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JALALABAD (AIP): A protester was killed and another wounded as police opened firing on people protesting against the poppy destruction campaign in Ningarhar province today (Feb. 26), an official said Monday. The poppy destruction campaign was successfully continuing till 12:30 p.m. in the Dara Noo...
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KHOST (AIP): Two children were killed and one wounded as an old mortar round exploded in in the Sabrio district of Khost province today (Feb. 26), eyewitnesses said Monday. T he incident was happened in the Toddah village when the son and two nephews of Hakem Khan were playing in the mountain and a...
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JALALABAD (AIP): Three people were killed and eleven other injured due to use of unpurified kerosene oil in the eastern Ningarhar province during the current month, hospital official said Sunday. Such incidents occurred when people use unpurified and unfiltered kerosene oil for lighting in lanter...
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KABUL (AIP): Afghan forces had arrested one smuggler and discovered 360 kilograms of narcotics yesterday (Feb. 24) in the southern Kandahar province, official said on Sunday. Afghan forces carried out an operation against smugglers and narcotics traffickers and discovered 360kg of narcotics, whic...
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KHOST (AIP): A transport vehicle, which transporting goods to a base of the foreign forces, was slightly damaged in a roadside explosion in Khost city today (Feb. 25), police official said Sunday. A transport vehicle was damaged in a roadside explosion in front of Salarno base of foreign forces i...
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KABUL (AIP): The Masharano Jirg (upper house of Afghan parliament) witnessed a tumultuous day as members of the parliament resorted to attack each other. The house was discussing the appointment of heads of different commissions when the members scuffled and started hurled water bottles at each ot...
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KABUL (AIP): Police foiled a sabotage bid by recovering 14 cannon rounds in Logar province yesterday (Feb. 24), interior ministry said Saturday. The 82 m.m. cannon rounds had been planted by the opponents in the Nowabab area for targeting Pool Alam, capital of Logar province, press office of the...
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KHOST (AIP): Armed government opponents torched two tankers supplying oil to foreign troops in Khost province last night, residents said Saturday (Feb. 24). The fuel supply vehicle were attacked and set ablaze on Khost-Gardez highway in Syed Khail area but the drivers and cleaners were luckily es...
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KABUL (AIP): Coalition forces, Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police discussed joint plan for the year to come during a day-long meeting, a coalition statement said Thursday (Feb. 22). Besides Taliban attacks during the warmer months to come, many other topics came up during the course o...
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KABUL (AIP) The Provincial Reconstruction Team Executive Steering Committee discussed its support for humanitarian assistance during a meeting held here at ISAF headquarters yesterday (Feb. 22), an ISAF statement said Friday. The ESC is an ambassadorial/ministerial-level body, co-chaired by th...