Usman Sharifi
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Afghan Taliban announces start of ‘spring offensive’
The start of the Afghan Taliban’s annual offensive on Friday is expected to precede the bloodiest fighting season in a decade as Nato forces pull out.
Doubts begin to cloud Afghan transition
Worrying questions hang over a plan to start switching from Nato to local control in Afghanistan, just weeks before the process is due to start.
Nine Americans dead after row with Afghan airman
An Afghan ex-pilot opened fire after a row at a Kabul training centre on Wednesday, leaving eight US troops and an American contractor dead.