‘Terrorist safe havens inside Pak territory remain threat to the whole world’: Afghanistan
December 23rd, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 23 (ANI): More pressure should be exerted on insurgents sheltering in safe havens inside Pakistan territory because they threaten security not only in the region, but all across the globe, ... Read more...
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Five Afghan soldiers killed in NATO air strike
July 7th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 7 (ANI): A Nato air strike has mistakenly killed five Afghan soldiers while they were on patrol in the country's eastern Ghazni province.According to the Daily Express, Afghan Defence Ministry ... Read more...
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NATO airstrike accidentally kills five Afghan soldiers
July 7th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 7 (DPA) A NATO airstrike Wednesday mistakenly hit an Afghan army unit in southern Afghanistan, killing five soldiers, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.
The soldiers were conducting an anti-insurgent operation in ... Read more...
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Afghan police vow to hold territory captured by NATO
February 18th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 17 (DPA) Hundreds of police officers began deployment Wednesday to areas captured by NATO's biggest offensive so far in Afghanistan, in a bid to stave off the return of ... Read more...
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Heavy snow kills 28 in Afghanistan (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 9 (DPA) Twenty-eight people were killed in avalanches in northern Afghanistan as rescuers pulled out 1,500 passengers stranded at a snow-blocked mountain pass, officials said Tuesday.
The avalanches took place Monday ... Read more...
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Seven Afghans killed by heavy snows
February 9th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 9 (DPA) At least seven people were killed, 40 others were injured in avalanches and hundreds were stranded at a snow-blocked mountain pass in northern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.
The avalanches ... Read more...
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4 NATO troops, 11 militants killed in Afghanistan
January 11th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 11 (DPA) Three US soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan, while one NATO soldier and 11 Taliban militants were killed elsewhere in the country, officials said Monday.
The US soldiers ... Read more...
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Three bomb attacks kill 15 in Afghanistan (Fourth Lead)
December 15th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Farhad Peikar
Kabul, Dec 15 (DPA) Two suicide attackers killed 10 people Tuesday while another bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed four local workers and one Nepali man, officials said.In central ... Read more...
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Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security (Lead)
November 19th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 19 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in Thursday for a second term in office amid tight security at Kabul's presidential palace.
Security in the Afghan capital was tightened ... Read more...
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Kabul blast toll rises to 7, ninety injured (update Kabul blast)
August 15th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Aug.15 (ANI): At least seven people were killed and about 90 wounded in a suicide car bomb blast outside the NATO headquarters here on Saturday.Initial reports said three people, all ... Read more...
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Kabul suicide attack kills seven, wounds 91 (Third Lead)
August 15th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 15 (DPA) A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle Saturday near the gate of the NATO military headquarters in Kabul, killing seven civilians and wounding about 91 others, just ... Read more...
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Suicide attack kills three, wounds 85 in Kabul (Second Lead)
August 15th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 15 (DPA) A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle Saturday near the NATO military headquarters in Kabul, killing three civilians and wounding about 85 others, just five days before ... Read more...
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Three killed, over 60 wounded in Kabul suicide attack (Lead)
August 15th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 15 (DPA) A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle Saturday near the NATO military headquarters in Kabul, killing three Afghans and wounding more than 60 people, a defence ministry ... Read more...
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Suicide attack near German embassy in Kabul, 11 injured (Lead)
January 17th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 17 (DPA) A blast believed to have been triggered by a suicide bomber wounded at least seven Afghans and four US soldiers near the German embassy in Kabul Saturday, officials ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing near German embassy in Afghanistan
January 17th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 17 (DPA) A blast believed to have been triggered by a suicide bomber wounded at least seven Afghans near the German embassy in Kabul Saturday, officials said.The attack took place ... Read more...
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Taliban killed at least 30 passengers: Afghan officials
October 19th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 19 (DPA) Afghan officials said Sunday Taliban militants killed at least 30 passengers after they took them hostage in southern Afghanistan, but Taliban said that those killed were Afghan ... Read more...
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Afghan forces soon to take over Kabul’s security from NATO
August 13th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kabul, Aug 13 (DPA) Afghan security forces are to take over the security of the country's capital Kabul from NATO forces later this month, the defence ministry said Wednesday. The move will ... Read more...
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Insurgent activities increase in Afghanistan: NATO
July 30th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Kabul, July 30 (Xinhua) Militants fighting Afghan and international forces in Afghanistan have increased their activities, spokesman of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Wednesday. "There has been an increase ... Read more...
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28 killed in suicide attack on Indian embassy
July 7th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Kabul, July 7 (Xinhua) At least 28 people were killed and 141 injured in a car bomb attack outside the gate of the Indian embassy here Monday, the Afghan health ministry said. ... Read more...
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Anti-Taliban operation kills 23 rebels, two Afghan soldiers (Lead, Changing Dateline)
June 18th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kandahar, June 18 (DPA) Two Afghan soldiers and 23 Taliban militants including foreign fighters were killed in an Afghan-NATO offensive which begun Wednesday on Taliban-held villages in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Hundreds ... Read more...
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NATO, Afghan forces preparing to storm Taliban-held villages
June 17th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kandahar, June 17 (DPA) NATO-led Canadian forces were preparing an offensive on Taliban-held villages in Kandahar province, while insurgents were planting mines and destroying bridges to stop it, officials said Tuesday. NATO ... Read more...
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Karzai escapes assassination attempt, at least one dead (Fourth Lead)
April 27th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kabul, April 27 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an apparent attack Sunday against his life at a ceremony to mark the victory of the mujahideen over Soviet occupation, but gunfire left ... Read more...
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Hamid Karzai escapes attack at military parade, Taliban claims responsibility
April 27th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
Kabul, Apr 27 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday escaped an automatic gunfire that broke out at a military ceremony in Kabul.The Taliban has claimed the responsibility for attacking Karzai ... Read more...
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Afghanistan arrests 68 Pakistani nationals
April 19th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by admin
Kabul, Apr 19 (ANI): Security forces in Afghanistan arrested 68 Pakistani men immediately after they crossed the Afghan-Pakistan border over suspected links with the Taliban, the defence ministry said on Saturday. ... Read more...
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Top Taliban commander Dadullah arrested in Pakistan
February 11th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Feb 11 (ANI): Pakistani security forces have captured and wounded a top Taliban commander, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, in a shootout on Monday, days after Islamabad denied the presence of Afghan rebels ... Read more...
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