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Date 10-6-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): In a dramatic move, Taliban once again overran a key district in central Afghanistan after a ten-hour long fierce fighting with the opposition forces. Taliban launched an attack against the opposition forces today afternoon in west of Bamyan city, center of Bamyam...
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Date 6-6-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Opposition forces have launched a massive attack against the Taliban forces in northern Afghanistan, but Taliban said they have repelled the attack this morning (June 6). The clashes erupted at Bajgah area of Baghlan province when Taliban came under attack by the o...
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June 5-6-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban finally seized the Chal district today morning but lost a key district in central Afghanistan to the opposition forces. Taliban forces launched a pre-dawn attack on Chal district in northern Takhar province, 40km southeast of Taluqan. A spokesman for Ta...
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Date 5-6-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Opposition forces said that ten civilians have been killed or injured in a Taliban air-strike on a district in Ghor province. A spokesman for a key northern alliance commander Muhammad Ismail Khan told AIP from Mashad that the commander held a meeting with a few co...
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Date 29-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban set free 120 prisoners from Kandahar central jail on May 29, 2001. Taliban spokesman in Kandahar, Mullah Abdulhai Mutmaen told AIP that the prisoners were released on the special directives of Mullah Muhammad Omar, supreme leader of the Taliban. He said...
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PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban in Kandahar have asked women to avoid wearing modern veil and should use a long chadar. In Kandahar, Radio of Taliban was airing an announcement from last few days that the Afghan women should not use veils, which are common among them and should wear a chadar to fully co...
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Date 22-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): A meeting involving the officials of UNHCR, Afghan, Pakistan governments thoroughly discussed the problems being faced by Afghan refugees and took various decisions in this regard. Afghan government representative Qari Abdul Majeed Omari told AIP that it was decid...
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Date 21-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The Afghan government has said that the opposition forces were carrying out attacks against Taliban forces from Iran, which may affect Afghan-Iran ties. An armed group of at least 80 fighters entered Herat from Iran on May 17, and clashed with Taliban forces at She...
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Date 20-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least eight people, mostly Afghans, were killed and 14 others including children and women were wounded when a passengers coach heading towards Turkham from Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine. The incident occurred in an area between Michani Post and Turkham bo...
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Date 20-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least eight people, mostly Afghans, were killed and 14 others including children and women were wounded when a passengers coach heading towards Turkham from Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine. The incident occurred in an area between Michani Post and Turkham bo...