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JALALABAD (AIP): Gunmen attacked a district police headquarters in the eastern Kunar province last night, damaging the building, police said Friday (March. 05). Three rockets impacted on the building of police headquarters in Sarkani which demolished a room but did not cause any loss of life, Abd...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai opened news educational year by ringing bell in Amani High School in Kabul City today (March. 05). The Afghan president emphasized the need of education and urged parents to send their children to schools. He also urged Taliban not attack educational...
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HERAT (AIP): Taliban abducted three government officials in the western Herat province today (March 05), Taliban and security officials said Thursday. The three officials of Pakhtun Zarghun district were abducted after an ambush between Guzra and Pakhtun Zarghun districts, a local Taliban command...
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By Muhammad Yaqoob Sharafat Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a decree a few days back strongly demanded of the election commission of Afghanistan to hold presidential election as per constitution of the country. According to the constitution of Afghanistan, elections should be held at least 30 to...
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KABUL (AIP): Head of the Election Commission of Afghanistan has announced that presidential elections will be held on 20th August 2009. An announced to this effect was made during a press conference in Kabul today (March. 04) by Chief of Election of Commission of Afghanistan. He said that the...
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KABUL (AIP): Representatives of a number of political parties held a meeting in continental hotel in Kabul today (March. 04) about the recent decree of President Hamid Karzia that the election should be held according to the constitution. The meeting was attended by former president professor Bur...
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LASHKARGAH (AIP): British Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, visited the opium-rich southern Helmand province of Afghanistan today (March 03) and held talks with officials on matters of key issues. Douglas Alexander addressed a press conference in Lashkargah, cap...
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LASHKARGAH (AIP): Helmand prison authorities have foiled the jail break attempt. Helmand Deputy Governor Abdul Sattar Meerzakwal while addressing a press conference said that the prisoners at Helmand Jail had dug a tunnel yesterday (March. 02) to escape from the jail. He said that they (prison...
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KHOST (AIP): Taliban shot dead two people near Sharana, capital of Paktika province, yesterday (March. 02), an official said Tuesday. One of the slain people was the brother of a former police commander and did not occupy any government job, said Abdul Qayum Katwazai, spokesman of Paktika governo...
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HERAT (AIP): At least six people were killed in landsliding caused by rains in the western Badghis province, an official said Tuesday. Naveed Taimoryan, director of natural disaster management, said in Herat that snow and rains have caused loss of lives and properties for the last several days in...