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Clinton considers blacklisting Pakistan-linked group
WASHINGTON — The US State Department on Tuesday voiced concern about the Pakistan-linked Haqqani network and said it was studying whether to designate the group as terrorists after strong appeals by Congress. President Barack Obama’s administration has repeatedly demanded that Pakistan rein in the militant group active in Afghanistan and…
Five dead as Kabul suicide attack foiled
Afghan officials said Thursday that five insurgents linked to the Haqqani network were killed in a pre-dawn gunbattle, claiming to have foiled a major attack on an area of Kabul home to Western embassies. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security intelligence agency told AFP that three vehicles loaded…
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