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Girls are seen entering a school in the Afghan capital Wednesday. This comes after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES
Images show Pakistani forces on the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan, where Afghan forces are clashing with Taliban fighters in an operation to retake the key border crossing. The insurgents are tightening their grip in the north and battling for the stronghold of an infamous warlord. IMAGES on the Pakistani side of the border
Smoke pours in the sky above the capital of Badghis province in northern Afghanistan after a day of heavy fighting that saw the Taliban storm the city in their most brazen assault since the United States stepped up its troop withdrawal. IMAGES
At least 20 people, including civilians and prisoners, have been killed in fighting between security forces and gunmen who raided an Afghan jail in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said Monday. Outside the prison compound, heavily armed Afghan security forces stand by in armoured vehicles mounted with machine guns. IMAGES.
After being captured by Taliban insurgents, more than a dozen Afghan hostages were liberated during a joint mission between U.S. and local forces.
Afghan authorities said government forces have recaptured the northern city of Kunduz on Thursday, three days after it fell into Taliban hands, the Wall Street Journal reported.