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KANDAHAR (AIP): A vehicle, supplying goods to NATO forces in Kandahar, was damaged in a small explosion today (Jan. 25), police said Thursday. It was a heavy vehicle shifting food goods to a NATO troops base from Kandahar Airport, police chief of Kandahar, General Asmatullah Alizai said. He t...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): As many as 11 Afghan policemen and 12 Taliban were killed in two separate clashes in Uruzgan province today (Jan. 23), police said Tuesday. Taliban, however, said that one o their fighters was killed in the firefight. Taliban ambushed police in the Kata Sang are between Uruzgan an...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan police arrested an alleged miscreant in Kapisa province yesterday, interior ministry said Wednesday (Jan. 24). The miscreant was arrested in the Siad district of Kapisa and police recovered a rifle, two landmines and a number of rounds from his possession, Press office of th...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan security forces killed six Taliban and captured four others during operations conducted in Uruzgan province today (Jan. 24), police said Wednesday. The operations were conducted in Kata Sang, a bordering area between Kandahar and Uruzgan province where nine policemen were k...
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KABUL (AIP): President Hamid Karzai approved the appointed of new governors of Farah and Baghlan provinces. The Afghan National Televison reported that Wednesday (Jan. 24) that Mohiudding Baloch was appointed governor of Farah province and Muhammad Alam Ishaqzai of Baghlan provinces. Similarly...
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KHOST (AIP): At least 25 people were killed and wounded as a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at a base of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Khost province today (Jan. 23), governor said Tuesday. All the victims were labourer who had gathered at the norther...
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JALALABAD (AIP): A father died of shock in the eastern Ningarhar province today (Jan. 23) after hearing the news that his son was fired upon by foreign forces, police said Tuesday. The foreign force fire on a vehicle after it failed to stop on clear signals and came close to foreign troops convoy...
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HERAT (AIP): Four people were killed over petty dispute between two groups in the western Herat province yesterday, police said Tuesday (Jan. 23). The incident was happened in Qalata Nazar area of Sheendand district when a war of words turned into an armed clash between two groups, resulting in t...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday (Jan. 23) claimed responsibility of the suicide attack in Khost province, saying eight foreign and Afghan troops were perished in the explosion. The attack was carried out by a Talib suicide bomber, Muhammad Hanif, hailing from Khost province, killing and wounding...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Work on the construction of road has started between Noorgram and Mandol areas of Noristan province, police chief said Tuesday (Jan. 23). Police chief of Noristan province told Afghan Islamic Press that the 60-kilometer long and eight meters wide road was being constructed with t...