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Deadliest day for country’s media since US-led campaign ousted the Taliban in 2001
Kabul steps up effort to bring militants to negotiating table with no-strings promise
Attack adds to pressure on president and US allies to show military strategy is working
Haqqani network at centre of escalating dispute between Islamabad and Washington
Polarisation over sanctuary for the Taliban adds to Islamabad’s political turmoil
Costly digital payment system becomes case study for the limits of nation building
Beijing aims to protect both regional stability and its One Belt, One Road project
Blast is latest in wave of attacks exposing government’s fragile grip on security
While the battle against the Taliban wages, Kabul is threatened by an old danger
Attack on Afghan military base is most deadly to date
Attacks on US-funded university highlight the fragility of the Afghan government
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