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KABUL (AIP): Four crewmembers were killed as an Afghan helicopter went down in the Maidan Wardak province today's morning (Dec. 10), defence ministry said Monday. The MY-17 helicopter of Afghan National Army crashed in the Salar area after it developed technical fault due to heavy winds, the d...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Monday (Dec. 10) claimed they had executed two alleged murderers in Zabul province. The murderers were executed in presence of the people in the Shakeen area of Arghandab district under the Islamic law of Qisas, said Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi. He...
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KABUL (AIP): Ten Taliban were killed and several others wounded during joint operation in the Sangin district of Helmand province, a defence ministry statement said Monday (Dec. 10). The operation was jointly conducted by Afghan and international forces after Taliban attacked a security post, the...
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KHOST (AIP): A foreigner and two Afghans were killed as a vehicle of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) overturned in Paktia province today (Dec. 10), an official said Monday. A US engineer and the Afghan nationals were on way to Kabul from Gardez when their vehicle plunged into deep ravine due...
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KABUL (AIP): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived on a surprise visit to the southern Helmand province Monday (Dec. 10). He met British soldiers in Helmand where Afghan and British NATO troops have retaken Musa Qala district which was captured by Taliban 10 months back. Later he arrived...
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QALAT (AIP): Afghan police on Saturday (Dec 8) recovered two logistic carrying vehicles from the Taliban, they seized in Oband district of Ghazni province few days ago when they were carrying logistics for foreign troops, said Ghazni governor Faizanullah Faizan on Sunday (Dec 9). The governor tol...
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KHOST (AIP): Near a dozen Taliban were eliminated and their two key commander were detained during Musa Qala operation yesterday (Dec 8), the Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement issued here Sunday. The statement said ten Taliban militants have been killed in Panjwai area where their two ke...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): At least six people including a policeman were killed when a suicide car bomber smashed his explosive-filled vehicle into a police checkpost in Swat valley, northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred in Kabal district of Swat valley, where the Pakistan mi...
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KHOST (AIP): Two people including man and a woman were killed in hand-grenade explosion and two police killed in Taliban attack in Khost yesterday (Dec. 07), police said Saturday. Public relations officer of Khost police department, Colonel Wazir Badshah told Afghan Islamic Press that the inciden...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban shot dead a district chief along with a relative and four police personnel in the western Farah province yesterday (Dec. 07), a parliament member said Friday. Female member of parliament from Farah, Balqis Roshan, confirmed to Afghan Islamic Press that district in-charge...