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Prince Harry says he ‘thought of Taliban fighters as chess pieces, not people’

Duke of Sussex thought of Taliban fighters not as people but as chess pieces, he says in his memoir

The Independent UK

Colonel Richard Kemp slams Prince Harry's '25 kills' claim as security threat

Colonel Richard Kemp, a former British Army commander in Afghanistan, has said Prince Harry's claim of killing 25 Taliban fighters is a security threat and "undermines" the "good work" he did in the Armed forces

Daily Mirror

‘How stupid can you be?’ Harry accused of putting family in danger after claiming 25 kills in Afghanistan

Memoir revelation ‘an absolute nightmare for his security teams’ it is claimed

The Independent UK

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Prince Harry 'took cocaine at 17' and 'killed 25 people in Afghanistan'

The amazing revelations from leaked excerpts of the Duke of Sussex's upcoming book, Spare, keep coming

Wales Online

Harry: I killed 25 people during tour of duty in Afghanistan - OLD

The Duke of Sussex revealed the number in his memoir Spare, saying he flew six deadly missions during his second stint on the front line.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan during second tour of duty

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, was an Apache helicopter pilot in 2012 and in the upcoming book, Spare, he said he flew on six missions in war-torn Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry 'killed 25 people in Afghanistan and viewed them as chess pieces'

PRINCE Harry has reportedly revealed he killed 25 people while in Afghanistan and thought of his targets as “chess pieces”.

The National (Scotland)

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake shakes Afghanistan, region

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, causing strong shaking in parts of the country, including the capital, Kabul, officials and witnesses said.

Reuters

Prince Harry says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan during tour of duty

Duke of Sussex thought of Taliban fighters not as people but as chess pieces, he says in his memoir

The Independent UK

Taliban's ban on female aid workers: 'This is a red line for us,' NGO head says

Aid groups are warning of a dire situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban's banning of female NGO workers. Many major international aid groups have suspended their operations, including the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). We spoke to the NRC's Afghanistan director, Neil Turner, who said that organisations like his need female…

France 24

Taliban says eight ISIL fighters killed in raids in Afghanistan

The raids follow a series of attacks conducted by ISIL, including a deadly bombing near a checkpoint in Kabul.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan's Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company

Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country's north, the acting mining minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Afghan Taliban Kill 8 in Raids of ISIS Hideouts in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban killed eight ISIS militants and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul, a senior Taliban government spokesman said Thursday. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government, said the raids in the capital city and western Nimroz…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan Taliban kill 8 in raids of IS hideouts in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban have killed eight Islamic State group fighters and arrested nine others in raids against the militants' hideouts in Afghanistan

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Afghan hospital wards fill with children suffering from pneumonia

In a bitterly cold bedroom at the start of winter in Kabul, 22-year Maryam sat with her baby son bundled up in a red jumper as he coughed days after being discharged for the third time from a hospital ward for suspected pneumonia.

Reuters

Afghanistan raids on Islamic State hideouts leave eight dead -Taliban

Eight people were killed and seven arrested following raids on hideouts of the Islamic State militant group in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesperson said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Islamic State claims Afghanistan airport checkpoint bombing

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing near a checkpoint at the Afghan capital’s military airport that killed and wounded several people

Al Jazeera

Two Pakistan intelligence officers gunned down in Punjab province

Slain officers were known for their work tracking down members of Pakistan’s Taliban and solving complex armed attacks.

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Al Jazeera

Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister

Pakistan says no country will be allowed to shelter armed groups staging attacks against it as Kabul reject the charges.

The Times of India

Monster makes fun of creator: Taliban leader shames Pakistan, shares 1971 surrender picture

NEW DELHI: Pakistan tasted their own medicine when an Afghan Taliban member shamed them for surrendering to India in the 1971 war that led to the creation of a new nation, Bangladesh from erstwhile East Pakistan.

The Independent UK

Pakistan says it won't allow countries to shelter militants

Pakistan’s political and military leadership says no nation will be allowed to shelter militants who stage attacks against the country — an apparent reference to neighboring Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Boy, 12, who survived Channel migrant boat tragedy had family wiped out by Taliban

The boy was one of more than 30 people rescued from a sinking dinghy in the British Channel last month. Four migrants died when a flimsy dinghy capsized in freezing waters on its way from France to England

Reuters

Taliban seeks economic self-sufficiency and foreign investment for Afghanistan -minister

(Adds full name of acting minister in paragraph 2)

France 24

Afghanistan’s NGO ban for women exposes rifts in Taliban ranks

The Taliban’s latest edict banning women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has sparked international condemnation and domestic opposition in a country facing economic collapse. It has also revealed splits within the Taliban, with potentially high-stakes risks for Afghanistan’s rulers and its people.

WEKU

A U.N. official met with a Taliban leader over a ban on women working for NGOs

Major international aid agencies suspended operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned women from working for nongovernmental organizations in a series of measures rolling back women's rights.

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