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KANDAHAR (AIP): Five Taliban were killed after an attack on a check post in Musa Qala, Helmand province yesterday (May 24), police said Saturday. Taliban attacked a police post near the house of district chief of Musa Qala, Abdul Salam, injuring four policemen, said Muhammad Hussain Andiwal, prov...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Afghan Minister for energy and power, Ismail Khan, inaugurated the construction of 16-megawatt power substation in Metharlam, capital of eastern Laghman province today (May 24). The minister said the 32 megawatt electricity would be provided to the substation from the Naghlo and...
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KABUL (AIP): Police recovered an Iranian national after a clash with smugglers in Herat province yesterday (May 23), a statement said Saturday. An operation was conducted in the Gulran district of Herat province against smugglers, interior ministry said in a statement. The smugglers fled after...
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HEART (AIP): Italian ambassador to Kabul Saturday (May 24) announced 300,000 US dollars aid for the patients suffering from Gulran disease. The mysterious disease emerged few decades ago in Gulran district of western province was named after the district. It is said that the last time the dis...
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QALAT (AIP): Armed Taliban attacked convoys of a private security company separately in Wardak and Ghazni provinces, causing loss of life and property, officials said Sunday (May 25). A convoy was attacked in Haft Asia region of Saidabad district, killing one security police and wounding two more...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Three police were missing after Taliban attacked a security post in Asmar district of Kunar province last night, police said Sunday (May 25). Provincial police chief Abdul Jalal Jalal told Afghan Islamic Press that the security post was torched by Taliban, adding that three were...
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KHOST (AIP): Police seized four vehicles loaded with precious stones and arrested ten people in Paktia province today (May 22), they said Thursday. Provincial police chief Asmatullah Alizai told Afghan Islamic Press that three vehicles loaded with precious stones were seized in Nari Kandao region...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan and foreign forces killed 14 Taliban and during joint operation in Zabul province yesterday (May 21), a security official said Wednesday. Security chief of Zabul province, Rabbani Khan told Afghan Islamic Pres that the operation was jointly conducted in Khak-e-Afghan district in...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Elected representatives of south and southwestern provinces of Afghanistan Wednesday (May 21) opposed the expected census over security reasons. In this connection, a meeting was held at the office of Kandahar provincial council which was attended by members of Wolesi Jirga and pr...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban attacked check post of highway police in Nimroz province last night, causing no damage, an official said Tuesday (May 20). The attack on check post on Nimroz-Dilaram highway, near headquarters of Khashrod district, sparked a clash between Taliban and police, said Muhammad Has...