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Slovenia votes in runoff election, could pick first female president

Natasa Pirc Musar may become the first woman to serve as president since Slovenia became independent as analysts predict centrist and liberal voters will rally behind the liberal candidate.

Daesh in Afghanistan: Challenge and opportunity for the Taliban

The Taliban’s challenge is to root out Daesh's Khorasan wing without sowing the seeds of another long war.

Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure

President Joe Biden has doubled down on his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan despite the Taliban's rapid advances, but pledged to send more troops to evacuate civilians and warned the militants not to threaten that mission.

Deadly blast hits Afghanistan’s Logar, underscores uptick in violence

Initial reports put the death toll at 30 people after a car bomb blast targeted Afghan city of Pul-e Alam, the provincial capital of Logar province.

Pentagon says New Jersey soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed they were behind a fatal roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province, that had killed the US soldier. A Taliban spokesman even tweeted a purported photo ID of the slain US soldier, without saying how it was obtained.

Air strike kills eight civilians in eastern Afghanistan

There is no clarity on who was behind the attack in Logar province's Baraki Barak district with Afghan officials giving conflicting accounts of the air raid on Kuchi nomadic people.

Attack on interior ministry in Kabul over, gunmen killed – police chief

Kabul police chief Daud Amin says seven attackers were killed by security forces between the first and second security perimeter outside the ministry building. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack.

Taliban attacks on two checkpoints kill nine policemen in Afghanistan

The spokesman of Ghazni province's governor says two police checkpoints came under attack by Taliban fighters in the early hours. He said six insurgents were killed and nine others were wounded in the battle, which lasted almost an hour.

Roadside bomb kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan

The attack came hours after a policeman killed five colleagues in their sleep at an outpost in eastern Nangarhar province.

No claim of responsibility in deadly Kabul attack

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack in the capital Kabul that killed at least 21, but the Taliban has targeted the court and its staff in the past.

US 'friendly fire' kills eight Afghan policemen

A US air raid targeted Afghan police officers who were combatting the Taliban, the first apparent "friendly fire" incident since US forces were given greater powers to attack militants.