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KABUL (AIP): A jehad-era landmine wounded five people in the Bagram district of Parwan province yesterday (Feb. 20), interior ministry said Wednesday. These people were carrying out some work in the BariKao area when the landmine went off, injuring five people, press office of the interior minist...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan government has asked Pakistan Wednesday (Feb. 21) to immediately lift ban on the programmes of three Afghan television channels in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, bordering eastern Afghanistan. The Afghanistan's foreign ministry and minis...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Poppy crops over 5000 acres of land were destroyed during the last one month in four districts of restive Kandanar province, the birthplace of hard-line Taliban dislodged by US-led coalition in late 2001. This was said by Governor Kandahar, Asadullah Khalid, while talking to journa...
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KABUL (AIP): A US soldier was killed today (Feb. 19) in eastern Kunar province, a coalition statement said late Monday. The statement said the soldier was killed during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray district of Kunar province. The name of the soldier is being withheld pending notifi...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban attacked Afghan and Coalition forces in western Uruzgan province this afternoon (Feb. 19) when the combined forces were clearing an improvised explosive device, a coalition statement said late Monday. The statement said the combined force engaged the insurgents with heavy weap...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Monday (19) claimed capturing 20 Afghan police when they tried to retake Bakwa district of Farah province Monday (Feb. 19) afternoon. Taliban raided the Bakwa district headquarters last night and captured the district with any resisted as police fled the site, spokesman of...
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KHOST (AIP): A heavy explosion happened near civil hospital in Khost City today (Feb. 20) but details of the damage of life and property were not available, eyewitnesses said Tuesday. It seems that this was a suicide attack, an eyewitness told Afghan Islamic Press. He added that details could...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban ambushed a patrol of Afghan National Army in the Kamdesh district of Noristan province yesterday (Feb. 19), killing on and wounded two Afghan soldiers, Defence Ministry said Tuesday. The incident was happened in the Suraj area when Taliban abruptly attacked ANA partrol, said...
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KABUL (AIP): A driver was killed and a passenger was wounded when ISAF force opened firing on a vehicle after it failed to stop at a checkpoint in Zabul province yesterday (Feb. 19). A press release issued by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Tuesday (Feb.20) said a vehicle...
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KABUL (AIP): A convoy of coalition forces came under fire in the Tagab district of Kapisa province while a man suspected of pointing weapon at a medical evacuation helicopter near Bagram Airfield was arrested yesterday (Feb. 19), a coalition statement said Tuesday. The suspect was apprehended and...