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February 16, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): A local worker of World Food Programme (WFP) was gunned down by known persons two days ago in Faryab province, sources said. Informed sources told AIP from Maymana, capital of Faryab province that unidentified armed men shot dead the worker of WFP between the nig...
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February 16, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Unknown dacoits looted two shops and decamped with nine kg gold and 20,000 USD in Mazar-e-Sharif two days ago, sources said Wednesday. The sources told AIP that unidentified robbers burgled two shops in the jewelry market the night between Sunday and Monday (Feb....
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February 16, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 115 people have died of cold and cold-related diseased so far in Ghor province, deputy governor said Wednesday. Ghor Deputy Governor Keramudden told AIP that the residents were suffering from various diseased which broke out due to biting cold, raising t...
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February 16, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Workers of World Food Programme (WFP) distributed food items among the people affected by heavy snowfall in Zabul province, governor said Wednesday. Zabul Governor Khayal Muhammad Hussaini told AIP that WFP provided 610 tons of food stuff to the people affected b...
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February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At lest 72 people died of cold-related diseases in western Ghor province, deputy governor said Tuesday. Ghor Deputy Governor Keramuddin told AIP over phone that he received reports from various districts two days ago which put the death toll at 72. He said tha...
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February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Five children died and as many as 330 houses and five mosques caved in due to heavy rains and snowfall in southeastern Khost province, police sources said Tuesday. Provincial Police Chief Major General Muhammad Ayub told AIP that inclement weather played havoc w...
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February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 13 people were killed on Monday when landslide hit several houses in Punjsher valley, sources said Tuesday. Sources from Kabul told AIP that an avalanche struck several houses in Bazarak village in the scenic valley, killing 13 people. Local authoriti...
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February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 41 people including children and women died of freezing cold and cold-related diseases in southeastern Paktia province, deputy governor said Tuesday. Paktia Deputy Governor Hayagul Suliman Khel told AIP that some 60,000 residents of Jani Khel area have b...
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February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): As many as 1500 people are making hectic efforts to open Ghor-Herat Highway which is closed due to heavy snowfall, an official said Tuesday. Ghor Deputy Governor Keramuddin told AIP from Maya Syah area over phone that efforts are being made to remove snow from th...
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February 15, 2009 ISLAMABAD (AIP): The UN Refugee agency would resume voluntary repatriation of Afghan refuges on March 7, the agency said UNHCR said that the programme had been halted during the winter. It said that the voluntary repatriation programme is carried out under a tripartite agree...