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HERAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped two Turkish engineers and their Afghan interpreter yesterday (July 15) in the western Herat province, police said Tuesday. The Turkish engineers and their Afghan interpreter were on way to Guzra district from Islam Qala when gunmen seized them in Pushtoo...
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HERAT (AIP): Two security guards of private security company were killed and three wounded in two separate attacks in Farah province today (July 15), police said Tuesday. A roadside bomb exploded on a vehicle of US Protections and Investigation (USPI) in Dilaram district of Farah province, killin...
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GHAZNI (AIP): Two Taliban were killed and as many soldiers of Afghan National Army were wounded during a clash in Wardak province last night, governor said Tuesday (July 15). The clash erupted after Taliban attacked a post of Afghan National Army (ANA) in Narkh district, wounding two ANA soldiers...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A father and his son were killed in a roadside bomb explosion today (July 15) in Helmand province, police said Tuesday. The father and son were ridding a motorcycle when the roadside bomb exploded on them in Loway Manda area of Nad Ali district, said Muhammad Hussain Andiwal, poli...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A roadside bomb explosion left six security guards of a private US security company dead and two wounded yesterday (July 13) in the troubled Helmand, police said Monday. The incident was happened in Nawzad Village of Gereshk district when the roadside bomb struck the vehicle of US...
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KHOST (AIP): A roadside bomb wounded an ISAF soldier and damage a vehicle in Khost province today (July 14), an ISAF spokesman said Monday. A spokesman of ISAF in Khost province told Afghan Islamic Press that their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Tanai district in which the vehicle was damage a...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): ISAF and Afghan forces conducted ground and air operation in Panjwoyee district of Kandahar province last night, military officials said Monday (July 14). The operations were conducted in Zana Kham area in which ground and air force targeted Taliban positions and destroyed several...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber ploughed his explosive laden motorcycle into a convoy of Afghan National Police (ANP) today (July 13) in Uruzgan, killing 24 and wounding 34 people, most of the civilians, interior ministry said Sunday. Sardar Muhammad Hamkar, a commander of quick reaction police fo...
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Bid to smuggle precious stones foiled, 18 held Date 12-7-08 GHAZNI (AIP): As many as 18 smugglers were arrested in a bid to smuggle precious stones last night (Friday) in Ghazni city, says governor spokesman Syed Ismail Jehangir today (Saturday) to AIP. The spokesman said that police have arr...
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Taliban claims killing five foreign soldiers, coalition rejects Date 12-07-08 KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (July 12) claimed they had killed five foreign troops during an attack in Konar province. Coalition forces however, said there was no loss of troops. Taliban spokesman Zabeehullah...