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KHOST (AIP): A heavy explosion severely damaged the building of a middle school in Paktia province last night, an official said Friday (May. 04). The explosion damaged 80 percent of Esa Khail middle school building in the Ahmad Aba district, said Din Muhammad Darwish, director information and cu...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Taliban attacked a checkpoint in Kunar province last night, injuring a police officer, police said Friday (May. 04). Police also retaliated with firing after the police officer Muzamel was wounded in attack on checkpoint in Shonkarai area, but it was unclear whether the armed opp...
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KHOST (AIP): A soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was critically wounded and two Taliban killed during a clash in Patika province today (May. 04), ISAF said Friday. Two Taliban, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a joint patrol of ISAF and Afghan forces in Wazakhw...
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KABUL (AIP): Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday agreed to hold peace jirga in the month of August this year in Kabul. This was decided during a meeting of jirga commissions of Pakistan and Afghanistan here today (May. 04). The Pakistan jirga commission was led by Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad...
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KABUL (AIP): At least 23 people were killed and several others wounded in flash floods caused by torrential rains in the northern Badakhshan province yesterday (May. 03), deputy governor said Friday. Heavy rains lashed Baharak district, 30 kilomenters to northwest of Faizabad, capital of Badakhsh...
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KABUL (AIP): A roadside bomb blast killed an Afghan soldier and wounded seven others in Captial Kabul today's (May. 03) morning, a police official said Thursday. A vehicle of Afghan National Army struck a landmine in the Temani area of Kabul City, leaving on soldier dead and seven wounded, said...
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JALALABAD (AIP): A driver was killed as Taliban attacked goods supply vehicles in Kunar last night, police said Thursday (May. 03). Armed opponents, an euphuism official use for Taliban, attacked vehicles transporting goods to coalition in the Ghaziabad area of Kunar province and killed a driver,...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and coalition forces killed seven Taliban including a commander in the southern Helmand province May. 01, an interior ministry statement said Thursday (May. 03). Of the seven militants killed in the Gereshk district, three were foreign fighters, the statement said. It said...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and Coalition forces detained two suspects after a raid on a compound in the Mandozai district of the Khost Province early this morning (May. 03), a coalition statement said Thursday. "Credible evidence led the forces to the detainees, who are suspected operatives in the Haq...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Thursday (May 03) rejected French NGO's appeal for the release its French and Afghan workers captured by Taliban last month. The French non-governmental organization Terre d'Enfance (A World For Our Children) in a statement demanded the release of its workers. "We be...