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Taliban Kill At Least 48 In Bloody Day Ahead Of Afghan Polls

Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in two blasts Tuesday -- one at a campaign rally for the president and the other in Kabul -- with the insurgents warning of more violence ahead of elections.The first attack saw a motorcyclist detonate a suicide bomb at a checkpoint leading to a rally where President Ashraf Ghani was addressing supporters in Parwan province, just north of the capital, killing 26 and wounding 42.
Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard and inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack by the Taliban in Char Asiab district, south of Kabul, on September 12

Moscow Holds Taliban Talks

Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard and inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack by the Taliban in Char Asiab district, south of Kabul, on September 12
People leave flowers during the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2019,in New York.

Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever as US marks 9/11

President Donald Trump pledged to hit the Taliban "harder" than ever as America on Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that led the country into war in Afghanistan.Trump's remarks came after he aborted what would have been a historic Afghanistan peace summit, and as relatives remembered the victims of the deadliest terror attacks on US soil at ceremonies in New York and Washington.

Kabul blast toll rises as US tries to finalise Taliban deal

A massive blast in a Kabul residential neighbourhood killed at least 16 people, officials said Tuesday, following yet another Taliban attack that came as the insurgents and Washington try to finalise a withdrawal deal.US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was in the Afghan capital to discuss the proposed deal -- which would see the United States withdraw troops in return for Taliban security guarantees -- when the Monday bombing took place.

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