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KABUL (AIP): A former commander voluntarily handed over weapons during a ceremony recently held in Farah, says a press release issued by ISAF headquarters on Tuesday.Ustad Mohammad Alam, who now works as a teacher, gathered his weapons during the soviet occupation of Afghanistan and at the hei...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Nine policemen were killed and three others wounded when a police vehicle, carrying the bodies of for Albanians, hit a landmine in Kandahar yesterday, governor said Saturday.Governor Kandahar Haji Asadullah Khalid told Afghan Islamic Press that incident occurred in Garmawak area of M...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday claimed firing four rockets at Bagram Airbase last night.Taliban fighters fired four rockets at Bagram Airbase 9:00 P.M. last night (17-03-2006), Dr. Muhammad Hanif told Afghan Islamic Press from an undisclosed location by phone.We do not have details about the dama...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Atleast Seven Afghan policemen were killed and several others missing when Taliban attacked a security post in Kandahar province last night, source said Saturday.A security official, who wished not to be named, told Afghan Islamic Press that seven to six Afghan policemen were killed...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber attacked a patrol of French troops in Spin Boldak, a bordering town of Kandahar province today (Sunday) but French troops did not suffer any damage, a security official said.A security official of Spin Bold told Afghan Islamic Press on condition of anonymity that ini...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): While accepting responsibility of suicide attack on French troops in Spin Bodak on Sunday, Taliban said two vehicles of French troops were destroyed in the attack.The attack was launched by a Talib suicide bomber which left two vehicles of foreign troops destroyed, Qari Muhammad Yous...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan security forces recovered the bodies of four foreigners on Friday who were killed by Taliban after kidnapping, governor said.Governor Kandahar, Haji Asadullah Khalid told Afghan Islamic Press that police found the bodies of four foreigners in Maiwand district of Kandahar provi...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Governor Kandahar Haji Asadullah Khalid said on Friday that the bodies of four foreigners have been shifted to Kabul.This he said in response to repeated requests of journalist who wanted to see the bodies of four foreigners who were killed by Taliban after kidnapping. It is unclear...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Border forces rounded up two suspected Taliban with pamphlets at Torkham border in eastern Ningarhar province yesterday, officials said Thursday.Two persons who entered Afghanistan from Pakistan via Torkham border were arrested by border security forces with some important documents...
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KABUL (AIP): UK Forces handed over command responsibility for the Mazar-e-Sharif Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT MeS) to incoming Swedish Forces yesterday, says press release issued by ISAF headquarters on Thursday. The ceremony was held at Camp Northern Lights, the new base for the M...