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                    [Title] => IS branch attacks Pakistani mission in Afghanistan, kills 7
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A branch of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack yesterday on Pakistan's Consulate in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least seven members of the Afghan security forces.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-13 14:51:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479882 [AuthorName] => Lynne O'Donnell [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1537006 [Title] => Afghan official: IS, militia brutally kill other's fighters [Summary] =>

Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate and a rival militia controlled by a prominent lawmaker have killed eight captured fighters from both sides in a brutal killing spree in the eastern border province of Nangarhar, an Afghan official said on yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-27 13:42:23 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1440199 [Title] => Afghan official: Suicide bombing in east kills 16 [Summary] =>

A suicide bomber attacked an anti-corruption demonstration in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 16 people and wounding 40, an official said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-04-02 02:55:15 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150402/afghanistan-suicide-bombing.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1397226 [Title] => News Analysis: Taliban insurgents exploiting new Afghan government's debility [Summary] =>

Taliban militants fighting the Afghan government to regain power have intensified their activities of late and in the past two weeks have launched 10 suicide bombings and deadly attacks in Kabul, one of which left four suicide bombers and six civilians dead and injured dozens of others.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-29 19:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1385751 [Title] => Marines leave Afghanistan after tough war years [Summary] =>

The Marines are putting America's longest war behind them. They are pulling up stakes in the patch of Afghan desert known as Helmand province, where 378 Marines were killed and nearly 5,000 wounded in fighting that peaked four years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-29 03:14:25 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1702728 [AuthorName] => Robert Burns [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1262699 [Title] => Top US commander apologizes for Afghan airstrike [Summary] =>

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized to President Hamid Karzai for a drone strike that killed a child and NATO promised an investigation Friday as rising tensions threatened efforts to persuade the Afghan leader to sign a long-delayed security agreement.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-30 04:36:35 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645084 [AuthorName] => Patrick Quinn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2166/p7a8.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 992311 [Title] => Bombings kill 15 people in southern Afghanistan [Summary] =>

Officials say a wave of bombings in southern Afghanistan has killed 15 people, including six members of the country's security services.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-20 16:56:48 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 935211 [Title] => Fiery Afghan bus crash kills 30, Taliban blamed [Summary] =>

An official says a bus in southern Afghanistan has collided with the burning wreckage of a truck that was attacked by Taliban insurgents, killing 30 bus passengers.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-26 13:53:16 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 892142 [Title] => Afghans: Next force transition starts in 2 months [Summary] =>

The next phase of transferring security from NATO to Afghan control will begin in two months and aim to cover nearly 90 percent of the country's population, the Kabul government announced yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-01 03:08:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 885201 [Title] => Taliban popular where US fought biggest battle [Summary] =>

Nearly three years after US-led forces launched the biggest operation of the war to clear insurgents, foster economic growth and set a model for the rest of Afghanistan, angry residents of Helmand province say they are too afraid to go out after dark because of marauding bands of thieves.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-12 04:40:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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