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February 26, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): A military airplane collided with the terminal at Khwaja Rawash Airport Kabul when it skidded of the runway on Saturday (Fe. 26), eyewitnesses said. However, there were no details of the incident. Ends
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February 25, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Ghor Deputy Governor Keramuddin said that thousands of people could die if relief goods were not provided to them on emergency basis. Talking to AIP on Friday, he said that 192 people, mostly children, have died so far due to cold-related diseases in the last few...
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February 24, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Government of NWFP in collaboration with UNHCR have formally launched census to ascertain the number of Afghan refugees in the province. Spokesman of the UN agency Jack Redden told AIP that the process could not be started yesterday due to some problems, saying t...
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February 24, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Chief of Khost police Major General Ayub said that seven Taliban insurgents were killed while three security personnel wounded on Thursday during a clash in Khost province. Talking to AIP, the provincial police chief said that insurgents attack Afghan forces trav...
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February 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): The census of Afghan refugees scheduled to be held today (Wednesday) across Pakistan could not be started due to unknown reasons. A spokesman for UNHCR in Peshawar told AIP that all the arrangements had been made to hold the census to ascertain the number of Afgh...
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February 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Residents of Khost province have postponed their protest against the closure of medical facility at Khost University. Ghazi Nawaz Tani, an elder of Khost reconciliation Shoora (Council) told AIP on Wednesday that an official of President House phoned him to come...
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February 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Director Health of Balkh Dr. Mirwais Rabai has said that heavy snowfall caused no casualties due to the preventive measures taken by the government. Talking to AIP on Wednesday, he said that he held meetings with NGOs and health officials on Feb. 6 aimed at devis...
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February 22, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Al least 25 Afghan refugees, killed in an earthquake in an Iranian City Mushahd, were laid to rest on Tuesday. Afghan Consul-General Engineer Toryali Ghayasi told AIP from Mushhad city that the death toll might further rise, saying so far 25 people have been buri...
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February 22, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Health Minister Dr. Muhammad Ameen Fatimee said that anti-polio campaign would be launched on 1sth March during the current year across Afghanistan. He said this while talking to reporters after arriving in Kandahar on Tuesday. Dr. Fatimee said that the...
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February 22, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Governor of Nangarhar province, Deen Muhammad, inaugurated work on a road being built between Ghani Khel and Marco areas, some 40 km to the east of Jalalabad City, the provincial capital. An official said that Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) would carry out...