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KANDAHAR (AIP): Police seized 1905 kilograms of opium during an operation near Pak-Afghan border in Helmand province last night, a police officer claimed Wednesday (Oct. 24). Police conducted the operation in the Garmser district near Pakistan border when the narcotics were being smuggled to Pakista...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Kandahar police handed over 23 heavy and small weapons to Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) programme today (Oct. 24), a police officer said Wednesday. The weapons including RPGs, heavy weapons and Ak-47s had been recovered from unauthorized people time by time in the pas...
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KHOST (AIP): Governor of Khost escaped a suicide attack today (Oct. 24) but his three bodyguards and two civilians were injured in the attack, police said Wednesday. The suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle into the convoy of Governor Arsala Jamal in Karwan Serai area of Khost city, sa...
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KHOST (AIP): An injured of suicide attack on the convoy of governor Khost today (Oct. 24) died in hospital, a doctor said late Wednesday night. Member of provincial council, Zabit Khan Mujahid was injured when a suicide bomber crashed his explosive laden vehicle into the convoy of Governor Khost,...
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HERAT (AIP): Afghan border police detained two smugglers and seized 644 kilograms of opium after a clash in the bordering area of Badghis province yesterday (Oct. 23), police claimed Tuesday. The narcotics were being smuggled to Turkmenistan from the Bala Murghab district in a vehicle when poli...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A Coalition servicemember was killed and another wounded today (Oct. 23) in a vehicle accident at approximately 7 a.m., about 21 miles northwest of Kandahar Airfield, a Coalition statement said Tuesday. The injured soldier was evacuated to a nearby Coalition facility for treatmen...
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KABUL (AIP): Several suspected Taliban were killed in ISAF air strike in the Jalrez District of Wardak Province in southeastern Afghanistan yesterday (Oct. 22), an ISAF statement said Tuesday. "ISAF air and ground forces operating in the area positively identified more than 50 anti-government mil...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide attack on British troops in the southern Helmand province today (Oct. 22) injured three Afghan civilians, police said Monday. A suicide bomber riding a white Corolla car crashed his explosive laden vehicle into a convoy of British troops in west of Gereshk bazaar on Kan...
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KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Monday (Oct. 22) claimed responsibility of suicide attack on British troops in Gereshk district of Helmand province and said six foreign troops were killed in the attack. "The attack was carried out by a Talib suicide bomber Abdul Hayee from the Helmand province," sai...
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KABUL (AIP): Four children were injured after playing with a possible Improvised Explosive Device in Kandahar province yesterday (Oct. 21), an ISAF statement said Monday. ISAF troops arrived at the blast site following the incident and requested medical assistance when it became apparent that fou...