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KABUL (AIP): Afghan government Saturday (Oct. 11) officially announced reshuffle in Cabinet after the approval of President Hamid Karzai. A statement issued by the Afghan government said Education Minister Muhammad Haneef Atmar was made interior minister, Ghulam Farooq Wardag, Parliamentary Affairs...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban attacked a convoy of fuel supply tankers in the western Farah province yesterday (Oct. 09) evening, torching 12 tankers and capturing a driver, Taliban and Afghan officials said Friday. The convoy supplying oil to foreign forces was attacked in Farah Rod area on Kandahar-Fara...
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KHOST (AIP): A suicide bomber caused casualties to police and civilians in Baak district of Khost province today (Oct. 09), governor said Friday. Governor of Khost province Arsala Jamal told Afghan Islamic Press that a policeman and a civilian were killed while a policeman and civilian were wound...
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KABUL (AIP): A Coalition was killed in a vehicle roll over in western Afghanistan today (Oct. 09), a coalition statement said Thursday. The statement would not disclose nationality of the deceased soldier and exact location of the incident. This incident is under investigation, it concluded. E...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan intelligence personnel detained a man with explosive material in Logar province, they claimed Wednesday. Daulat son of Bacha Mir and resident of Aab-e-Nazak village, Muhammad Agha district had concealed the explosive material in a tomato carton and wanted to shift to Kabul whe...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): A suicide bomber was killed in a bungled attack in Landi Kotal, near Pak-Afghan border today (Oct. 09), local officials said Thursday. The suicide bomber wanted to attack a tanker, supplying oil to forces in Afghanistan, near Machini check post but detonated before could reach to...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Three Taliban including a commander and a soldier of Afghan National Army (ANA) were killed in the southern Helmand province today (Oct. 08), police said Wednesday. Police and ANA troops engaged Taliban in Spin Jumaat area of Gereshk district, killing two Taliban, said Colonel Asa...
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HERAT (AIP): Afghan National Army (ANA) and foreign troops killed six Taliban during a clash in the western Farah province today (Oct. 08), a commander said Wednesday. The clash erupted after Taliban attacked a joint patrol of ANA and foreign forces in the vicinity of Ghazniabad area of Bakwak di...
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BAGHLAN (AIP): A traffic accident left 20 people dead and 35 more wounded in Baghlan province yesterday (Oct. 06), governor said Tuesday. Governor Kunduz, Muhammad Omar told Afghan Islamic Press that accident was happened on Gazgil area of Doshi district, Baghlan province when a passenger vehicle...
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PUL ALAM (AIP): The newly constructed building of Logar education directorate was opened today (Oct. 07) during a ceremony. The new building of education department constructed at a spending of 150000 US dollars in six months of period from the budget of education ministry and opened during an im...