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US drone strikes ‘Taliban camp’ in Pakistan

A US drone has fired missiles at a suspected Taliban training camp in northwest Pakistan, killing six people, intelligence officials have said, in the third such strike in as many days. Three missiles from the unmanned aircraft hit the camp in the Shawal area of South Waziristan just after midday[…]

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14 killed in Afghan attacks

At least 14 people, including four Taliban fighters, were killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, a day before the country inaugurates a new president. A policeman working with the Taliban killed five of his colleagues in an outpost in the western province of Farah, police said. The[…]

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Taliban claim attack on Kabul’s airport

Taliban fighters have attacked Kabul’s international airport, setting off explosions and trading gunfire with Afghan soldiers as a major alert was raised in the capital. A rapid response force was sent to the airport by the Afghan military after an explosion and bursts of gunfire were heard on Thursday morning.[…]

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US drone kills 12 in Pakistan tribal area

At least 12 people have been killed in a US drone attack in the Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan, , sources have told Al Jazeera, the second such attack this week. Wednesday’s attack took place in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan, about 30km west of Miranshah. Four missiles[…]

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Six killed in US drone strikes

At least six people have been killed in a US drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal area, where a Pakistani military operation against Taliban fighters is ongoing, intelligence sources tell Al Jazeera. Two missiles were fired on Thursday on a compound and a vehicle in the village of Madakhel[…]

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