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Apr 27, 2018 · A February 2018 report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan announced 10,453 civilian casualties in 2017: 3,438 killed and 7,015 injured. The targeting of civilians has actually increased in the early part of 2018. Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed at least 57 people standing in line to register to vote in Kabul.
Apr 19, 2016 · April 19, 2016. KABUL, Afghanistan — Even in a year when violence across Afghanistan did not relent over the winter months, the Taliban marked the official start of the spring fighting season ...
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- Mujib Mashal,Ahmad Shakib
Apr 25, 2018 · The Taliban announced the start of its annual spring offensive on Wednesday, dismissing an offer for peace talks by President Ashraf Ghani and saying it will focus on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
May 12, 2014 · JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks that killed 21 people around the country, making a show of strength to start the spring fighting season. The annual surge in violence poses a new test for Afghan security forces, who for the first time will face it largely on their own as international combat forces prepare to withdraw. Spring each year brings an ...
Aug 16, 2021 · 508. President Biden said he stood “squarely behind” the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan despite a Taliban takeover of the country, and the collapse of the Afghan government ...
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- Michael D. Shear,David E. Sanger
Apr 21, 2013 · The big plane tracks toward Germany. The patients will be offloaded and within two hours will be headed back to Afghanistan. Everyone we spoke to believes this summer fighting season, the last of ...
Aug 17, 2021 · But in Afghanistan there is a fighting season which starts in spring - and then in winter, when the country freezes over, there is a time when the Taliban go home to their tribal homelands.
