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PESHAWAR: A Chinese engineer along with a Pakistani driver was kidnapped by some unidentified armed men from cantonment area Tank, a southern district of NWFP on Thursday. Reports reaching here said that the Chinese engineer Lee Jiaming who was working in Gomal Zam dam project was returning cantonm...
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PESHAWAR: A condolence meeting was held to condole the death of Major General Abdullah Qara Qul, at Kundoz, Rdaio Kabul reported on Tuesday. The radio said that the condolence meeting of late major general Abdullah Qara Qul, the chief commander of brigade No 566, armed corps No 6, who was killed...
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PESHAWAR: Law and order situation in Balkh province is deteriorating following successive attacks on foreign NGOs and gunbattles between rival Afghan commanders. Reports reaching here said that a foreign NGO, Italian Corporation Development (ICD) was attacked by some unknown persons and reportedly...
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PESHAWAR: Security personnel have recovered 875kg opium, which was being smuggled to foreign countries through Tera Kotal area, Logar Province, Radio Kabul reports on Tuesday evening. Radio Kabul said that nine smugglers were also arrested along with weapons. Tera Kotal area was situated between Lo...
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PESHAWAR: A women department was inaugurated in Jalalabad on Monday, reports said. AIP sources said that it was the first women department, which has been opened in Jalalabad. Fatima Mujadiddi was appointed as the head of newly-opened women department. This department will work under women affair...
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PESHAWAR: 15 Afghan army officials left for Italy for military training on Sunday. Radio Kabul reported that 15 Afghan army officials would get military training in Italy. Radio said that several Afghan pilots had been trained in Italy before. Ends
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PESHAWAR: Afghan Chief of Army Staff general Muhammad Asif Dilawar met with vice of US Defense Ministry in Kabul on Sunday and discussed bilateral issues with him. Radio said that the US deputy Defense minister was nowadays on an official visit to Kabul. Ends
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PESHAWAR: Three persons including a pro-government commander were killed in cross-fire in Kundoz province, Radio Kabul reports on Sunday. Radio Kabul said that a well known Commander of Jihad times Abdullah was killed by some unknown persons in Kundoz on Saturday night. The two attackers were also...
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PESHAWAR: Former president of Afghanistan and chief of Jamiat-e-Islami Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani visited Jalalabad Thursday to enquire about the health of former Jehadi leader and chief of Hizb-e-Islami (Khalis) Maulvi Muhammad Younus Khalis who has been ill since long. The AIP sources from Jal...
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PESHAWAR: A military delegation comprising representative of president Hamid Karzai and other army officials visited southern provinces of Afghanistan to inspect the working of military and local administration. Talking to AIP, the spokesman for Armed Corps-III Muhammad Ismail Zazay said that the...