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96 insurgents killed in joint clearance operations
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Key Taliban leaders among 21 killed in Helmand airstrike
LASHKARGAH: Around 21 Taliban militants have been killed following an airstrike by NATO-led coalition forces in southern Helmand province. The provincial government media office said in a statement Monday that the airstr READ MORE
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Taliban's designated district chief, suicide bombers held in
KABUL: The Taliban's shadow district governor was arrested along with two suicide bombers following separate military operations in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) sa READ MORE
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Teen suicide bomber held in Kandahar
KANDAHAR: A teenage suicide bomber was arrested by Afghan security forces before he manage to carry out suicide attack in southern Kandahar province. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement on Sund READ MORE
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96 insurgents killed in joint clearance operations
KABUL: At least 96 militants were killed and 56 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) with the h READ MORE
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Balkh residents concern over increasing insecurity
MAZAR-I-SHARIF: A number of Balkh residents said Saturday that insecurity had increased in some parts of the province and they were very concerned in this regard. They claimed insecurity and criminal activities have surg READ MORE
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District intelligence chief killed in Faryab ambush
MAIMANA: The district intelligence chief for Shirin Tagab was killed following an ambush by the Taliban militants in northern Faryab province, said officials Saturday. "The incident took place in Khwaja Sabz Posh distri READ MORE
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Pak cross-border attacks continue on Kunar: Officials
KABUL: Security officials in eastern Kunar province said that cross-border attacks by Pakistani military continued on bordering districts of the province where one civilian was killed on Saturday night. Kunar police chie READ MORE
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41 insurgents killed across Afghanistan
KABUL: At least 41 armed Taliban were killed and 14 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) with t READ MORE
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Insecurity haunts people in Kunduz but no measures in sight
KABUL: Fear of insecurity has tightened its grip over minds of general public in Kunduz province as attacks and threats by unknown armed persons have become order of the day. Residents of Kunduz province complained about READ MORE
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Ghor officials held on charges of alleged subversive activit
CHIGHCHIRAN: A number of local officials including police officials and head of the provincial Hajj and Religious Affairs Department in Dolina district have been arrested on charges of subversive and terrorist activities READ MORE
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Sangin district chief hurts in Taliban attack
KABUL: District chief of Sangin was injured when the Taliban attacked a security checkpoint in southern Helmand province, sources said on Friday. A senior police officer in the district on the condition not to be named s READ MORE
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Pakistan resumes cross-Durand Line incursions: 135 rockets l
ASADABAD: In new series of cross-Durand Line incursions, Pakistan has fired at least 135 rockets into eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, said local official Wednesday. "The rocket shelling from Pakistan kicked off la READ MORE
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Terror incidents in Herat blamed on foreign spies
HERAT: Intelligence agencies of Pakistan and Iran have been relentlessly supporting militants in western Herat province, the police chief alleged on Sunday. Citing intelligence reports, Gen. Samiullah Qatra told a press READ MORE
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Woman kills 4 Taliban militants in Nuristan
KABUL: A Nuristani woman has killed four Taliban militants in a face-to-face battle in Barg-i-Matal district of the eastern province, said official Sunday, the district is laid along the Durand Line. "At least 300 Taliba READ MORE
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Cleric killed in Nimroz
KABUL: Militants on Wednesday evening killed a local religious scholar in Khashrud district of Nimroz province, a local official said. Maulvi Abdul Rahman Fakoor was shot dead by two motorcyclists in the province when he READ MORE
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Two foreign women shot dead in Herat
Two foreign women were shot and killed by unknown gunmen while riding in a taxi in the western Afghan city of Herat on Thursday, local officials said. The attack came the same day that a market bombing in Afghanistan's n READ MORE
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ISAF plane makes emergency landing in Herat
HERAT: A transport plane belonged to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made precautionary landing in western Herat province, said official Wednesday... READ MORE
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37 Taliban killed, key leaders held in operations
KABUL: As many as 37 Taliban militants were killed following military operations carried out by the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in different parts of the country. The Defense Ministry spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi, READ MORE
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Insurgents join peace process in Nangarhar
KABUL: A group of 20 insurgents led by Sayed Jalal Pacha joined the peace process in eastern Nangarhar province, said an official source on Wednesday. Belal Karim Mohmand, an official of the provincial peace council said READ MORE
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38 insurgents killed in raids
KABUL: A sum of 38 Taliban fighters were killed and 13 rebels wounded in several military clampdowns carried out by security forces in the past day, said the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday... READ MORE
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Iran and blame the victim game
Tehran is continuously interfering in Afghanistan and pressurizing Kabul under one pretext or the other. Iran’s meddling into our internal affairs while giving it name of concern as Tehran did it recently when its ambassa...
