Taliban Abandon Attempt to Take Afghan City

Insurgents gave up their bid to take over the capital of the western province of Farah, slipping away in the early-morning darkness without any apparent resistance from government forces......»»

Taliban fighters had stormed a strategic city in eastern Afghanistan, laying siege to government buildings and security installations, in a show of insurgent strength ahead of an expected cease-fire later this month......»»

Afghan troops and Taliban fighters clashed across the eastern city of Ghazni, as each side claimed the upper hand in the latest major confrontation in the 17-year war......»»

Reuters The Taliban has been assaulting the key city of Ghazni near Kabul for three days, and attacked police headquarters and other government buildings on Sunday,.....»»

Afghanistan’s defense chief said Monday the country’s U.S.-backed security forces were struggling to counter a Taliban offensive on a strategic eastern city, a departure after days of rosy assessments about progress in dislodging the insurgents......»»

Residents of a strategic Afghan city began emerging hesitantly from their hiding places on Tuesday to assess the human and physical cost from four days of fierce fighting between Taliban insurgents and government forces......»»

In but the latest sign that an attempted central government-sponsored ceasefire with the Taliban has failed, a massive missile attack which appears to have targeted the Afghan president and cabinet members occurred in the hear.....»»

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Google Maps A plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. "A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline, has crashed in the Sado Khel area of Deh Yak district of Ghazni province around 1:.....»»

The mountainous Ghazni province sits in the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains and is bitterly cold in winter......»»

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