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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...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban on Saturday claimed they killed 15 Afghan police during a clash in the Bakwa district of Farah province today (May. 05). The interior ministry, however, rejected Taliban claim of police casualties. A gun battle erupted between Taliban and police in Balbalak area of Bakwa dist...
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HERAT (AIP): Two Taliban were killed in a clash with Afghan soldiers in the western Farah province yesterday (May. 03), police said Friday. A group of Afghan soldiers were heading towards Farah Rod district when they were attacked by two armed Taliban, said General Syed Agha Saqib, police chief o...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban attacked a convoy of Bashiri Goods Transport Company vehicles in Badghis province yesterday (May. 03) and destroying two vehicles, a security official said Friday. The convoy was heading for Mazar-e-Sharif from Kandahar when it was attacked by Taliban in Ghormach district of...
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KABUL (AIP): One soldier of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died and another was injured yesterday (May. 03) in northern Afghanistan, an ISAF statement said Friday. It was the third ISAF soldier died in Afghanistan during combat and non combat incidents in Afghanistan May. 03....