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LYNNE O'DONNELL
May 26, 2016, 8:06 am
Little-known extremist cleric chosen to lead Afghan Taliban
Appointment of Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzad by group’s Pakistani leaders comes days after predecessor killed in US drone strike
By
LYNNE O'DONNELL
and
Mirwais Khan
December 19, 2015, 12:21 pm
Islamic State expands Afghan footprint with terror campaign
Head of US troops in Afghanistan says IS loyalists are trying to consolidate links to the ‘caliphate’ in Syria, Iraq
By
LYNNE O'DONNELL
and
HUMAYOON BABUR
October 3, 2015, 10:06 am
Afghan Taliban leader claims ‘victory’ in Kunduz
Despite later retreat, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor calls brief takeover of city by small number of his fighters an ‘historical event’
By
Mirwais Khan
and
LYNNE O'DONNELL
July 29, 2015, 3:35 pm
Afghanistan investigates alleged death of Taliban leader
Kabul official announces demise of Mullah Omar, who led a bloody insurgency against the US, but some call claim mere ‘speculation’
By
LYNNE O'DONNELL
April 22, 2015, 2:36 pm
Afghan deportees from Iran return to a home they barely know
Around 25,000 Afghans a month are deported from Iran in Tehran’s effort to stem influx from war-torn country
By
LYNNE O'DONNELL
April 18, 2015, 9:52 pm
Afghan suicide bombing blamed on Islamic State kills 35
President says jihadist group claims responsibility for attack in Jalalabad which targeted soldiers, civilians
By
LYNNE O'DONNELL
and
Rahim Faiez
March 22, 2015, 6:07 pm
Afghani woman beaten to death by mob was falsely accused of burning Quran
Victim, laid to rest by women’s rights activists dressed in black, vindicated by country’s top detective
By
LYNNE O'DONNELL
and
Rahim Faiez
December 28, 2014, 3:31 pm
US, NATO mark end of mission to Afghanistan
13-year operation cost the lives of some 3,500 foreign fighters, of which 2,224 were American soldiers
By
LYNNE O'DONNELL
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