a government compound Wednesday in a failed bid to free more than a dozen Taliban prisoners being transferred to court proceedings in western Afghanistan, officials said. At least 10 people were reported killed, including three of the attackers. The assault in Farah pro... more
Pakistani Taliban Withdraw Peace Talk Offer
Associated Press | Mar 18, 2013
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban on Monday withdrew their offer of holding peace talks with the government, saying that the authorities were not serious about following through with negotiations. The Taliban statement came as a pair of suicide bombers attacked a court complex in the northwestern city of Peshawar. One of the attackers... more
Officials: Taliban Kill 17 Afghan Soldiers
Agence France-Presse | Mar 06, 2013
Taliban militants killed 17 Afghan soldiers in the far northeast in one of the deadliest single attacks on government security forces in recent years, officials said Wednesday. The men were taken hostage in Badakhshan on Saturday while guarding a convoy. Their bodies were discovered by local people in the relatively peaceful mountainous provinc... more