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      <text>The first Afghan President after the 2001 United States invasion, Hamid Karzai, announces that he and his daughters are remaining in Kabul as he appeals to the Taliban to respect his life and civilians in Afghanistan. </text>
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      <text>The first Afghan President after the 2001 US invasion, Hamid Karzai, announces that he and his daughters are remaining in Kabul as he appeals the Taliban to respect his life and civilians in Afghanistan. </text>
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    <text>The first Afghan President after the 2001 United States invasion, Hamid Karzai, announces that he and his daughters will remain in Kabul as he appeals to the Taliban to respect his life and the lives of civilians in Afghanistan. </text>
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      <text>The Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran. </text>
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      <text>Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran. </text>
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    <text>The Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran. </text>
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      <text>Officials in Takhar Province, Afghanistan, report that 12 civilians, eleven of them children, were killed by an airstrike on a madrasa (a religious school). The central government says it killed 12 Taliban fighters. </text>
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    <text>Officials in Takhar Province, Afghanistan, report that 12 civilians, 11 of them children, were killed by an airstrike on a madrasa. The central government says it killed 12 Taliban fighters. </text>
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      <text>At least 14 security forces are killed across Afghanistan in attacks in Takhar, Badakhshan and in Kabul. The Taliban claims responsibility for the first two attacks but denies involvement in Kabul's. The group also reiterated that it will not enter peace talks with the government until all prisoners are released. </text>
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    <text>At least 14 security forces are killed across Afghanistan in attacks in Takhar, Badakhshan, and Kabul. The Taliban claims responsibility for the first two attacks but denies involvement in Kabul's. The group reiterated that it will not enter peace talks with the government until all prisoners are released. </text>
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    <text>The Taliban declares a three-day Eid ceasefire starting on Sunday. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid orders all attacks to cease and only use force &quot;if any action is taken against you by the enemy&quot;. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani welcomes the ceasefire and orders the armed forces of Afghanistan to &quot;comply with the three-days truce and to defend only if attacked&quot;. </text>
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    <text>40 people are killed and over 100 injured by a car bombing and shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims responsibility and loses five gunmen. </text>
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    <text>The Taliban destroy an electricity pylon in Doshe, Baghlan, Afghanistan, overnight. The pylon carries imported power from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and its destruction causes widespread blackouts across several provinces and in capital Kabul. </text>
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    <text>A large explosion is reported in the Afghan capital Kabul a week after the Taliban declared the start of their annual spring offensive. The target was an Afghan government security compound with at least 28 people reported killed and more than 200 others injured. </text>
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    <text>A suicide car bomber hits the headquarters of EUPOL Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing one person and injuring five others. The Taliban have claimed responsibility. </text>
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    <text>13 Afghan soldiers were killed in two separate suicide attacks launched by Taliban in the capital city of Afghanistan. </text>
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  <subtext>The Taliban on Aug. 17 declared an &quot;amnesty&quot; across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government, The Associated Press reported, citing a Taliban official.</subtext>
  <text>Taliban member of the cultural commission, Enamullah Samangani, announces an &quot;amnesty&quot; across Afghanistan and urges women to &quot;join the Taliban&quot; in the first mention of women's rights by the group since seizing Kabul. Samangani did not specify what he meant with &quot;amnesty&quot; but said of women that &quot;The Islamic Emirate doesn't want women to be victims&quot; and that &quot;They should be in the government structure according to sharia law&quot;. </text>
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