Kabul

Taliban gunmen assassinate two Afghan women judges in Kabul ambush two days after US cut troop level

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Two Afghan women judges have been assassinated in the country’s capital in an attack that has been blamed on the Taliban.  Gunmen shot dead the two unnamed judges, who worked for the Supreme Court, on Sunday in Kabul, where a new trend of targeted killings of high-profile figures have sown fear in the restive city.  … Read more

Eight dead in Kabul mortar attack

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‘Eight dead and 31 wounded’ as barrage of mortar shells slam into residential areas of Afghan capital Kabul Afghan security officials believe the 23 mortar shells were fired from two cars The mortars hit the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul which houses diplomats  The Taliban, who are in peace talks with the government, denied … Read more