Eight die as Taliban attack Afghan governor
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mahmoud Raqi (Afghanistan), Sep 3 (IANS) Eight people, including four Taliban militants, were killed in an attack on the governor of Afghanistan's Kapisa province but he escaped unhurt, a ... Read more...
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Afghan police kill 15 militants, detain 11
August 23rd, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 23 (IANS) Afghan police have killed over a dozen Taliban militants and arrested 11 others during a series of operations since Wednesday, the interior ministry said in ... Read more...
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Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier
February 1st, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 1 (IANS) A man in Afghan army uniform shot dead a NATO soldier in restive southern Afghanistan, authorities said Wednesday."An individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform ... Read more...
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NATO soldier killed in Afghan attack
January 22nd, 2012 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) A NATO soldier was killed Saturday in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.However, the statement did not reveal the ... Read more...
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27 militants killed in Afghanistan
November 17th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 17 (IANS) Twenty-seven Taliban militants were killed in fighting with security forces in Afghanistan, Xinhua reported.Six other militants were captured in the joint operations by Afghan and ... Read more...
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Taliban shoot down drone in Afghanistan
June 27th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 27 (IANS) Taliban militants Monday claimed to have shot down a drone in Afghanistan, NATO said.The unmanned aircraft was shot down in the northeastern Kapisa province, Press ... Read more...
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Taliban rejects Petraeus’ claims of reversing militants’ progress in Afghanistan
August 25th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Aug.25 (ANI): The Taliban has rejected commander of the NATO and US forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus'remarks that the allied forces have reversed the progress of the extremists in ... Read more...
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Floods kill 40 in Afghanistan (Lead)
July 28th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 28 (IANS) Floods triggered by heavy rains claimed lives of 40 people and rendered hundreds homeless in Afghanistan Wednesday.
"Floods left 40 persons including women and children dead ... Read more...
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Five civilians killed in Afghan explosion
March 11th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 11 (DPA) Five civilians, including four children, were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in north-eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
The civilians were killed when a mine exploded in Taqab district ... Read more...
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Bank in Afghanistan set ablaze, guard killed
September 29th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 29 (Xinhua) Unknown armed men have set ablaze a branch building of the BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) bank in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, a local newspaper reported Tuesday.
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Fifteen militants killed in Afghanistan
January 24th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 24 (Xinhua) US-led coalition forces have killed 15 militants during an operation in Laghman province, some 60 km northeast of Afghan capital Kabul, a statement issued by the coalition here ... Read more...
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US military claims 22 suspected rebels killed in Afghanistan
January 20th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 20 (DPA) US-led coalition forces killed 22 suspected Taliban militants including two of their commanders, and detained 11 others in separate operations in Afghanistan, the military said Tuesday.A Taliban commander ... Read more...
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Latest violence leave five Afghan soldiers, 12 Taliban dead
December 7th, 2008 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 7 (DPA) Twelve Taliban militants were killed in clashes with police and US forces, while five Afghan soldiers lost their lives in roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.A ... Read more...
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12 Taliban rebels killed in Afghanistan (Lead)
December 7th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 7 (DPA) Twelve Taliban rebels were killed in clashes with the US-led coalition forces, officials said Sunday. Nine militants died in a clash with police in southern Afghanistan, while US ... Read more...
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Coalition soldier, militants killed in Afghanistan
August 6th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kabul, Aug 6 (DPA) A US-led coalition soldier and several Taliban militants were killed in a series of clashes and an explosion in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. The soldier died of wounds ... Read more...
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India, Afghanistan sign MoU on local governance
May 18th, 2008 - 12:20 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Panchayati Raj Mani Shankar Aiyar reached Kabul on Saturday on a three-day visit, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Local Governance was ... Read more...
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24 Taliban rebels surrender in Afghanistan
April 27th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Kabul, April 27 (Xinhua) As many as 24 Taliban militants, including a so-called group commander, have surrendered to the authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, an official said Sunday. The ... Read more...
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