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KANDAHAR (AIP): A clash between Taliban and Afghan police left two policemen and three fighters dead in Zabul last night, police said Saturday (Oct. 14). Taliban attacked a police patrol in Shehr-e-Safa district of Zabul, killing two policemen, Police Chief of Zabul, Noor Muhammad Pakteen told Af...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Five passers-by were killed while two ISAF soldiers and a number of civilians were injured in Kandahar suicide attack today, a NATO spokesman said Friday (Oct. 13). It was a suicide explosion as a bomber blew up himself near NATO-led ISAF vehicles in Kandahar city, killing five ci...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): NATO-led ISAF claimed killing 20 fighters during a clash in restive southern Kandahar province yesterday (Oct. 12). Maj. Morell, spokesman of ISAF in Kandahar told Afghan Islamic Press that the firefight took place in Spirwan area of Panjwaee after Taliban attacked an ISAF convoy...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday claimed killing 16 soldiers of NATO-led ISAF during a firefight in Badakhshan province today (Oct. 13). Dr. Muhammad Hanif, spokesman of Taliban fighters told Afghan Islamic Press by phone from an undisclosed that a fierce firefight between Taliban and NATO troops...
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KHOST (AIP): At least 15 people including three soldiers of Afghan National Army were wounded in two separate suicide attacks in Khost province today (Oct. 12), eyewitnesses said Thursday. Eyewitnesses told Afghan Islamic Press that the first suicide attack was happened in Khost city while the se...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A landmine explosion left one soldier of Afghan National Army dead and three others wounded in Uruzgan province yesterday (Oct. 11), police said Thursday. A vehicle of Afghan National Army was blown up with a remote controlled landmine in between Chora and Dehrawod districts of Ur...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Two Pakistani engineers alleged abducted by Taliban a few days back were freed yesterday (Oct. 11), officials said Thursday (Oct. 12). Both the engineers had been abducted by Taliban while they were conducting survey of a road in Dand district of Uruzgan province three days back,...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Three American soldiers were wounded as Taliban attacked a patrol of US troops in eastern Kunar province last night (Oct. 11), governor said Thursday (Oct. 12). The US troops were conducting patrol in Korangal area of eastern Kunar province last night when Taliban attacked them,...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Indian Consulate in Kandahar was attacked with hand-grenade last night, police said Thursday (Oct. 12). A police officer who wished not to be named told Afghan Islamic Press Islamic Press that two Taliban ridding a motorcycle hurled hand-grenades at Indian consulate in Kandahar ci...
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KHOST (AIP): Police arrested four Taliban fighters during a clash in Paktika province today (Oct. 12), police said Friday. A group of Taliban attempted to lift a vehicle of a non-governmental organization in Matta Khan District of Paktika province Thursday afternoon but police foiled their bid, P...