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Afghan special forces evacuate wounded people after gunmen stormed Kabul University ahead of the opening of an Iranian book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing. IMAGES
Last week, US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said the US would reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 down to 2,500 by year's end. O'Brien added that the drawdown would take place, regardless of the conditions on the ground. But on Sunday, America's most senior general publicly pushed back at O'Brien's remarks, calling them 'speculation.' Robert O'Brien, or anyone else, can speculate as they see fit, I am not going to engage in speculation, I'm going to engage in the rigorous analysis of the situation based on the conditions and the plans that I'm aware of in my conversations with the President. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley The mixed messages from the Pentagon and the White House come as the Taliban launched a major military offensive against the Afghan government. The attack prompted US military aircraft to carry out a series of airstrikes against Taliban fighters in recent days.
Kabul, Mar 25 (EFE/EPA).- A child was killed in a suicide attack on a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital on Wednesday when the temple was full of worshipers, an official said.Health Ministry spokesperson Wahidullah Mayar told reporters that security forces have recovered a body of a child from the temple site during the attack that has also left 15 people wounded.(Camera: JAWED KARGAR)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACK ON A SIKH RELIGIOUS COMPLEX IN KABUL.
An 11 hour siege between Afghan security forces and gunmen barricaded in an office in Kabul ends after several deadly attacks. Julie Noce reports.
Russia's anti-terrorism committee says one militant is killed and one security service member wounded in a shootout in Russia's southern Kabardino-Balkaria region. Jillian Kitchener reports.
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