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KHOST (AIP): A suicide bomber blew himself up Monday (Nov. 20) when police tried to arrest him in Paktika province, a military official said Tuesday (Nov. 21). The bomber wanted to attack Afghan and foreign troops in the Margha area of Barmal district of Paktika province who were there to set up...
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KHOST (AIP): A two-month long training course of webpage designing kicked off Monday (Nov. 20) in Khost province. The training has been organized by Madani Tolana, a non-governmental organization, headed by Engineer Muhammad Hakim Halim. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press Engineer Muhammad Hakim...
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KABUL (AIP): The Mehtar Lam Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is preparing to educate the women and children of the Pole Alam district in Logar province about personal healthcare, says a press release issued by ISAF Tuesday (Nov. 21). The PRT is responding to Afghanistan President Hamid Karza...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Two ISAF soldiers on a foot patrol in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province were injured by the detonation of an anti-personnel mine earlier today (Nov. 21), a press release issued by ISAF said Tuesday. The statement said both the soldiers were immediately transported to an...
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KABUL (AIP): ISAF Commander Gen. David Richards, Governor Noristan Tamim Nuristani and US Ambassador Ronald Neumann, jointly opened the countryss newest Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Kalagush, located in the eastern Nuristan province, says a press release issued by ISAF Tuesday (Nov. 21)....
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KHOST (AIP): A child was killed and two others wounded as a suicide bomber detonated himself near ISAF vehicle in Khost province today (Nov. 21), a police official said Tuesday. An official of Khost police department who wished not to be named told Afghan Islamic Press that the bomber wanted to a...
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KHOST (AIP): The Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan (IHRCA) observed World Children Day today (Nov. 21). In this connection a ceremony was held in Paktia province which was addressed by Governor Paktia, Rahmatullah Rahmat, heads of different departments, representative of foreign...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday (Nov. 20) met United Kingdom's troops in the troubled Helmand province of Afghanistan. The British Prime Minister arrived in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province, from Pakistan before noon. He also met Afghan officials. It is said...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Attorney General of Afghanistan, Abdul Jabar Sabit, Monday (Nov. 20) continued hearing into public complaints against government departments in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Ningarhar province on the second day of his visit. The attorney general checked a number of government fil...
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KABUL (AIP): A large-scale relief mission for the people of Bala Murghab in Badghis Province in response to recent severe flooding is now underway, says a press release issued by ISAF Monday (Nov. 20). The statement said ISAF, in support of the Afghan Ministry of Health and UNAMA, is preparing t...