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KANDAHAR (AIP): A fierce fighting is continuing in Geelan district of Ghazi province and one Afghan soldier and three Taliban fighters have been killed in the fighting so far, sources said Sunday.Heavy firefight has been continuing between Taliban and government forces in Geelan district since morni...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Four rockets were fired at Kandahar airport on Sunday but did not cause any damage, coalition forces in Kandahar disclosed.A spokesman of coalition forces in Kandahar told Afghan Islamic Press that three rockets landed at the Airport in early morning (2:00 A.M) today (Sunday) w...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Thursday accepted responsibility of suicide attack in Kandahar and said 16 people were killed and wounded in the attack.Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Yousaf told Afghan Islamic Press that a Talib suicide bomber hailing from Kandahar attack vehicles of US troops in Howz-e...
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KABUL (AIP): Five members of the Karzai cabinet failed to secure trust of the Wolesi Jirga (National Assembly) of Afghanistan here on Thursday.244 members of the Wolesi Jirga were present in the house and they used their vote to approve or disapprove any of these ministers.In the trust vote, m...
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KHOST (AIP): Police defused two landmines planted at different place in Khost province yesterday, police said Friday.A police told Afghan Islamic Press on condition and anonymity that the mine had been planted in Butkhana Mosque in Yaqoobi district of Khost province which was defused by concer...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Unidentified people slaughtered six highway policemen in Kandahar after intoxicating them last night, officials said Friday. Six policemen deputed at checkpoint on Kandahar-Herat highway in Mawaid district were intoxicated by unidentified people and were later slaughtered last night,...
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KABUL (AIP): A rocket landed near US Embassy and NATO base in Kabul last night and wounded one person, source said Thursday.
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Three Afghan guards and a driver of USPI company were wounded in a suicide bomb blast in Kandahar on Thursday, company officials said.
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KABUL (AIP): Minister for Information and culture, Makhdoom Rahin failed to secure trust of the Wolesi Jerga (lower house of parliament) on Thursday.He gained 93 votes in the 244-member national Assembly while 131 votes went against him and was disapproved by the Wolesi Jirga.
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KABUL (AIP): Minister designate for Trade and Industries, Dr. Haidar Raza was disapproved by Woelsi Jirga which met here on Thursday in connection with trust vote. Dr. Haidar Raza failed to obtain the required vote from the members of low house of Afghan parliament.