20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
April 24th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 24 (IANS) At least 20 Taliban militants, including four commanders, have been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Xinhua reported Tuesday.Afghan forces backed by NATO troops launched an ... Read more...
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Over 140 who fled Pakistan prison back in jail
April 22nd, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) As many as 143 of the 384 inmates who fled a prison in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following an audacious Taliban attack are back ... Read more...
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Video shows Taliban welcome for man who escaped jail
April 20th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) A high-profile prisoner, who escaped the Bannu jail following an audacious Taliban attack, has been welcomed back into the Taliban fold, shows a dramatic video ... Read more...
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20 Afghan militants lay down arms
April 18th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 18 (IANS) Twenty Taliban militants, including a rebel commander, handed over their weapons Wednesday to the authorities in northeastern Afghanistan and joined a government-backed peace process, an ... Read more...
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NATO claims its strategy working in Afghanistan: PM
April 17th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said he was not aware of the situation on the ground in Afghanistan where a recent Taliban strike killed ... Read more...
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India ‘cautious’ after Kabul attack
April 17th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India remains "cautious" about the safety of its people and interests in Afghanistan following the recent Taliban strike in Kabul that killed nearly 50 ... Read more...
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Pakistani jailbreak: senior officials transferred
April 17th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Four senior officials have been transferred after Taliban militants stormed a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and freed about 400 prisoners, a media report said ... Read more...
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Pakistan condemns Taliban attacks in Afghanistan
April 17th, 2012 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Monday called her Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul over phone to strongly condemn the Taliban attacks in the country that ... Read more...
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Afghan attacks show NATO’s failure: Karzai
April 16th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The coordinated attacks on Afghan capital Kabul and three provinces Sunday were a failure on the part of NATO and domestic intelligence forces, Afghan ... Read more...
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Jail attack sign of Taliban’s strength: daily
April 16th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) The audacious Taliban attack on a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that freed about 400 prisoners is a demonstration of their physical and logistical strength, ... Read more...
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Kabul fighting over
April 16th, 2012 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 16 (IANS) All Taliban attackers who launched a series of attacks in Kabul Sunday have been killed and the fighting is over, reported Xinhua Monday citing the ... Read more...
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Taliban’s ’spring offensive’ continues in Afghanistan
April 16th, 2012 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 16 (IANS) Fighting was on Monday morning in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul where Taliban militants have staged a wave of coordinated gun and rocket attacks, the ... Read more...
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EU condemns Afghanistan attacks
April 16th, 2012 - 6:22 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has condemned Sunday's Taliban attacks on government buildings and western embassies in Afghanistan, her spokesperson said in ... Read more...
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Russian embassy escaped Taliban attack in Afghanistan
April 16th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 16 (IANS) As Taliban launched a coordinated wave of assaults Sunday in Afghanistan by targetting embassies of the US and Germany, Russia clarified that its embassy had ... Read more...
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Pakistan condemns Kabul attacks
April 16th, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Sunday condemned the series of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan and said Islamabad supports stability in the war-shattered neighbouring country."Pakistan ... Read more...
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Taliban storm Pakistani jail, free nearly 400 inmates (Lead)
April 15th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Taliban militants armed with guns and granades stormed a Pakistani jail early Sunday and freed nearly 400 prisoners.Over 100 militants launched the attack around 1.30 ... Read more...
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Taliban attack Pakistani jail, nearly 400 escape
April 15th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Nearly 400 inmates escaped from a Pakistani jail early Sunday after Taliban militants attacked the facility with guns and grenades.Over 100 militants launched the attack ... Read more...
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Afghan jailed for raping two women in Australia
April 14th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, April 14 (IANS) An Afghan asylum seeker in Australia, who said he did not understand the concept of consensual sex, has been jailed for nine years for brutally ... Read more...
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14 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
April 14th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 14 (IANS) At least 14 Taliban militants were killed and more than 30 injured in a "clean-up" operation in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Saturday.Nine missions were ... Read more...
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25 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
April 14th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 13 (IANS) At least 25 Taliban militants have been killed in a mountainous area in Afghanistan's Nuristan province, an official said Friday.An operation backed by NATO-led forces ... Read more...
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Two kids killed in Afghan bombing
April 12th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Two children were killed and six other people injured Thursday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, an official said.The blast took place in Safar town ... Read more...
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18 dead in Afghan suicide bombings
April 10th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 10 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 45 others injured in two separate Taliban attacks in Afghanistan Tuesday, media reports said.In Herat province, 14 people ... Read more...
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10 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
April 7th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 7 (IANS) At least 10 Taliban have been killed and two others held in Afghanistan's Helmand province, an official release said Saturday."Ten insurgents including two commanders were ... Read more...
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Four killed in Karachi suicide attack
April 5th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) At least four people, including two policemen, were killed and 14 injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police official in Pakistan's port city of ... Read more...
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US to release five Taliban from Guantanamo?
April 1st, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US was ready to release five Taliban leaders from the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay under certain conditions, an Afghan official has said.Mohammad ... Read more...
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11 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
April 1st, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 1 (IANS) At least 11 Taliban militants were killed, 13 were arrested and 35 surrendered in a countrywide operation in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Sunday.Police, army ... Read more...
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Family of Indian jailed in Spain to move European court
March 29th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The family of Mumbai businessman Roshan Jamal Khan is set to move the European Court of Human Rights against a Spanish court for wrongly convicting ... Read more...
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Did US spy war cost 9/11 warning?
March 28th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) The US may have missed opportunities to prevent 9/11 due to a turf war between the CIA and the FBI, a British parliamentarian has claimed.Tory ... Read more...
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Italian soldier killed in Afghanistan
March 25th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Rome, March 25 (IANS) An Italian soldier died in a mortar attack Saturday on a military base in western Afghanistan.Taliban militants carried out the attack in Gulistan district of ... Read more...
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Ex-Afghan senator killed in blast
March 25th, 2012 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 25 (IANS) A former Afghan senator and three others died Saturday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern part of the country, police said.The explosion ... Read more...
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Clinton regrets Afghan shooting incident
March 22nd, 2012 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed "deep regret" over the shooting incident in Afghanistan in which a US soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians, ... Read more...
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Militant who flogged Pakistani woman arrested
March 20th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) A Taliban militant who ruthlessly whipped a young woman in Pakistan's northwest three years ago has been arrested. A video of the incident had ... Read more...
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Ready to broker peace with Taliban: Sri Sri Ravi Shanker
March 19th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) Art of Living (AoL) founder and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shanker has offered his "good intentions and services" to the Pakistan government and said ... Read more...
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Seven militants killed in Afghanstan
March 18th, 2012 - 6:58 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 18 (IANS) A total of seven militants were killed in Afghanistan during a joint operation in Kunar province Saturday, a source said."Based on intelligence, a unit of ... Read more...
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US identifies soldier involved in Afghan shooting-spree
March 17th, 2012 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US officials have identified the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians as Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, as he is on his way ... Read more...
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