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Afghan mosque blast kills 18 including pro-Taliban cleric

Eighteen Afghans were killed and dozens were wounded as a blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, the latest in a series of attacks on worshipers.

Tribune News Service

Top cleric among 18 killed in Afghanistan mosque blast

Herat (Afghanistan) (AFP) - A suicide bomber struck one of western Afghanistan's biggest mosques Friday, killing at least 18 people including an influential imam who this year called for those who commit "the smallest act" against the government to be beheaded.

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High-profile Taliban cleric killed in explosion at mosque in Afghanistan

A police spokesperson said high-profile cleric Mujib Rahman Ansari - who has recently heaped praise on the Taliban in his speeches - was killed alongside his guards and other civillians en route to the mosque

Daily Mirror

Afghanistan mosque blast kills 18, including top cleric

Kabul (AFP) - A huge bomb blast Friday at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan killed at least 18 people, including an influential imam who earlier this year called for those who commit "the smallest act" against the government to be beheaded.

AFP

Toll from mosque blast in western Afghanistan rises to 18 dead

The toll from a blast outside a mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday has risen to 18 dead and 23 injured, spokesman for the interior ministry Abdul Nafi Takor told Reuters.

Reuters

Deadly blast in Afghan mosque kills prominent pro-Taliban cleric

An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt.

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Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric

Taliban officials and a local medic say an explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan, killing 18 people, including a prominent cleric

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Afghan Mosque Blast Kills 18, Including Senior Cleric

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Top cleric killed by mosque blast in Afghanistan's Herat

Kabul (AFP) - A huge bomb blast at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan Friday killed its influential imam, who called earlier this year for those who commit "the smallest act" against the government to be beheaded.

AFP

Twenty20 World Cup | England drops Jason Roy, brings back Woakes and Wood

Former champions England begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on October 22 in Perth.

The Hindu

Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast

A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack.

Reuters

Video: Afghan woman cries for help after torture, forced marriage to Taliban official

A young woman cries and pleads for her life. In a 19-minute video published by Afghan media on August 30, a former medical student named Elaha showed images she says came from being beaten, raped and tortured by Saeed Khosty, a former Taliban official, during the past six months. She…

France 24

Afghanistan: one year later, US relies on drones to battle jihadists

Washington (AFP) - One year after US forces retreated from Afghanistan, Washington now counts only on its drones to continue the fight against the Islamic extremist groups that drew it to invade the country 21 years ago.

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The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's National Museum, where they once smashed objects

When the Taliban returned to power, cultural heritage advocates worried history might repeat itself and the group would destroy objects it found offensive. The museum is open now but has few visitors.

Daily Mirror

This Morning viewers in tears as soldier recalls being shot in the neck in Afghanistan

Toby Gutteridge became one of youngest-ever Special Forces recruits and was sadly shot in the neck during a night mission in Afghanistan back in 2009 which left him paralysed

Tribune News Service

Editorial: It’s the people’s money: Afghan cash on deposit here is not the Taliban’s

When the legitimate and recognized government of Afghanistan, unable to stand without the U.S. military, fled a year ago as the Taliban swarmed into Kabul, $7 billion held by the Afghan central bank in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was orphaned.

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Zahra Elham, the first woman to win Afghan Star, resettles in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul

Fearing for her safety, the first woman to win TV singing contest Afghan Star has escaped to Melbourne, as the Taliban bans non-religious music once again.

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Los Angeles Times

The US killed him in error and vowed to help relatives leave Afghanistan. A year later, some are still stuck

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the final U.S. drone strike before the withdrawal from Afghanistan — a tragic coda that for many here encapsulates the legacy of America’s nearly 20-year presence in their country.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan’s Taliban mark anniversary of US-led force withdrawal

The Taliban swept to power last August after a 20-year conflict against US-led forces ended in a hasty withdrawal.

Reuters

A year into Taliban rule, ICC prosecutors seek resumed Afghan war crimes probe

A year into the Taliban's rule, war crimes prosecutors in The Hague have urged judges to rule promptly on their request to resume investigations into atrocities in Afghanistan and warn that crimes are continuing, court documents showed.

AFP

Taliban mark anniversary of foreign troop exit with chants, military parade

Kabul (AFP) - The Taliban celebrated the first anniversary of the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan Wednesday with victory chants and a military parade showcasing equipment left behind by US-led forces.

Reuters

Afghan Taliban, a year after U.S. pullout, seek world's approval

Afghanistan's Taliban marked the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces on Wednesday by calling on the international community to "learn" from the experience and accept them as the legitimate government.

AFP

'Quality' Afghanistan ready for Asia Cup heavyweights

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Skipper Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan is ready for the big guns after they became the first team to qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup following victories over Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

The Guardian - UK

I have spent a year helping people flee the Taliban: failure is traumatic, success bittersweet

We are still trying to find ways to get visas – writing letters, appealing to governments – but the options are running out, says Ruchi Kumar

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