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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
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HERAT (AIP): Aid goods were distributed among 200 drought-hit families in Badghis province today (Aug.16), governor said Saturday. The aid goods including wheat, rice, ghee, blanket, plastic sheets, utensils and other goods had been donated by PRT and distributed by officials of rural uplift and...
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HERAT (AIP): Unknown gunmen kidnapped two Iranians in the western Herat province Wednesday (Aug. 13), an official said Friday. The Iran nationals were traveling to the bordering Islam Qala district from Herat City when they were picked the gunmen, Muhammad Hamyun Kamgar, an official of foreign m...
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KABUL (AIP): Intelligence personnel arrested an official revenue department in Kabul on graft charges yesterday (Aug. 13), interior ministry said Thursday. The revenue official of 1st zone of Kabul City was held on charges of receiving 15000 afghani as bribe and forging official documents, the in...
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KABUL (AIP): Police killed five Taliban during an engagement in Uruzgan province yesterday (Aug. 13), interior ministry said Thursday. The five Taliban including a commander, Mulla Abdul Wali were killed after police ambushed them in Charchino district, the interior ministry said in a statement. It...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan intelligence personnel captured an alleged Pakistani would-be suicide bomber in the eastern Ningarhar province, they said Thursday. The alleged would-be suicide bomber, Saifullah son of Muhammad Din, wanted to attack international troops but was arrested by intelligence person...