Anti-Taliban leader, family killed in Afghan blast
September 21st, 2012 - 4:23 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 21 (IANS) An anti-Taliban tribal elder and four of his family members were killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, Xinhua reported.Hajji Qader, two children ... Read more...
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33 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
August 26th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 26 (IANS) Thirty-three 33 Taliban insurgents have been killed by police, army and the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan since Saturday, the interior ministry said Sunday.Up to six ... Read more...
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40 Taliban militants killed
August 12th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 12 (IANS) About 40 Taliban militants were killed by security forces in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Sunday.The anti-insurgency operations were carried out in more than half ... Read more...
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45 militants killed in Afghanistan
June 10th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) At least 45 Taliban militants have been killed in operations carried out by Afghan and NATO-led troops, the interior ministry said Sunday.The forces launched 10 ... Read more...
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20 Afghan militants killed
May 28th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 28 (IANS) Over 20 Taliban militants were killed in Afghanistan during military operations, the interior ministry said Monday.The Afghan police, army and the NATO-led coalition forces launched ... Read more...
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Seven Taliban killed, 18 held in Afghanistan
February 12th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 12 (IANS) Seven Taliban militants have been killed, two injured and 18 detained as suspects since Saturday in joint operations launched by the Afghan forces backed by ... Read more...
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Three Taliban killed, 29 held in Afghanistan
December 1st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 1 (IANS) At least three Taliban militants were killed and 29 captured in a country-wide "clean-up" operation in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Thursday.The Afghan National Police ... Read more...
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13 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan
November 26th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 26 (IANS) At least 13 insurgents were killed and 17 suspects detained by Afghan police during security operations over the last 24 hours, the Afghan interior ministry ... Read more...
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11 militants killed, 19 held in Afghanistan
October 9th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 9 (IANS) At least 11 insurgents were killed and 19 detained by the Afghan police backed by the army and NATO-led coalition forces in different parts of ... Read more...
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Australian Defence forces capture two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
April 1st, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.1 (ANI): The Coalition Forces Headquarter in Afghanistan has stated that The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) and the Afghan police have captured two Taliban leaders in Oruzgan province. ... Read more...
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2 more NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
October 4th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The death toll of the NATO service members keeps mounting as two more service members were killed over the weekend in Afghanistan. Authorities did not give details of ... Read more...
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Headmaster beheaded, schools torched in Afghanistan
June 27th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 27 (DPA) Suspected Taliban militants beheaded a headmaster and torched two schools in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.
Sakandar Shah Mohammadi, head of Al Berooni School in Qara Bagh district ... Read more...
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Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
June 8th, 2010 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 8 (DPA) Two Australian soldiers have been killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the Defence Force said Tuesday.
The soldiers are the first Australians to die in ... Read more...
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45 Taliban, 2 soldiers, 5 guards killed in Afghanistan
May 15th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul/Kunduz, Afghanistan (DPA), May 15 (IANS) Two Afghan soldiers, five private security guards and up to 45 Taliban insurgents have been killed in series of blasts and firefights in Afghanistan, officials ... Read more...
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Unknown disease destroys opium crops in Afghanistan
May 13th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An unknown disease has destroyed almost half of Afghanistan's opium crop, and British and US troops are being suspected of spreading the disease.
The disease, which causes opium ... Read more...
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Afghan Taliban defectors reverting back to insurgency over failed Govt promises: Report
April 23rd, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.23 (ANI): Numerous low-ranking and second string Taliban commanders who had shunned the insurgency in Afghanistan, have now rejoined the violent extremists, with the government failing to keep its promise ... Read more...
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British troops to be shifted from Helmand under McChrystal’s new plan
March 28th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 28 (ANI): Under a new plan being drawn up by NATO commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal, British troops would be withdrawn from Helmand province and be replaced by ... Read more...
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NATO airstrike kills 33 Afghan civilians (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 22 (DPA) A NATO airstrike in Afghanistan killed 33 civilians, including women and children, and wounded 12, the president's office said Monday.
The incident took place Sunday in Dai Kundi ... Read more...
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Dutch coalition government topples over NATO Afghan request
February 20th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by BNO News
THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- A long crisis over a NATO request that asked Dutch troops to remain in Afghanistan toppled the coalition government on early Saturday.Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende confirmed the ... Read more...
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NATO asks the Netherlands to stay in Afghanistan
February 10th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by BNO News
THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- NATO Secretary General Rasmussen officially asked the Dutch government to stay in Afghanistan after its planned pull out in August.NATO asked the Netherlands to stay in Afghanistan ... Read more...
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U.S. Vice President Biden talks with Dutch Deputy PM Bos
January 20th, 2010 - 5:09 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Vice President Biden on Tuesday spoke with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Wouter Bos during a phone call, the White House said.Biden and Bos discussed the American ... Read more...
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Suicide attacks kill 17 in southern Afghanistan
January 14th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 14 (DPA) A suicide bomber killed 16 people in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan Thursday while another attack in the same region left a police officer dead, officials ... Read more...
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NATO trooper, 47 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
April 5th, 2009 - 2:52 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 5 (DPA) At least 47 suspected Taliban militants were killed in clases with the Afghan and international forces across Afghanistan, the military said Saturday.
In southern Helmand province, Afghan and ... Read more...
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13 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan: US military
March 27th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 27 (DPA) The US military claimed Friday that their forces killed 13 suspected insurgents in two firefights in southern Afghanistan.
The US and Afghan forces attacked an insurgent hideout in ... Read more...
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Taliban kill nine police officers in Afghanistan
March 26th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 26 (DPA) Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in south0ern Afghanistan Thursday, killing nine police officers and seized their weapons, police officials said.
The militants tossed hand grenades at the ... Read more...
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NATO claims top Taliban leader killed in Helmand
March 24th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Mar.24 (ANI): NATO officials are claiming that a senior Taliban leader responsible for numerous roadside bombings and suicide attacks has been killed along with nine other insurgent fighters.
Maulawi Hassan, described ... Read more...
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10 militants killed in Afghanistan
March 23rd, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 23 (Xinhua) Ten militants, including senior rebel commander Maulawi Hassan, were killed in Afghanistan by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said a statement issued here Monday.
"Maulawi Hassan ... Read more...
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NATO forces attacked, militants killed in Afghanistan
March 2nd, 2009 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 1 (DPA) An Afghan child was killed and five civilians were wounded when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of NATO forces in eastern Afghanistan, while eight militants were killed ... Read more...
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Australian soldiers kill Afghan children in Taliban clash
February 13th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 13 (DPA) Five Afghan children were killed when Australian soldiers shot back after coming under fire from Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) said Friday.
"Current reporting ... Read more...
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11 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
December 20th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 20 (DPA) Afghan forces backed by international troops killed 10 militants in the restive south of Afghanistan, while another militant was killed by his own bomb, officials said Saturday.Two were ... Read more...
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24 militants killed in Afghanistan (Lead)
September 7th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 7 (DPA) Afghan and coalition forces killed at least 24 Taliban militants in clashes and airstrike in eastern and southern parts of the country, officials said Sunday.Twelve Taliban militants were ... Read more...
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25 militants, eight civilians killed in Afghanistan
August 11th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Kabul, Aug 11 (Xinhua) At least 25 militants and eight civilians were killed in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the US-led coalition forces, said ... Read more...
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Seven policemen, 24 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
August 7th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kabul, Aug 7 (DPA) Seven Afghan policemen and 24 Taliban fighters were killed in a series of clashes in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. Seven police officers were killed when Taliban attacked their ... Read more...
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French hostages freed in Afghanistan
August 3rd, 2008 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Paris, Aug 2 (DPA) Two employees of the French aid organisation Action Contre La Faim (ACF) who were taken hostage in Afghanistan two weeks ago were freed Saturday, the French government confirmed. ... Read more...
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Civilian deaths in Afghanistan soars: Red Cross
July 9th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kabul, July 9 (DPA) Up to 250 civilians are reported to have been killed or injured since July 4 by various attacks in Afghanistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ... Read more...
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