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KABUL (AIP): A suicide car bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a bus carrying Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Chehal Satoon area, south of Afghan capital Kabul, killing 13 including six soldiers and seven civilians including children, officials and a Defen...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan security forces and Nato-led foreign troops on Wednesday (Dec 5) launched a joint operation in Musa Qila, southern Helmand province to flush out armed Taliban militants and establish writ of the government there, said Helmand governor Haji Asadullah Wafa and police chief Moham...
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QALAT (AIP): NATO-led ISAF and Afghan troops battled with armed Taliban in Darazgan area of Shajoy district of Zabul province on Wednesday (Dec 5) noon, killing ten insurgents, an Afghan army commander of Zabul province told AIP. The commander Mullah Abdur Raziq said that the Taliban fighters ambush...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Counter-narcotics police arrested 23 poppy growers in Kandahar yesterday (Dec. 03), an official said Tuesday. Head of the counter-narcotics wing of Kandahar police department, Colonel Khanzada told Afghan Islamic Press the poppy growers were detained in Zehri, Daman, and Takhta Po...
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HERAT (AIP): Five small explosions in different areas of Herat late last night left a security personnel wounded, sources said Tuesday (Dec. 04). Security sources told Afghan Islamic Press that two explosions were happened in front of Bagh Azadi where governor lives while another occurred in fron...
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MAZAR SHARIF (AIP): A bomb explosion was happened in Mazar Sharif City, capital of northern Balkh province early today (Dec. 04), causing no damage of life or property, police said Tuesday. The explosives placed in a garbage dump 20 to 25 meters from the city prison detonated at approximately 3:0...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Four Taliban and as many police were killed during a clash in Ghazni province yesterday (Dec. 03), police said Tuesday. Provincial police chief, General Khan Muhammad told Afghan Islamic Press that firefight took place in the Rashidan district of Ghazni. Earlier, Taliban spokes...
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KABUL (AIP): Huge quantity of narcotics were torched in presence of a number of government officials in Takhar today (Dec. 03). A statement issued by interior ministry Monday said 1789 kilograms of solid and 150 liters liquid narcotics consisting of 286 kg heroin, 227 kg opium, 7 kg hashish, 17...
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HERAT (AIP): Two Taliban were killed and three others wounded during a clash with police last night in the western Farah province, an official said Monday (Dec. 03). The clash erupted near Khwaja Essa oil pump on Farah-Herat highway in Farah Rod district after Taliban attacked a police patrol, sa...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Five Afghan government employees including an officer was arrested in Kandahar province today (Dec. 03) on charges of financial embezzlement, an official said Monday. Head of Kandahar military attorney office, General Muhammad Sadiq Shinwari told Afghan Islamic Press that an offic...