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KABUL (AIP): Afghan forces launched biggest ever operation today (Aug. 17) in Kabul province to maintain security on 89th Independence Day of Afghanistan being celebrated tomorrow, interior ministry said Sunday. Nearly 2000 personnel of counter-terrorist police, border police, security guards of...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A roadside bomb killed 10 Afghan police in the troubled Kandahar province yesterday (Aug. 17), police Sunday. The policemen were on patrol in Shah Wali Kot District when the roadside bomb struck their vehicle Khajamal area, said Colonel Matiullah, police chief of Kandahar province...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan security forces killed 25 Taliban after Taliban attacked security guards of a special private security company in Zabul province today (Aug. 17), killing nine and wounding 13 security guards, interior ministry said Sunday. The security guards were escorting a supply convoy of...
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Newly-appointed governor reaches Kandahar Date 16-8-08 KANDAHAR (AIP): Newly-appointed governor and ex-commander 205 corps, General Rehmatullah Raufi of the southern Kandahar province, arrived here along with an official delegation on Saturday (Aug 16). A ceremony was held in this regard in whi...
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Bomb attack on education minister convey Date 16-8-08 KABUL (AIP): A roadside bomb exploded on the convey of Education Minister Muhammad Haneef Atmar here on Saturday (Aug 16) while the officials said no word regarding any damage or human loss in the incident. Sources told AIP that the minister...
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Govt, coalition forces claim killing scores of Taliban Date 16-8-08 KABUL (AIP): Government and coalition forces have claimed killings of scores of armed Taliban in various parts of the country on Saturday (Aug 16). In interior ministry media office press release said that armed Taliban stormed...
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Logistics vehicles set on fire Date 16-8-08 GHAZNI (AIP): Unidentified persons set on fire three logistic vehicles in Logar and Wardag provinces on Saturday leaving the drivers injured and dead, police official told AIP (Aug 16). Logar police head Ghulam Mustafa Hussani said that armed persons...
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Clash leaves two Taliban dead Date 16-8-08 GHAZNI (AIP): A clash between armed Taliban and police left two Taliban and one policeman dead in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province on Saturday, governor spokesman Syed Ismail Jehangir told AIP (Aug 16). Taliban did not given any information regardin...
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ISAF convoy involved in IED strike Date 16-8-08 GHANZI (AIP): An International Security Assistance Force convoy was involved in an IED strike in Ghanzi province this morning (Aug 16) Saturday. There were casualties, but no service members were killed as a result of the incident. The rele...
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KABUL (AIP): An ISAF soldier was killed in a roadside bomb explosion in eastern Afghanistan today (Aug. 16), ISAF said Saturday. ISAF would not disclose further details of the incident and nationality of the deceased soldier. Ends Time 16:45 GMT