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JALALABAD (AIP): The foundation stone of seminary was laid today (July 03) in Shinwari district of eastern Ghazni province. Director Education Ningarhar Muhammad Iqbal Azizi laid the foundation stone of the seminary to be constructed at a cost of 50,000 US dollars over four jerb of land. Azizi...
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KHOST (AIP): Taliban on Thursday (July 03) claimed they had killed six soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) and captured five more during a clash in Orgune district of Paktika province. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of Taliban told Afghan Islamic Press over phone that the clash was took place i...
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KHOST (AIP): A roadside bomb damaged a vehicle of international force in Paktia province today (July 03), damaging one vehicle, a spokesman said Thursday. The roadside bomb exploded on ISAF vehicle in Khushamand district, an ISAF spokesman in Khost told Afghan Islamic Press. In another inciden...
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KABUL (AIP): A Coalition helicopter was shot down by small-arms fire in Kherwar District, Logar province, earlier this morning (July 02), a coalition statement said Wednesday. The pilots safely landed the aircraft and evacuate all personnel before the aircraft caught on fire, the statement said. T...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber attack Canadian troops in the bordering Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province today (July 02), injuring six people including two Canadians, border police said Wednesday. The Canadian troops were on a patrol when attacked by the suicide bomber in Howt Ghar area o...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Four police were wounded in a landmine explosion in the Chaparhr district of eastern Ningarhar province yesterday (July 01), a spokesman said Wednesday. The roadside bomb hit the police vehicle in Manoo district, wounding the policemen and damaging the vehicle, said Ahmad Zia Abd...
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KABUL (AIP): A roadside bomb explosion killed four police and wounded two more in Tarin Kot, capital of Uruzgan province early today (July 01), police said Tuesday. The policemen were on patrol when their vehicle struck the roadside bomb in Kotar Khani area, said Gulab Shah, crimes investigation...
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Ghazni (AIP): Five Taliban and a policeman were killed during a clash in Dai Chopan district of Zabul province yesterday (June 30), an official said Tuesday. The clash erupted after Taliban attacked a security post and killed a policeman, said Fazl Bari, district chief of Dai Chopan. He told A...
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KABUL (AIP): At least 47 foreign troops were killed during hostile and non-hostile incidents in Afghanistan in June, proving it the bloodiest month for foreign forces since the fall of Taliban. The data collected from press releases issued by ISAF and coalition forces suggested that 47 foreign tr...
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GHAZNI (AIP): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Chinese engineers with his Afghan driver in Wardak province today (July 01), governor said Tuesday. The Chinese engineer was kidnapped in Jalrez district, acting governor or Wardak province, Ali Ahmad told Afghan Islamic Press. He would not disclos...