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          Taliban

          An Afghan soldier stands guard outside Jalalabad airport where a US military transport plane crashed on Friday, killing 11 people. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP Photo

          Afghan security forces in control of Kunduz, say police

          WorldOctober 02, 2015
          An Afghan policeman patrols next to a burning vehicle in the city of Kunduz on October 1. Reuters

          Afghan forces push into Kunduz, seeking to flush out Taliban

          WorldOctober 01, 2015

          Nato troops reach Kunduz to support Afghan forces

          WorldSeptember 30, 2015
          Afghan special forces arrive in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan. Reuters

          The Taliban’s big declaration

          OpinionSeptember 30, 2015
          A Democratic Republic of Congo ministry of health employee administers a polio vaccination to a child. Gwenn Dubourthoumieu / AFP

          Victory against polio

          OpinionSeptember 26, 2015
          Taliban fighters stand alert during a patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on January 23, 2010. Today, the lines of who is to blame in the country's conflcit are increasingly blurred, with all sides accused of preying on the weak. STR/AFP Photo

          Afghans consider siding with Taliban as bloodshed rises in north

          WorldSeptember 20, 2015
          Soldiers help emergency workers wheel an injured man to a hospital after an attack on an air force base in Peshawar, Pakistan. Khuram Parvez / Reuters

          The endless battle

          OpinionSeptember 19, 2015
          Commandos on alert outside an air force base in Peshawar, Pakistan. Mohammad Sajjad / AP Photo

          42 dead in Taliban attack on mosque at Pakistan base

          WorldSeptember 18, 2015
          Raffatullah Mohmand plays a shot for Peshawar during their Pakistan National Twenty20 semi-final win over Rawalpindi earlier this week. Farooq Naeem / AFP / September 14, 2015

          Militancy on decline, Peshawar’s ‘fearless’ brand of cricket flourishes

          SportSeptember 17, 2015
          Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, Taliban militants' new leader, is seen in this undated handout photograph. The family of ex-leader Mullar Omar has accepted Mullah Mansour as the new Taliban leader. Taliban Handout/Handout via Reuters

          Ex-Taliban leader’s family declares support for new leader Mansour

          WorldSeptember 16, 2015
          Pakistani police patrol destroyed Taliban hideouts in west Karachi. Since the Peshawar school attack, security has been making progress in reducing the ‘Talibanisation’ of the city. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP

          Pakistan liberates Taliban 'no-go zones' in Karachi

          WorldSeptember 14, 2015
          Taliban frees hundreds of Afghan militant inmates

          Taliban frees hundreds of Afghan militant inmates

          WorldSeptember 14, 2015
          Pakistan security official stands guard at Pakistan-Afghan border in Chaman, Balochistan Province, Pakistan in August 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has urged Pakistan to crack down on Taliban insurgents in the country's northern tribal areas, following a wave of deadly attacks in Kabul. Akhter Gulfam/EPA

          Death of Mullah Omar death dashes hopes of peace with Taliban

          WorldSeptember 02, 2015

          Taliban say leader’s death covered up to wait out Nato drawdown

          WorldAugust 31, 2015
          Malala Yousafzai in He Named Me Malala. Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures

          Fox unveils second trailer for Image Nation’s He Named Me Malala

          August 31, 2015
          Afghan security personnel gather to leave the Khogyani district after a month long anti-Taliban operation in various parts of eastern Nangarhar province on August 30, 2015. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP Photo

          Undeterred by death of leader, Taliban steps up campaign in Afghanistan

          WorldAugust 30, 2015
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