The Afghan Taliban have released Fariba Ahmadi Kakar, the member of parliament from Kandahar Province, in exchange for six of their prisoners. Kakar was abducted in eastern province of Ghazni last month. Zabihullah Mujahed, the Taliban spokesman, said in a statement on Saturday that the Taliban in Ghazni Province handed over Fariba Ahmadi to her […]
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Afghan Taliban launched a major attack on a U.S. forces’ base in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, close to the Pakistani border, Afghan officials and Taliban said. “Militants numbered six or seven use suicide jackets, RPG ( rocket propelled grenade) and heavily weapons in the attack which took place in bordering town of Torkhan in […]
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An Afghan soldier has killed a soldier and an officer and wounded another soldier and he managed to escape, Afghan media reported Monday. The incident occurred in the Kandgal area of Manugai District of Konar Province Sunday evening, an army spokesman, Harun Yusofzai, told Afghan Islamic Press news agency. He added: “A national army soldier […]
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Three people were killed and four others were wounded Thursday morning when an explosion went off in Kunduz, the capital city of northern Afghan province of Kunduz, the police said. “One vehicle of National Directorate of Security (NDS) was running in Bandar-e-Kabul area of the city. A sticky bomb attached into the car by militants […]
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A heavily armed group of Afghan Taliban launched a brazen attack on security forces near the President palace early Tuesday that lead to a several hour firefight, officials and witnesses said. Afghan officials claimed that they killed all the attackers. Reports said that President Hamid Karzai was in the presidential palace at the time of […]
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Afghan officials say that clashes between the Taliban bombers and Afghan security forces in Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar Province ended after three hours on Tuesday. The Nangarhar police said that a group of eight suicide bombers carried out an attack on the building of the Rapid Reaction Police Unit early morning, saying that […]
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Five foreign troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force said on Tuesday. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident, the ISAF said in a statement. […]
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Nine people were killed and 14 others wounded in a suicide bombing near the Afghan Defence Ministry building in Kabul on Saturday, officials said. The blast occurred during the visit to Kabul by the US defence minister’s first visit. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The defence ministry spokesman, General Zahir Azimi […]
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Afghan Taliban say that American soldiers in the Guantanamo prison have disgraced the Qur’an in the presence of prisoners and the prisoners started to protest. A Taliban spokesman has condemned it on behalf of the Islamic Emirate in a statement, which was sent to the media. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mojahed said that the […]
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Arch Afghan rivals are heading to France to hold a three-day discussions on the future of Afghanistan, Afghan sources said Monday. Taliban will attend the Paris process of intra-Afghan talks for the first time to explain their policies about solution to end war in Afghanistan. Besides Taliban and the second armed resastanec movement “Hizb-e-Islami” […]
Taliban top negotiator, Shabuddin Dilawar, nominated to represent the movement in an international conference on Afghanistan future in France later this month faces UN travel curbs and is likely to miss the event. However Taliban officials say that they are in touch with the concerned quarters to grant Dilawar temporary waiver to facilitate him to […]
Alanna Bowles and Regan Leong secure gold medals – State Teams SC Championships Alanna Bowles and Regan Leong secured gold medal of Girls and Boys 200m freestyle in their respective age groups at the 2012 State Teams Short Course Championships. Bowles went on a rampage in the freestyle event and occupied the crown by producing […]
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