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Three civilians among 13 killed in Afghanistan
( 21-Aug-2010 )
Kabul: Three civilians and eight Taliban insurgents were killed in clashes in Afghanistan and two NATO soldiers died in separate attacks, the alliance said here. A woman and two children were killed in an operation Friday in the western province of Farah as Afghan and international troops were .... |
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Large oilfield discovered in Afghanistan
( 15-Aug-2010 )
Kabul: Officials has said that an oilfield containing an estimated 1.8 billion barrels of oil have been discovered by geologists in northern Afghanistan.
The Afghan government revealed earlier this year that it had discovered untapped mineral deposits worth an estimated $3 trillion.
The oilfield .... |
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UN envoy meets Afghan militant group
( 25-Mar-2010 )
Kabul: UN envoy Staffan de Mistura met the representatives of Afghan warlord Gulbudin Hekmatyar's Hizb-e-Islami party in a bid to broker talks between the Islamic group and the government, Xinhua reported.
"The special representative of the secretary-general (Ban Ki-moon) met today (Thurs .... |
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12 civilians killed in Afghanistan blasts
( 21-Mar-2010 )
Kabul: A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan army convoy in southern Afghanistan Sunday, killing 10 civilians as two other people were killed in an explosion at the New Year's celebration in eastern region, officials said.
The bomber, who was driving a motorbike loaded with explosives, targeted t .... |
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Rocket attack on US base in Afghanistan
( 15-Mar-2010 )
Kabul: A roadside bomb killed three Afghan civilians Monday in southern Afghanistan while one person died when a rocket hit the main US military base in the country, officials said.
The civilians were travelling in a minivan in the Andar district of Ghazni province when a roadside bomb blew up thei .... |
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Five Afghan troops killed in suicide bombing
( 10-Mar-2010 )
Kabul: A suicide bomber killed at least five Afghan troops in an attack on military convoy in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, officials said.
The attack in south-eastern province of Paktika came a day after two NATO soldiers were killed in a similar suicide attack in the neighbouring province of Kho .... |
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'More dark days', 'much fighting' in Afghan war, warns Gates
( 09-Mar-2010 )
Kabul: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Monday that NATO allies would see "more dark days" and "much fighting ahead" in Afghanistan, but insisted that there were also reasons for optimism about the ultimate success of the campaign.
Gates arrived in Kabul on an unannounce .... |
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5 million Afghan children have no access to schools: Karzai
( 07-Mar-2010 )
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that lack of educational facilities and attacks by Taliban have kept five million school-age children out of schools and pleaded with insurgents to stop such attacks.
"Five million of our school-age children can not still go to schools," .... |
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Ban on live coverage of attacks violates press freedom: Taliban
( 03-Mar-2010 )
Kabul: The Taliban has condemned an Afghan government decision to ban live media coverage of Taliban attacks, saying it violated freedom of speech.
The Afghan government announced Tuesday that it planned to ban live coverage of the attacks because it had evidence that the Taliban was using it to di .... |
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Five NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
( 14-Feb-2010 )
Kandahar: Two NATO and three US soldiers were killed in separate attacks Saturday in southern Afghanistan, the same day thousands of US, British and Afghan forces began their biggest-ever operations in the country.
One NATO soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack in the volatile region, while .... |
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5 Taliban militants killed in Afghan offensive
( 13-Feb-2010 )
Kabul: Five Taliban militants were killed Saturday as the NATO-led forces launched a fresh offensive in southern Afghanista's Helmand province, bastion of the Al Qaeda, in order to establish civilian government in the country.
The offensive began before dawn when dozens of helicopters dropped U .... |
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NATO starts major offensive in Afghanistan
( 13-Feb-2010 )
Kabul: US, British and Afghan troops launched their long-expected major offensive early Saturday in the centre of Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold, in a bid to establish the Afghan government's rule over the country, according to US media reports.
A force of about 6,000 marines and soldie .... |
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Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast
( 13-Feb-2010 )
Kandahar: Three US soldiers were killed when a homemade bomb exploded Saturday in southern Afghanistan, the same day thousands of US, British and Afghan forces began the biggest-ever operation in the country.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), in a statement, confirmed the .... |
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Karzai asks Taliban to put down arms
( 13-Feb-2010 )
Kabul: President Hamid Karzai Saturday called on Taliban militants in a southern town to put down their arms hours after Afghan and NATO troops entered the rebel's main bastion.
Nearly 7,000 US marines and Afghan forces entered the farmlands and the main city of Marjah, a volatile district in s .... |
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