Russia not to allocate $10 mn for Afghan army
May 25th, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has rejected a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan said ... Read more...
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Partnership with Afghanistan to continue after 2014: Ban
May 21st, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 21 (IANS) The international community will continue partnership with Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO-led forces by the end of 2014, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.Ban made ... Read more...
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Increasing number of Afghan children succumbing to Taliban, other militant groups’ attacks
February 16th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Feb 16 (ANI): An increasing number of children are being killed and injured in Afghanistan, with a latest UN report saying that almost 1,800 children were either injured or succumbed ... Read more...
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US combat operations in Afghanistan will continue even after 2014: Eikenberry
December 24th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 24 (ANI): United States troops will continue military operations in Afghanistan even after 2014, if suggested by the Afghan government, US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry has said.Recently, US Vice ... Read more...
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US troops were also a part of the ‘Victory Day’ parade on the Red Square
May 11th, 2010 - 1:30 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, May 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The troops of US, France and Britain were also part of the ‘Victory Day’ parade on the Red Square for the very first time. The Russian ... Read more...
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Rise in Afghan civilian deaths; 1,013 killed in 2009: UN
July 31st, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, July 31 (DPA) Afghan civilian deaths in the first six months of 2009 rose 24 percent, compared to the same period last year, the UN reported Friday, blaming air strikes and ... Read more...
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17 killed in Afghanistan fighting
July 12th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 12 (DPA) Five police personnel were killed in a roadside bomb blast in central Afghanistan, while Afghan and coalition forces killed 12 militants in the southern region, officials said ... Read more...
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Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills policeman
May 14th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 14 (DPA) A suicide bomber attacked a police station in the southern province of Kandahar Thursday, killing one policeman and wounding four, a police commander said.
The attack, the third ... Read more...
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20 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
May 10th, 2009 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 8 (DPA) Twenty Taliban militants were killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said.
Aziz Ahmad Wardak, the provincial police chief for southeastern province of Paktia, said that their ... Read more...
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Afghanistan sets dateline to end civilian killings by NATO
January 28th, 2009 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 28 (DPA) The Afghan government said Wednesday that it would seek a "national decision" on what is to be done with international military operations in the country if the NATO-led ... Read more...
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Two civilians killed, four wounded in Afghanistan attacks
October 3rd, 2008 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 3 (DPA) One civilian was killed and four wounded in crossfire between coalition forces and Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, while another civilian was killed in a rebel ... Read more...
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Taliban has turned much of Afghanistan into No Go zone
September 20th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , Sep 20 (ANI): A resurgent Taliban has turned much of Afghanistan into No Go zones for aid workers and civilians, according to a new report.The Centre for Strategic ... Read more...
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Four Afghan soldiers injured in suicide strike
May 19th, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kabul, May 19 (DPA) A suicide bomber wounded four Afghan army soldiers in south-eastern Afghanistan, while 10 Taliban militants were killed elsewhere in the country, officials said Monday. The suicide bomber, who ... Read more...
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Over 8,000 killed in Afghanistan in 2007: UN report
March 12th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
New York, March 12 (RIA Novosti) Over 8,000 people, 1,500 civilians among them, were killed in violence in Afghanistan in 2007, a new UN report has said. The report, to be ... Read more...
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