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KANDAHAR (AIP): A senior district official died in a traffic accident in the southern Helmand province yesterday (June 12), officials said Wednesday. Mohboob Khan, district chief of Maja was killed in a road mishap between the Marja and Lashkargah districts, provincial intelligence chief Iftikha...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A Talib commander among 10 suspected people were detained and weapons recovered from their possession in different areas of Kandahar during the last one week, an official said Wednesday (June 13). Commander Mulla Niamatullah was detained with weapons and explosive materials in the...
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QALAT (AIP): Three Taliban were killed and five wounded after an attack on government post in Zabul province last night, an official said Wednesday (June 13). The Taliban attack on security post resulted in the brief firefight in which a girl was also killed and a boy wounded, Muhammad Younus, di...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Foreign force helicopters "mistakenly" bombarded police post in the eastern Ningarhar province last night, killing seven and injuring five police, a police officer said Tuesday (June 12). The police post was bombarded in the Grabawa area, 40 kilometers to west of Jalalabad, capi...
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KABUL (AIP): A soldier of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed and two others wounded in an explosion in southern Afghanistan yesterday (June 11), an ISAT statement said Tuesday. The ISAF did not disclose location of the explosion but a resident of the Sangin district of Helm...
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KABUL (AIP): Three Afghan children were severely wounded when an "insurgent rocket" fell short of an ISAF base in eastern Paktika province around 6:30 p.m. today (June 11), a statement said Monday. The children, and their escorts, have been medically evacuated to an ISAF treatment facility, it sa...
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KABUL (AIP): Two female civilians were injured and as many suspected people were detained by Afghan and Coalition forces in an operation early today (June 12) in Khost province, a the US-led coalition said Tuesday. The combined forces conducted the operation in the Mandozai district on "credible...
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KABUL (AIP): Three Afghans were killed and two others wounded today (June 11) in Kunar province as ISAF troops opened fired on a vehicle after it failed to stop at a traffic-control point, a statement said late Monday. The statement issued by ISAF said their troops used hand gestures and flashi...
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KABUL (AIP): Coalition forces killed over two dozens of suspected Taliban in eight-hour battle in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province yesterday (June 11), a coalition statement said Tuesday. The statement said the Afghan Highway Police (AHP) and Coalition forces patrolling near the vi...
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KABUL (AIP): The ministry of information and culture Tuesday (June 12) strongly condemned life threats to a senior female journalist and demanded protection to journalists so that they could fulfill their professional duties. A press release issued by the information and culture ministry said the...