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KANDAHAR (AIP): US ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood visited Ghazni province Sunday (May 18). While addressing a press conference after his arrival in Ghazni, the US envoy promised 30 million US dollars aid for the province. He said half of the aid would be spent on the construction of ro...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Two police were killed in Taliban attack on a check post last night in Ningahar province, an official said Sunday (May 18). The security check post was attacked between Memla and Khwaran areas of Khugyani district, said Zalamy Dadak, district chief of Khugyani. Earlier, Taliba...
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KABUL (AIP): Police discovered and defused two mines in capital Kabul yesterday (May 17), sources said Sunday. Security sources told Afghan Islamic Press that the landmines were discovered near Herati Serai, 5th zone of Kabu City. Sources said the landmines were planted into pressure cookers,...
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KANDHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber detonated himself near the vehicle of a police commander in Helmand province today (May 18), killing four and wounding three civilians, police said Sunday. Provincial police chief Sayyed Agha Saqib told Afghan Islamic Press that the bomber attacked vehicle of Haji...
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KHOST (AIP): An officer of Afghan National Army (ANA) was killed in a suicide attack in Khost province last night, police said Saturday. The incident was happened in Chaghai Village when a suicide bomber attacked a patrol of ANA, said Colonel Wazir Badshah, spokesman of Khost police department....
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KABUL (AIP): Several Taliban were killed and four detained during an Afghan National Security forces and Coalition forces joint operation in Khost province yesterday (May 16), a coalition statement said Saturday. Afghan and Coalition forces searched several compounds in Saberi District targeting a...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Two separate roadside bomb explosions left five civilians dead and three policemen wounded in Kandahar and Paktika province, officials and resident said Saturday. A remote controlled landmine exploded on a police vehicle in front of a Fazel Kandahari School in Dand area of Kandaha...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and coalition forces detained eight suspected Taliban yesterday (May 16) during an operation in Achin district of eastern Ningarhar province, a coalition statement said Saturday. The combined force raided several compounds "targeting a Taliban militant known to have facilitate...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban set ablaze two trucks of World Food Programme (WFP) carrying wheat in Kandahar province today (May 17), police said Saturday. Taliban attacked the convoy of WFP vehicles and its security escorts at 9:40 a.m. local time on Kandahar-Helmand highway in Maiwand district, said...
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KABUL (AIP): Two soldiers of Afghan National Army were killed and as many wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Helmand province today (May 17), defence ministry said Saturday. A remote controlled landmine exploded on ANA vehicle in the headquarters of Gereshk district approximately 10:00 a.m. loca...