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KABUL (AIP): A suicide bomber targeting NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops near an under construction bridge in Paghman district of Kabul province, detonated explosives strapped to his body which resulted in killing of six civilians and inuring 12 people including three I...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (Nov. 24) claimed responsibility for the Paghman suicide attack and said four Italian troops were perished in the explosion. Afghan interior ministry, earlier said that six civilians most of them school children were killed while three Italian troops and nine civi...
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ZABUL (AIP): A seven million US dollars power project was completed in Qalat, capital of Zabul province, an official said Saturday (Nov. 24). Director electricity department of Zabul, Muhammad Salim, told Afghan Islamic Press that funds for the completion of the project was provided by USAID, an...
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HERAT (AIP): Police retaken headquarters of the Gulistan district of Farah today (Nov. 24) without any resistance by Taliban, a police official said Saturday. A contingent of 200 personnel was deployed to gain control of the Gulistan headquarters, said General Ikramuddin Yawar, a police commander...
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QALAT (AIP): At least two Taliban militants were eliminated in clashes with police when a group a hundred armed Taliban attacked the headquarters of Zana Khan district of central Ghazni province last night (Nov 22), an official said Friday. District chief of Zana Khan, Allah Yar Habibi, told AIP...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Rockets fired by Taliban struck a village near Asadabad, capital of eastern Kunar province last night, injuring five women and two children, police said Friday (Nov. 23). Police Chief of Kunar, Abdul Jalal Jalal confirmed to Afghan Islamic Press that the rockets hit houses in Dam...
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KABUL (AIP): One soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and three civilians were killed early today (Nov. 23) during a fire fight in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, an ISAF statement said Friday. The fire fight started by Taliban lasted for several hours in which a "sign...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban once again captured Gulistan district of the western Farah province last night without any resistance, governor said Friday (Nov. 23). Police who were very few in number retreated from the district headquarters as they could not resisted Taliban, Mohiuddin Baloch, governor Fa...
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QALAT (AIP): A district police chief and his son were killed and three policemen were wounded in an explosion in Zabul province today (Nov. 22), an official said Thursday. Police chief of Atghar district Ibrahim Jan who was also acting district in-charge was traveling in his vehicle with his son an...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban attacked Herat airport with rockets last night, causing no loss of life or property, police said Thursday (Nov. 22). Commander of Herat border police, Rahmatullah Safi, told Afghan Afghan Islamic Press that five rockets were fired at the airport where foreign troops are based...