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KABUL (AIP): A senior Taliban commander was killed in a precision air strike by ISAF, in Musa Qala district yesterday (Feb. 04), an ISAF statement said Monday. The statement said Abdul Ghafour was a key Taliban leader who played an instrumental part in the seizure of Musa Qala district centre on...
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KABUL (AIP): Another phase of Operation OQAB was completed on Friday night following a two-day, multinational mission to the Khaks-e Safid district of Farah province, an ISAF statement said Sunday (Feb. 04). As with all OQAB operations in Regional Command-West, the mission was led by Afghan Sec...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban Sunday (Feb. 04) proposed new agreement in the troubled Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province for "complete restoration of peace" in the area. "We want complete peace in the Musa Qala district and we retreated in the past on the request of the elders of the from t...
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KABUL (AIP): Reports say an unknown number of Taliban have entered the Musa Qala district center in Helmand province today (Feb. 02) and have taken down the Afghan national flag, ISAF statement said Friday. "The exact situation in the town is still unclear. Indications are that the town elders...
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KABUL (AIP): Four Afghan policemen were wounded in two separate attacks of Taliban in Kandahar and Kunar provinces last night, interior ministry and police said Saturday (Feb. 3). Armed Taliban fighters attacked Malang Karez check post in the Maiwand district, wounding three police, said General A...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Member of Welesi Jirga (lower house of Afghan parliament), Dad Muhammad Khan alias Amir Dado has said Saturday (Feb. 03) Afghan government and NATO forces want to hoodwink people on situation in Musa Qala district. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press in connection with the latest situa...
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KABUL (AIP): US government extended military assistance to Afghan Defence Ministry Thursday (Feb. 01). Defence equipments including 800 tanks, 12000 weapons and other gadgets were handed over to Afghan defence ministry during a ceremony, which was attended by President Hamid Karzai, Defence Minis...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): While revising the registration's cut-off date today (Feb. 02), Pakistan has announced a final extension of the deadline to mid-February for the registrations of Afghan refugees. A press release issued by UNHCR Friday said a total of 2 million Afghans have been registered in Paki...
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JALALABAD (AIP): A man was killed and his aides wounded when a landmine they were planting went off in Kunar province yesterday, an official said Friday (Feb. 02). The injured was captured by foreign forces, district chief of Manoogi, Muhammad Rahman Danish said. He told Afghan Islamic Press t...
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KABUL (AIP): A grand ceremony was held in connection with the opening of district center of Sherzad recently. A press release issued by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Friday (Feb. 02) said the mmbers from the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), Afghan National Army sol...