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KANDAHAR (AIP): As many as 18 political prisoners were freed from the Kandahar jail Thursday (Oct. 11) after president announcement of remission on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. Provincial attorney Ubaidullah Usmani told Afghan Islamic Press that the 18 released people who were in prison for sometime w...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban supreme leader Mulla Muhammad Omar has warned government employees to stop working for the government. In a scanned copy of a press release received by Afghan Islamic Press by email, the Taliban leader said those who promise not to work for the government in the future wil...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Education Ministry Muhammad Hanif Atmar on Thursday (Oct. 11) said that 100 new schools would be constructed in Kandahar. Addressing a gathering of tribal elders and government officials, the minister said that government planned to construct 100 news schools in Kandahar with fina...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Afghan and coalition forces killed one suspect and detained three others in the Khugyani district of eastern Ningarhar province yesterday (Oct. 10), an official said Thursday. Four people were planting a landmine at a road when a combined patrol of Afghan and coalition forces ope...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Newly constructed offices of the provincial headquarters of Nimroz province were opened. Governor of Nimroz province Ghulam Dastagir Azad told Afghan Islamic Press Wednesday (Oct. 10) that the new provincial headquarter building was constructed at of cost 2.5 million dollars in on...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Seven suspected Taliban were killed and a commander detained during operation in the southern Kandahar province, police claimed Wednesday (Oct. 10). Afghan forces launched operation in the Zehri district yesterday which continued today, said Sayyed Agha Saqib, police chief of Kand...
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KABUL (AIP): Unidentified gunmen opened fire on worshipers in Madan Wardak province last night, killing two and wounding 10 people, a police official said Wednesday (Oct. 10). A local police official who wished not to be named told Afghan Islamic Press that people were offering Taraweeh prayers i...
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KABUL (AIP): German engineer who was kidnapped by Taliban three months back was freed in the Maidan Wardak province, interior ministry spokesman confirmed Wednesday (Oct. 10). "The German engineer Rudolf Blechschmidt and his four Afghan colleagues were released following the efforts of local elder...
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KABUL (AIP): Police seized ammunitions and discovered an explosive device in Wardak and Badakhshan provinces, interior ministry said Tuesday (Oct. 08). A press release issued by interior ministry said police discovered explosive materials placed in a pressure cooker in Maila bazaar, Badakhshan pr...
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KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday (Oct. 09) claimed they had killed five police during an attack on a district centre in Wardak province last night. However, locals rejected Taliban claims and said there were no casualties to police. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Afghan Islamic Press...