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KABUL (AIP): More than 20 Taliban as Coalition aircraft dropped bombs on compounds in Kandahar province today (July 25), a coalition statement said Wednesday. Afghan forces advised by Coalition forces were near the village of Chenar Tu when they were ambushed for the third time in two days by an...
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KABUL (AIP): A protest rally was held in Ghazni today (July 24) against the abduction of S. Korean national by Taliban. Hundreds of people including men and women participated in the rally and demanded immediate release of the Korean hostages. The protesters were chanting different slogans for...
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GHAZNI (AIP): Taliban ambush on a NATO patrol in Qarah Bagh district of Ghazni province on July 23, sparked a fierce gun battle, an official told AIP on Tuesday. The incident took place at Khalo Khail area of district Qarah Bagh in which the NATO troops did not suffer any casualties, Qarah Bagh d...
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KABUL (AIP): Head of the Afghan team holding talks with Taliban on Korean hostages has said they are still engaged in negotiations with Taliban to secure the release of detainees. "This is false that talks have been suspended. Talks are still continuing as we talked to Taliban about one hour by p...
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KABUL (AIP): A driver was killed today (July 24) as ISAF troops opened fire on vehicle after it failed to stop on signals in southern Afghanistan, an ISAF statement said Tuesday "When the driver failed to slow down or stop after being directed to do so, the soldiers were involved in an escalati...
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KABUL (AIP): Former king of Afghanistan and father of the nation Muhammad Zaher Shah died in Kabul today (23 July). A meeting of Afghan ministers is underway to announce the funeral and other programmes of his burial. He remained as the king of Afghanistan till July 17, 1972. He was dethroned by...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban one again threatened to kill the S. Korean hostages one expiry of the deadline. " Like the past, we urge the Korean government to hold direct talks with us as negotiations with Afghan government are heading for failure," a spokesman of Commander Abdullah Jan told Afghan Is...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban have blocked a key highway linking southern Afghanistan to central, Taliban and Afghan officials said Monday (July 23). The Kandahar-Tarin Kot highway is closed for all kind of movement as fighting is continuing for the last four days between police and Taliban, said Wali...
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KHOST (AIP): Unidentified gunmen abducted an Afghan engineer in Paktika province yesterday (July 22), police said Monday. Engineer Omar was working with governor Paktika province and was picked up between Sharana, capital of Paktika, and Metta Khan district, said deputy provincial polices chief....
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KABUL (AIP): The Afghan government announced to observe three- mourn over the demise of former king and Baba-e-Millat, Muhammad Zaher Shah who breathed his lost after protracted illness at the age of 93 in Kabul today (July 23). Announcing the death of Baba-e-Millat, President Hamid Karzai inform...