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KANDAHAR (AIP): Two police cops were wounded while dismantling mine in Kandahar province on Saturday (Jan 3). Governor spokesman Zalmay Ayubi told AIP that one policeman was injured when he was denaturalizing a mine in Kandahar city, Khawarjak Baba area. On the other hand a reliable sources th...
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HERAT (AIP): An engineer of Afghan road construction NGO and his two friends have been released in Badgais province on Saturday (Jan 3). Badgais Provincial Police chief Muhammad Auyb Naiz Yar told AIP "An engineer who was kidnapped by armed Taliban in Maqur district, Badgais province on Dec 25 la...
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KABUL (AIP): An ISAF soldier was killed yesterday (Jan 01) afternoon in southern Afghanistan, says a press statement of ISAF force on Friday (Jan 2). The press statement of ISAF has not shown that who the soldier is and where he was killed but Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi told AI...
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KABUL (AIP): On the orders of President Hamid Karzai on Thursday (Jan 1), Hameedullah Qalanderzai, former assistant of Telecommunication Ministry has been appointed as Khost Governor while Water and Power Ministry assistant Muhammad Akram Barakzai has been appointed as Baglan province Governor. Q...
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KABUL (AIP): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaque Pervez Kayani has arrived in Kabul Friday (Jan 2) where he called on President Hamid Karzai. According to detail, the top Pakistani Army Chief thread barely discussed core issues and other matter of both countries mutual interests with Presid...
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GHAZNI (AIP): Taliban have claimed a number of foreign forces killings in an attack on security post Ghazni today (Jan 2). Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AIP that Taliban have attacked a security post in Qara Bagh district, Ghazni province in which a number of troops have been killed....
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KHOST (AIP): At least twenty uplift projects including roads, irrigation, water and power have been completed costing nine millions Afghnis in Paktika province, says Paktika Governor spokesman Hameedullah Zawak to AIP. He said that the government has completed the projects to facilitate the local...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): Curfew remained in force on many villages of Khyber Agency on Wednesday (Dec 31) as the security forces, supported by gunship helicopters, tanks and artillery, continuing the operation launched on Tuesday (Dec 30) against the Taliban in Jamrud sub-division of the agency. Choppers...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): As many as 20 security guards of district chief of Mosa Qala have been killed by Taliban yesterday (Dec 31) in an attack on the district chief house, says spokesman of Helmand province governor Muhammad Daud Ahmadi to AIP. The spokesman said on Thursday (Jan 01) that Taliban have at...
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KABUL (AIP): Another ISAF service member was killed in a hostile incident last night in southern Afghanistan, says a press statement of ISAF forces Thursday. According to sources the death toll of international forces killed with the fresh solider causality has climbed to 295 in 2008. 10:25 GMT...