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SA family killed in Taliban attack on Kabul

The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father running an education charity and his two teenage children, a family spokeswoman said Sunday, as the city police chief resigned after a spate of attacks. With the US-led NATO war against the Taliban nearing its end, the insurgents have[…]

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Taliban attack former NATO base in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents have launched a prolonged attack on a major Afghan army base that was handed over by NATO forces last month, officials said Friday, in another sign the militants are on the offensive as foreign troops leave. Camp Bastion, now know as Shorabak, was Britain’s biggest military base in[…]

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Israel says Hamas attack plot foiled

Israel’s Shin Bet security service says it has uncovered a vast Hamas network in the occupied West Bank that was planning large-scale attacks against Israelis in occupied Jerusalem. Hamas did not immediately comment on Thursday’s announcement of the arrests. The Shin Bet said it arrested more than 30 Hamas fighters[…]

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British convoy hit in deadly Kabul attack

A suicide attack on a foreign convoy in Afghanistan capital Kabul has left at least five people dead, including a British national, and 20 others wounded, according to the country’s Health Ministry. General Ayoub Salangi, the deputy interior minister, said the bomber was riding a motorcycle on Jalalabad Road during[…]

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Delft victim found alive

The victim of an alleged mob justice attack in Delft has been found, the City of Cape Town said on Thursday. “The City of Cape Town… has tracked down the victim of an assault captured on video, which also featured three law enforcement officers,” the city’s executive director for safety[…]

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Clashes after attack on Jerusalem synagogue

Fighting has broken out between Israeli police and Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem following an attack on a synagogue in the west of the city in which four Israelis were killed by two Palestinian men. The attackers, who police said were armed with a gun and axes, were shot dead by police after gaining[…]

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Condemnation for attack on constable’s family

Western Cape MEC for Community Safety, Dan Plato, has strongly condemned the brutal attack on the family of a South African Police Force (SAPS) officer. The Manenberg home of Constable Lutfie Eksteen, a member of SAPS Operation Combat Anti-gang and Drug Unit, was targeted on Monday night. The attack resulted[…]

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Masjidul Aqsa attacks denounced

The Muslim Judicial Council and the Al Quds Foundation have condemned the recent attacks in the compound of Masjidul Aqsa in the occupied East Jerusalem. In a joint statement, the groups have expressed their dismay at the continuous disregard by Israeli occupation forces for the sanctity of Masjidul Aqsa, the[…]

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Condemnation for attack on Masipa

Several legal organisations on Monday said they were concerned by the threats and personal attacks directed at Judge Thokozile Masipa who presided over the trial of paralympian, Oscar Pistorius. The Legal Resources Centre, Section27, and the Centre for Child Law said the wave of criticism directed at Masipa personally in[…]

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