Taliban promise to capture, kill Prince Harry
February 11th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) The Taliban have promised to use all their power to kill or capture Prince Harry when the British royal returns to Afghanistan as an Apache ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies Gilani meeting with Taliban in Qatar
February 9th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday refuted media reports suggesting a meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Afghan Taliban representatives had been planned in Qatar ... Read more...
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Five ccops among seven killed in Afghan attack (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 5 (IANS) Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday."A car bomb (attack) carried out by ... Read more...
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Two hurt as rocket hits Pakistani journalist’s home
February 5th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A rocket slammed into the house of a journalist in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region, injuring two children.
Pakistani forces and suspected Taliban rebels ... Read more...
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Policemen shot dead in Karachi
February 4th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Two policemen were shot dead in Karachi by Taliban militants.They were travelling in a car Friday night on Manghopir road when they were attacked.At least ... Read more...
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17 Afghan militants captured
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 2 (IANs) Seventeen Taliban militants were captured in Afghanistan and large quantities of explosives and drugs were seized from them by the Afghan and NATO-led forces, the interior ... Read more...
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Militants kill three policemen in Pakistan
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Three policemen were killed by Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan.The militants attacked them when they were patrolling in Lakki Marwat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ... Read more...
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Snap ISI-Taliban ties, US tells Pakistan (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) The US has asked Pakistan to snap the ties between the ISI and the Taliban and act against terrorist safe havens after a NATO ... Read more...
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US wants Pakistan to snap ISI ties with Taliban
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) Amid credible reports that the Pakistan's spy agency ISI was secretly supporting Taliban insurgents to recover lost ground in Afghanistan, the United States has asked ... Read more...
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Pakistan helping Afghan Taliban, says report (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/London, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistani security agencies are helping the Taliban in Afghanistan and Islamabad knows the location of senior Taliban leaders, BBC reported Wednesday citing a secret NATO ... 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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13 die in drone strike in Pakistan (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) At least 13 people, including six foreigners, were killed Wednesday in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan, a media report said.The US drone fired ... Read more...
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Pakistan helping Afghan Taliban: Report
February 1st, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan security agencies are helping the Taliban in Afghanistan and Islamabad knows the location of senior Taliban leaders, BBC reported Wednesday citing a secret NATO ... Read more...
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30 Taliban surrender in Afghanistan
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 30 (IANS) Thirty Taliban, led by a commander named Mullah Abdullah, surrendered Monday in Afghanistan's Herat province, Xinhua reported.The 30 Taliban have renounced violence and joined the ... Read more...
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Afghan president to hold talks with Taliban
January 30th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Afghan President Hamid Karzai has plans to hold a meet with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia to restart peace talks, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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12 militants killed in Pakistan
January 28th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan Army troopers Saturday killed 12 militants and took control of a highly volatile area in the country's northwest tribal region, a media report said.Troops ... Read more...
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Afghan security personnel overrun Taliban stronghold
January 24th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 24 (IANS) Afghan security personnel have overrun the Taliban-held Nawa district and established government control there after four years, a police official said Tuesday."Finally, Afghan army and ... Read more...
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US to continue supporting Afghan peace process: Envoy
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 23 (IANS) US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman has said Washington would continue to support the Afghan peace process."The ultimate goal of our efforts ... Read more...
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27 Taliban militants surrender in Afghanistan
January 22nd, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) Twenty-seven Taliban militants surrendered before government authorities in Afghanistan Sunday, Xinhua reported.According to a top provincial official, a seven-member group of Taliban militants surrendered in ... Read more...
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Pakistan to decide new terms with NATO in February
January 21st, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The Pakistan government will decide the new terms of its engagements with NATO and allies in the war on terror at a joint session of ... Read more...
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France halts military training in Afghanistan
January 21st, 2012 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France is putting on hold combat support operations and training programmes for Afghan troops after an Afghan soldier killed four French servicemen, French President ... Read more...
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Two policemen among 12 killed in Afghan clash
January 19th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 19 (IANS) Two policemen and 12 Taliban militants, among them a rebel commander, were killed Thursday in a fierce gunfight at a check post in southern Afghanistan.The ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for scribe’s murder
January 19th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban Wednesday said they have shot dead a local journalist working for an American radio network in northwest Pakistan.Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said it ... Read more...
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20 Taliban fighters lay down arms
January 16th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) Twenty Taliban fighters, among them a key rebel commander, Monday laid down arms in eastern Afghanistan to join a government peace process.The militants, led by ... Read more...
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Civil society vulnerable in Pakistan: Faiz’s daughter
January 16th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani social activist Salima Hashmi, the daughter of renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, feels civil society in her country is under pressure and extremely ... Read more...
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Drone strike didn’t kill top leader: Pakistani Taliban
January 16th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban Sunday denied reports about the killing of its top commander Hakimullah Mehsud in an US drone strike in the country's northwest.Pakistan's Dawn ... Read more...
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No negotiations with Taliban: Rehman Malik
January 14th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Saturday dismissed reports that negotiations were taking place between the government and the Taliban.Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Malik ... Read more...
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14 Taliban militants surrender in Afghanistan
January 10th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 10 (IANS) A group of 14 Taliban militants surrendered to the government in Afghanistan's Herat province Tuesday.A 14-member group of Taliban fighters, including their commander Mullah Basir ... Read more...
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29 killed in Pakistan market blast (Second Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and 40 injured in a bomb blast at a taxi stand of a market in a town in northwest ... Read more...
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Seven Taliban killed in Afghanistan
January 9th, 2012 - 7:07 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 9 (IANS) Seven suspected Taliban militants have been killed in a special operation in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said.A unit of the Afghan National Directorate of Security ... Read more...
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Afghanistan to open embassy in Greece
January 8th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 8 (IANS) Afghanistan will open an embassy in Greece to help thousands of illegal Afghan migrants return home, the foreign ministry said Sunday.About 30,000 Afghans have been ... Read more...
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Six children among seven killed in Afghanistan blast
January 6th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 6 (IANS) Seven people, including six children, were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province Friday, Xinhua quoted police as saying.The ... Read more...
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Red Cross staff kidnapped in Pakistan
January 5th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) A British member of the international aid organisation Red Cross was Thursday abducted in the southern Pakistani city of Quetta.The International Committee of the Red ... Read more...
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15 abducted Pakistani troopers killed
January 5th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Fifteen Pakistani troopers kidnapped by the Taliban last month have been killed, a media report said Thursday.They were abducted Dec 23 after Taliban militants launched ... Read more...
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Roadside bomb kills three in Afghanistan
January 3rd, 2012 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 3 (IANS) At least three people, including a child, were killed in Afghanistan's Logar province after a roadside bomb struck their car Monday, Xinhua quoted an official ... Read more...
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