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Kabul (AFP) Sept 6, 2012 - The Taliban are involved in a quarter of Afghan security personnel attacks on NATO colleagues, according to a military commander.
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Kabul (AFP) Sept 27, 2012 - The Afghan government will collapse and Taliban insurgents are likely to retake power after the US and NATO pull their troops out in 2014, a respected international scholar has predicted.
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Kabul (AFP) Sept 3, 2021 - The Taliban were on Friday close to forming a government, with the hardliners under intense international scrutiny over their vow to rule Afghanistan with greater tolerance, especially on women's rights.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2009 - Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants are using crowded Afghan prisons as a sanctuary to recruit and plot attacks, the top US military commander in Afghanistan warned in a report to President Barack Obama.
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Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 2, 2008 - Pakistani Taliban militants said Tuesday they had kidnapped two Chinese telecoms engineers and their entourage and would soon issue a list of demands.
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Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 6, 2017 - A Kenyan park ranger who said his closest friend was shot dead while protecting elephants urged Hong Kong not to compensate the city's ivory traders in an emotive speech to lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Hitra, Norway (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - In a peaceful bay off Norway's Hitra island, massive nets teem with salmon destined for dinner tables worldwide - an export boon for the Nordic nation that comes with a long list of environmental side-effects.
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 26, 2015 - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday pledged $2 billion for a new development fund for poor countries on a UN visit showcasing Beijing's growing global role.
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Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) Sept 23, 2024 - Tajikistan has restricted the use of electricity because a shortage of water has left it struggling to run vital hydroelectric power plants, authorities said on Monday.
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 19, 2012 - Two top Taiwanese officials in charge of China affairs on Wednesday announced their resignations ahead of an anticipated government reshuffle.
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 14, 2020 - Taiwan's China-friendly opposition party said Monday it would not send a delegation for talks on the mainland after inappropriate comments by Beijing's state media.
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Hsinchu, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 28, 2022 - In most of its habitats, the heavily trafficked pangolin's biggest threat comes from humans. But in Taiwan, the scaly mammals brave a different danger: a surging feral dog population.
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Wellington (AFP) Sept 26, 2019 - The last of Taiwan's four remaining allies in the Pacific reaffirmed diplomatic ties with Taipei on Thursday following last week's defection of two nations to China.
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Aboard The Rocs Su Ao, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 26, 2013 - Taiwan's navy launched its premier surface-to-air missile from the deck of a warship Thursday, its first test of the weapon in six years, destroying a drone simulating a Chinese air attack.
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 15, 2015 - A veteran Taiwanese human rights advocate said Tuesday he is unlikely to gather enough signatures for his presidential campaign and is dropping out of a race widely expected to see the island elect its first female leader.
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 11, 2010 - There is little fear in Taiwan of war with China, but the island's public has somewhat negative feelings towards the mainland's government and people, a survey published Saturday showed.
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