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'We are blind without phones and internet': Taliban cut Afghanistan's telecoms to combat vice

Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone services on Tuesday, after the ruling Taliban cut the country's fibre-optic network. Officials began disconnecting internet to some ...
Washington Examiner

Army to force out 550 majors; some in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 550 Army majors, including some serving in Afghanistan, will soon be told they have to leave the service by next spring as part of a budget-driven downsizing of the service.
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Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict Escalates: Pak Army Attacks 6 Afghan Posts; Afghanistan Retaliates With Drone Strike

The ongoing conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan resumed last night around 7:30 PM IST after a 60-hour of silence. According to the information and videos released both countries exchanged heavy ...
Military Times

Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist

Ali Gul Haidari was a platoon sergeant in one of the Afghan Army’s most elite commando units partnering with U.S. Army Special Forces troops for missions to retake district centers from the Taliban in ...
Arizona Daily Star

Ill-equipped Afghan army outperforms Iraq's

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan army is struggling with old weaponry, low pay and desertions, yet performs better than the troubled Iraqi army and could defend Afghanistan without U.S. and NATO ...