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KANDAHAR (AIP): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a tribal elder in the Gereshk district of Helmand province last night, police said Wednesday (Sept. 19). Tribal elder Haji Mira Jan Adil was returning to his home after offering prayers in the mosque when he was attacked by gunmen, said General Muhamm...
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HERAT (AIP): Newly appointed police chief of the western Herat province, Juma Khan Adeel, took charge of his office late yesterday (Sept. 18). Juma Khan Adeel replaced Muhammad Shafiq Fazli. He dismissed head of counter-crimes department, Nisar Ahmad Paikar soon after assuming charge of office....
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KABUL (AIP): A woman was killed and two other civilians were injured in a clash between Taliban and ISAF forces in Zabul Province yesterday (Sept. 18), an ISAF statement said Wednesday. Three civilians were found with suspected blast injuries in a building adjacent to ISAF Forward Operating Base...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition forces killed two suspects and detained three others during operation in the eastern Ningarhar province yesterday (Sept. 18). Spokesman of Ningarhar police department, Ghafoor Khan told Afghan Islamic Press that the operation was conducted...
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KABUL (AIP): A suicide bomber was killed as his explosive laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Kabul today (Sept. 19). A press release issued by interior ministry here on Wednesday said the incident was happened on new Kabul- Bagram highway near Haji Wazir oil filling station at approximately 2...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A military court awarded jail term to 30 policemen in separate cases in Helmand province Wednesday (Sept. 19). The policemen were found guilty of robberies and immoral activities in the Dorahi area on Kandahar-Herat highway. Military attorney of Helmand province, Colonel Muhammad Hus...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber on foot exploded himself on a police vehicle in Gramser district of Helmand province at 8:25 am (local time) Wednesday (Sept 19), injuring eight policemen, officials said. Provincial police chief of Helmand province Gen Mohammad Hussain Andiwal told AIP that thre...
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MAZAR-E-SHARIF (AIP): Two people were killed and three others wounded during a clash between two local commanders in the northern Faryab province last night, sources said Monday (Sept. 17). Informed sources told Afghan Islamic Press two local commanders of General Abdur Rashid Dostam, exchanged...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and coalition forces killed 15 Taliban in two separate clashes in the volatile Helmand province yesterday (Sept. 17), interior ministry said Wednesday. A statement issued by interior ministry said Taliban attacked a combined patrol of Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition f...
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KABUL (AIP): Spokesman of interior ministry vowed Wednesday (Sept. 18) that kidnapped Bangladesh national will soon be recovered. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press Zamaray Bashari that three suspected kidnappers have been arrested and they were under investigation. Progress has been made into th...