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Helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan kills 2 Americans

JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A coalition helicopter crashed in a field in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two American service members, the NATO-led International Security Assistance...

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Afghan militants abduct 11 after Turkish military chopper makes emergency...

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A Turkish military helicopter made an emergency landing in Afghanistan where members of the Taliban abducted 11 of those on board, local officials said Monday. The...

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Passenger bus collides with torched tanker in southern Afghanistan, at least...

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least 30 people were killed after a devastating traffic accident in southern Afghanistan, local authorities said Friday. The incident occurred early Friday...

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Plane crash in southern Afghanistan kills 4 ISAF troops

QALAT, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least four coalition service members were killed Saturday when a small plane crashed in the southern region of Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security...

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Afghan Taliban declare spring offensive again coalition troops

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The Taliban on Saturday announced the beginning of its so-called spring offensive against coalition forces in Afghanistan, vowing to carry out deadly bombings at...

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Afghan consulate employees among 8 killed in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least eight people killed, including two Afghan consulate workers, when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy in northwestern Pakistan, local authorities said Monday....

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Taliban kill senior peace envoy in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A senior member of Afghanistan's peace council was killed Wednesday when suspected Taliban insurgents ambushed his vehicle in the country's south, local officials said....

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8 NATO troops die in three Afghan attacks

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Eight coalition service members were killed Saturday in three separate attacks across Afghanistan, less than a week after the Taliban announced the start of their...

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Roadside bomb kills 10 civilians in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least ten people were killed after a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, local authorities said Monday. The attack took place in Afghanistan's southern...

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4th U.S. service member dies after Afghanistan attack

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Another U.S. service member has died after being injured in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, raising the death toll from the bombing to four,...

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Insurgents kill NATO soldier in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A coalition service member was killed Sunday when insurgents opened fire foreign troops in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force...

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Afghan police officers kill 7 sleeping colleagues at checkpoint

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Two Afghan police officers opened fire at their sleeping colleagues on early Tuesday morning, killing a police commander and six of his men, officials said. There were...

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Report: Top Pakistani Taliban leader killed in U.S. drone strike

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A United States drone strike on Wednesday reportedly killed a top terrorist suspect in Pakistan, local media reported. The airstrike occurred near Miranshah, the main...

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Truck bombing kills 7 Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan

NAWZAD, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Seven Georgian troops were killed Thursday and nine others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck outside a military base in southern...

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Suspected Taliban militants behead 2 children in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Suspected Taliban insurgents beheaded two young children on Sunday after accusing them of being spies for taking food from Afghan security forces, provincial...

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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber attacks Supreme Court killing at least 17

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A suicide bomber attacked government offices in the Afghan capital, killing at least seventeen people, local authorities said Tuesday. Suspected Taliban militants...

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Afghan militants release Kyrgyzstani hostage after 1.5 month

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Taliban insurgents have released a Kyrgyzstani hostage who was abducted in late April after a Turkish military helicopter made an emergency landing in eastern...

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Roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 8 civilians

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed at least eight civilians on Friday, local authorities said. The blast took place in the Cholan area of Khost City, the...

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Coalition airstrike kills 7 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven suspected Taliban insurgents were killed Tuesday when coalition forces carried out an airstrike in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday....

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Rocket attack on U.S. base near Kabul kills 4 American troops

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Four American service members were killed Wednesday when suspected Taliban insurgents fired two rockets at a large U.S. military base near the Afghan capital, officials...

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