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KANDAHAR (AIP): Foreign forces killed at least 13 suspected Taliban during an airstrike in the southern Helmand province last night, governor said Saturday (June 30). Local residents, however, reported civilians casualties in the bombing. "I have no reports of civilian casualties from Haiderabad...
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GHAZNI (AIP): Three children were killed and another wounded in an explosion near Qalat, capital of Zabul province today (June 30), police said Saturday. The children were playing with an old mortar shell when it went off, police chief of Zabul, Muhammad Yaqoob, told Afghan Islamic Press. He s...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Taliban attacked a district headquarters in the eastern Noristan province today (June 30), killing one and wounding three policemen, governor said Saturday. Taliban retreated after police returned fire and the blood scattered three shows that they (Taliban) have also suffered cas...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): An unknown number of civilians were killed during ground and air operations in the Gereshk district of Helmand province last night, police confirmed Saturday (June 30). "We do not know about the number of casualties as our forces were not part of the operation in Haidarabad area o...
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KABUL (AIP): One Afghan national was killed and six other people including two ISAF soldiers were wounded when a suicide car bomb detonated near ISAF convoy in Orgun in Paktika province yesterday (June 28), an ISAF statement said Friday. An interpreter working with ISAF and three Afghan civilians...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and Coalition forces killed four suspected Taliban and detained 16 in operations early today (June 29) in Sherzad District of Ningarhar, Coalition and Afghan officials said Friday. Coalition forces conducted raids on three separate compounds suspected of harboring Taliban and...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): The UN refugee agency has temporarily suspended the voluntary repatriation of Afghans through North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after heavy rains and floods damaged several bridges between Peshawar and the Torkham border crossing into Afghanistan. A UNHCR statement issued Friday...
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KABUL (AIP): The Independent Human Rights Organization of Afghanistan Friday strongly condemned the killing and arrest of "innocent" people by coalition forces in Ningarhar early today (June 29). Talking to Afghan Islamic Press Chairman of Independent Human Rights Organization of Afghanistan, Lal...
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KABUL (AIP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Kabul on a surprised visit Friday (June 29). He met with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of NATO troops Gen Dan McNeil and other officials soon after his arrival and discussed security situation in the Afghanistan. Issues on the...
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GHAZNI (AIP): A clash between Taliban and police left two Taliban dead and five wounded during a clash in Zabul province last night, an official said Friday (June 29). The clash took place in the Takir village of Mezana district when police engaged Taliban, said Younus Akhunzada, in-charge of Mez...