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KHOST (AIP): A district chief and his driver were killed in Taliban attack in Paktika province yesterday (Aug. 07), an official said Wednesday. A local official who whished not to be named told Afghan Islamic Press that in-charge of Deli district, Habibullah, was on his way to Sharana, capital of...
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QALAT (AIP): Afghan security forces killed a local Taliban commander in the Mezana district of Zabul province today (Aug. 08), police claimed Wednesday. Mulla Zulfiqar was a key Taliban commander and leading Taliban forces in the Mezana district, said Muhammad Yonus Akhunzada, district chief of M...
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KABUL (AIP): Several Taliban were killed and four captured during a clash with Afghan and coalition forces in Oruzgan today (Aug. 08), a coalition statement said Wednesday. An unknown number Taliban attacked a combined ANA and coalition patrol from several buildings using small-arms and rocket p...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday (Aug. 07) said there is not change in their stand on Korean hostages after Hamid Karzai and Bush meeting in US. A statement issued by Taliban leadership council today (Aug. 07) said, "The Bush and Karzai meeting yield no results as it had the same talks what th...
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JALALABAD (AIP): A clash took place between Taliban and Afghan police in Qarghai district of Laghman but there were no confirmed reports of casualties. Spokesman of governor Laghman, Nizamuddin while confirming the clash to Afghan Islamic Press said, "Taliban attacked a check post in Spina Tana...
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KANDHAR (AIP): Five Taliban and two police were killed while eight police wounded in two separate clashes in southern Afghanistan last night, officials said Tuesday (Aug. 07). Taliban attacked a police patrol in Yakh Karez area of Dand district near Kandahar city, killing two and wounding eight p...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Unidentified gunmen killed three security guards of mobile phone company in the Chaparhar district of eastern Ningarhar province last night, an official said Tuesday (Aug. 07). Local residents told Afghan Islamic Press that of the three slain workers two were brothers and the thi...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Coalition forces claimed killing 19 Taliban in Uruzgan province Tuesday (Aug. 07). A press release issued by coalition forces in Kandahar said Taliban attacked coalition forces base in Uruzgan with small and heavy weapons. Afghan forces supported by coalition aircraft repelle...
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HERAT (AIP): Three Taliban were killed during a clash in the western Ghor province yesterday (Aug. 06), police claimed Tuesday. Taliban attacked ambushed police in Qamarkoh area of Shehrak district yesterday afternoon, wounding three police, said provincial police chief Shah Jehan Noori. Polic...
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KHOST (AIP): Governor Paktia province, Rahmatullah Rahmat, Tuesday (Aug. 07) opened a middle school in the Ahmad Aba district. The school has been constructed at six jerb of land at a cost of 18000 US dollars, the governor told Afghan Islamic Press. He said funds for the construction of middle...