Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in W. Afghanistan

16:56, January 21, 2018

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  21 IS fighters killed in eastern Afghanistan

  (File photo)Up to 21 militants of the hardliner Islamic State (IS) group were killed after the security forces aircrafts pounded the insurgents' hideouts in Achin and Shirzad districts of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Monday night, spokesman for provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said Tuesday.The air raids conducted on tipoff also destroyed the insurgent's weapon caches, according to the official. Two

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  34 killed in twin car bomb attacks in Libya's Benghazi

  The aftermath of an explosion in the eastern city of Benghazi on January 24, 2018. Photo: AFPThe death toll of twin car bomb attacks in eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has risen to 34, a media source said Wednesday."The center received 9 bodies and 34 injured people," Information official of Benghazi Medical Center Khalil Gweder told Xinhua.Gweder added that the

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  Could Taliban finally return to Afghan peace talks? Obstacles abound

  Afghan National Army (ANA) prepare for an operation against insurgents in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan November 28, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/ParwizExploratory meetings in Pakistan between a high-level Taliban delegation and a representative of a prominent Afghan politician have fueled speculation of a revival of long-stalled talks on ending Afghanistan’s 16-year war that kills thousands each year.Similar hopes have repeatedly