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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and Coalition forces detained five suspected Taliban in an operation early today (May 23) in the Qalat district of Zabul province, a coalition statement said Wednesday. The detainees will be questioned as to their identities and involvement in militant activities, it said....
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KABUL (AIP): A suicide bomber detonated himself near a vehicle of foreign troops in Captial Kabul today (May 23), killing one Afghan policeman and wounding six other people including two police, police said Wednesday. The incident was happened in the Zanabad area of Yakatoot area, 9th Zone of t...
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KABUL (AIP): While claiming responsibility for the suicide bomb attack in Kabul today (May 23) Taliban said 19 Afghan police and foreign troops were killed in the explosion. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid phoned Afghan Islamic Press from an undisclosed location said, "12 foreign troops and...
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MAZAR-E-SHARIF (AIP): A passer-by was killed and two others wounded in a bomb explosion in Maiman, capital of Faryab province today (May. 23), sources said Wednesday. It was a remote controlled landmine explosion that happened in front of vegetable market at approximately 10:00 a.m., reliable sou...
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KABUL (AIP): One ISAF soldier was killed and five ISAF members were wounded earlier today (May 23) by an improvised explosive device near Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Maymaneh, capital of northern Faryab, an ISAF statement Wednesday. It was initially reported that the explosion was a res...
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KABUL (AIP): The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) claimed it "successfully" targeted a meeting of Taliban leaders in the southern Helmand province May 22. In a statement issued here on Wednesday (May 23) ISAF said, "Assessments indicate all of those who died were enemy in...
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HERAT (AIP): Seven Taliban were killed during a clash in the western Farah province yesterday (May 22), police claimed Wednesday. But Taliban rejected police claim of killing Taliban. The clash erupted in the Naalak area of Farah Rod district after a number of Taliban attacked and wounded two wo...
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HERAT (AIP): A decapitated body said to be a former ANA personnel was found in the Shindand district of western Herat province today (May 23), security sources said Wednesday. Security forces told Afghan Islamic Press that Abdul Samad previously worked for the Afghan National Army but later he w...
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JALALABAD (AIP): United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) organized a one-day training workshop for disabled at a local hotel in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Ningarhar Wednesday (May. 23). The training workshop was also attended by UNAMA representative in Ningarhar Mr. Simon, hu...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): Mulla Mansoor Dadullah, the brother of slain Taliban operations commander Mulla Dadullah, has directed Taliban to continue attacks. A statement read to Afghan Islamic Press by Shahabuddin Attal who used to be a spokesman of Mulla Dadullah said, "It is our message to all mujahidee...