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KABUL (AIP): Jamalu Din Baddar has been appointed as Noristan governor, official sources said to AIP on Saturday (Nov 29). Sources told AIP that on the directives of President Hamid Karzai, Jamalu Din was appointed as new governor of Noristan province. Jamalu Din belongs to Barigmatal and has...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (Nov. 29) claimed they had killed eight foreign troops during an attack on their convoy in Wardak province last night. Taliban attacked the convoy of foreign forces on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Salar area of Wardak province, killing eight foreign troops and destro...
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GHAZNI (AIP): Two policemen were injured in a mine attack in Raseedan district, Peerkay area, Ghazni province on Friday (Nov 28). Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid while talking to AIP on phone claimed that Taliban have killed six police cops in the mine attack on the police vehicle. Taliba...
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KHOST (AIP): Unidentified gunmen killed two brothers of the secretary of Khost province council in the vicinity of Khost city today (Nov. 28), an elected representative said Friday. Ustad Tajali, head of Khost provincial council told Afghan Islamic Press that the brothers of Muhammad Nawab, secre...
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KABUL (AIP): A soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in roadside bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan today (Nov. 27), ISAF said Thursday. The soldier died when a patrol struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), an ISAF statement said without disclosi...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan Foreign Ministry Thursday (Nov. 27) condemned terror attacks in Mumbai, India in which over 100 people were killed and hundreds more wounded. In a statement issued here on Thursday the foreign ministry said the incident proved that terrorism was big regional and international...
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A Taliban commander Mr.Zakiri in Badghes province told AIP that they have killed thirty police and Afghan national army soldiers during a few hour battles in Balamarghab district in Badghes province on Tuesday(2008-11-27) ( that was few hour battle in which killed thirty (30) people and Taliban capt...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Commander of US forces in Afghanistan has said that 700 fresh US troops would be deployed to eastern provinces of this war ravaged country. This he said during a meeting with Governor of eastern Ningarhar province, Gul Agha Sherzai in Jalalabad yesterday (Nov. 25) Sherzai whil...
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KABUL (AIP): Coalition forces killed 25 Taliban and detained several more during separate operations in south and southeastern provinces of Afghanistan in the past two days, US military said Wednesday. Coalition forces were clearing a compound in Zehir district of Kandahar early today (Nov. 26) w...
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KABUL (AIP): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Kabul earlier today (Nov. 25) met Afghan President Hamid Karzai and discussed bilateral issue. The British foreign secretary also held talks with other Afghan officials in Kabul on the current situation of Afghanistan. Informed...