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GHAZNI (AIP): A member of government delegation engaged in talks with Taliban to secure the release of 23 South Koreans has said that they would spend the whole night in Qara Bagh district of Ghazni to resolve the hostages issue. Talking to AIP, Khial Mohammad Hussain, who is also parliament member...
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HERAT (AIP): Four security guards and 25 Taliban were killed as Taliban attacked a convoy in the western Farah province yesterday (July 20), police said Saturday. However, Taliban said 16 police were killed in the firefight. The vehicles of a non-governmental organization were transporting go...
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KABUL (AIP): The commission appointed by President Hamid Karzai to investigate into masse grave issue submitted its report to president Friday (July 20). "We have completed the task and presented report to President Friday," said Fazl Hadi Shinwari, head of the commission. "Investigations, sta...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (July 21) said they executed one of the two Germans who were kidnapped a few days back. "Following the decision of Taliban council one of the two Germans was executed today at 12:02 p.m. (local time) as Germany failed to accept our demands," Taliban spokesman Qari...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban attacked a convoy of foreign security company in the western Nimroz province last night, killing two and wounding six guards, an official of the company said Saturday (July 21). The convoy of US Protection and Investigations (USPI), a private US security company, was on way...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (July 21) said they had also killed the second German hostage today. "The German government failed to accept our demands that is why the second German hostage was also killed," Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Yousaf told Afghan Islamic Press. The first German w...
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KABUL (AIP): The commission appointed by President Hamid Karzai to investigate into masse grave issue submitted its report to president Friday (July 20). "We have completed the task and presented report to President Friday," said Fazl Hadi Shinwari, head of the commission. "Investigations, sta...
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KABUL (AIP): Three Afghan police were "unintentionally" wounded by ISAF helicopter fire after Taliban killed two policemen in Kandahar yesterday (July 20), an ISAF statement said Saturday. The two police officers were killed as Taliban opened fire on them at a checkpoint near Forward Operating Bas...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (July 21) executed five Afghan engineers who were captures with two Germans engineers on July 18. The two Germans were killed earlier today. "The two German and five Afghan engineers have been killed as the order of Taliban leadership council," Taliban spokesma...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban for the first time claimed responsibility for kidnapping two Germans and offered conditional release of the hostages. "Our leadership council has set two conditions for the release of two Germans who were picked up by Taliban along with five Afghan nationals," said Qari Mu...