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July 10, 2019

Afghan Peace Talks Close as Deadly Attacks Continue
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In Afghanistan, an airstrike in the northern Baghlan province killed a
family of seven Tuesday-six of the victims were children-as two separate
peace talks recently wrapped up in Qatar. The air raid by government
forces followed an earlier land attack on a medical facility which
killed at least five. On Sunday, a Taliban car bomb killed at least 18
people and wounded more than 180 others, including dozens of children.
The deaths came as Afghan leaders and Taliban officials ended a historic
meeting with calls to reduce civilian casualties to "zero." A seventh
round of talks between the U.S. and the Taliban reiterated hopes for a
peace deal before September elections.


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