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MAZAR SHARIF (AIP): Taliban attacked a police check post situated between Kandoz City and Khanabad district last night, killing six police officials near Hazrat Sultan Square, a purported Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AIP over phone on Thursday (today). He also claimed a pickup vehicl...
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MAZAR SHARIF (AIP): Daulat Abad District police chief along with other police officials escaped a mine blast in Khanabad district of Faryab province today (Nov 15), an official said. District police chief along with his subordinates went to Khanabad for talks with elders of the area. On return,...
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KHOST (AIP): Two police, a teacher and two Taliban were killed when the Taliban attacked a school in Syed Kram district pf Paktia province Wednesday afternoon (Nov 14), police said Thursday. Security in-charge of Paktia province Ghulam Dastagir Khan told AIP that when the Taliban attacked a boys...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers recovered 315 kilograms of opium from a vehicle in Ghorak district of Kandahar province on Wednesday (Nov 14), police said Thursday. Provincial police chief General Syed Agha Saqib told AIP on Thursday that the ANA handed over the vehicle and t...
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QALAT (AIP): Armed Taliban ambushed a vehicular convey carrying logistics for foreign troops in Qarah Bagh district of Ghazni province, killing a civilian and injuring two security guards on Thursday morning (Nov 15), police said. A security official Mohammad Zaman told AIP on Thursday that the...
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KHOST (AIP): A woman was killed and five others were injured in a road accident near the center of Paktia province, Gardez on Thursday after noon (Nov 15), an official said. Security chief of Paktia province Ghulam Dastagir told AIP on Thursday that a woman was killed and five other passengers r...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): More than ten Taliban militants and a police official was killed during clashes in Nesh district of Kandahar province on Wednesday morning (Nov 14), police said Thursday. A number of armed Taliban were gathered in Chino village of Nesh district and were planning an attack on district...
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KABUL (AIP): An arm cache was seized on Wednesday evening (Nov 14) during a search operation of a building of a foreign NGO, ISS, in Sher Pur area of Kabul city, said Kabul police criminal branch chief General Ali Shah Paktiawal in a statement issued here Thursday. Anti-crime and intelligence off...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban militants ambushed a US-led coalition patrol and destroyed two vehicles, killing seven on board in Narkh district of Wardag province, said a purported Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Thursday. When AIP contacted coalition press office it said in a statement that there...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and Coalition forces freed seven Taliban-held prisoners during an operation (Nov. 07) in Qalat district of Zabul province, a coalition statement said Wednesday (Nov. 14). Two Taliban were killed and 10 suspects were also detained during the operation, the statement said....