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JALALABAD (AIP): The head of Ningarhar Provincial Council, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar was reelected for the next term today (May. 06). Of the total 17 votes, he security 10 against 7 by Muhammad Omar Taher, member of the provincial council. Maulvi Abdul Aziz Khairkhwa and Qazi Khan Muhammad were also...
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HERAT (AIP): A policeman was wounded in a failed suicide attack in Farah province today (May 06), police said Sunday. The personnel of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) were returning after conducting operations when a suicide bomber riding a car attempted to attack them, said Sayyed Agha Saqi...
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KABUL (AIP): A roadside bomb blast killed five police in Ghazni province today's morning (May. 06), interior ministry said Sunday. The incident was happened in the Muqur district when a police vehicle hit a landmine, press office of the interior ministry said. It did not disclose further detai...
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KHOST (AIP): Unidentified gunmen attacked a police patrol in Spera district of Khost province today (May. 06), killing one and wounding another policeman, an ISAF commander said Sunday. Police also returned fire in which one vehicle of the attackers was destroyed, a commander of ISAF forces in th...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (May 05) announced extension into the deadline for the release of a French and three Afghan hostages. The deadline earlier set by Taliban expires today. "The Taliban supreme council has decided to extend the deadline for the release of a French man and his Afgh...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber killed two policemen in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province today (May. 05), officials said Saturday. The bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the entrance of district police headquarters at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, said Muh...
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HERAT (AIP): Police claimed they had killed a would-be suicide bomber in Farah province today (May. 05). Following reports that a suicide bomber will enter Farah Rod district for carrying attack, police started search an signaled a suspected car in the Nalak area, said General Syed Agha Saqib, po...
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LANDIKOTAL (AIP): Pakistani transporters announced Saturday (May. 05) to continue support to Afghan transporters in their strike against unjust taxes by Afghan government and threatened to stop supplying oil to foreign forces if their demands were not met. This was decided during a meeting of goo...
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KHOST (AIP): A policeman was killed and three wounded in Taliban attack on a district center while a suicide bomber was killed when he detonated himself prematurely in Paktika province (May. 05), governor said Saturday. Taliban attacked headquarters of Gomal district last night, killing one polic...
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KABUL (AIP): The US-led coalition forces said Saturday (May. 05) over 10 Taliban commanders were among those killed in the Shindand district of western Herat on April 27 and 29. One of the senior Taliban commanders reportedly killed was from Helmand Province and recently released with four other...