{"id":1506,"date":"2018-12-26T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T11:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2018-12-26T16:11:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T11:41:15","slug":"afghanistan-2018-deadly-attacks-elections-talks-with-taliban-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/video\/afghanistan-2018-deadly-attacks-elections-talks-with-taliban-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan 2018: Deadly Attacks, Elections, Talks with Taliban+ Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1506-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Afghanistan-2018_-Deadly-Attacks-Elections-Talks-with-Taliban.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Afghanistan-2018_-Deadly-Attacks-Elections-Talks-with-Taliban.mp4\">https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Afghanistan-2018_-Deadly-Attacks-Elections-Talks-with-Taliban.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ariana News Agency-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A tumultuous year in Afghanistan is ending with a renewed push and newfound hopes that the start of a dialogue with the Taliban may be in sight. The U.S. increased its air campaign in the country, leading to a rise in civilian casualties, but the Taliban gained territory. U.S. generals think Afghan military&#8217;s losses are unsustainable. Ayesha Tanzeem looks at the ups and downs of Afghanistan in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Ariana News Agency- A tumultuous year in Afghanistan is ending with a renewed push and newfound hopes that the start of a dialogue with the Taliban may be in sight. The U.S. increased its air campaign in the country, leading to a rise in civilian casualties, but the Taliban gained territory. 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