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Posted 14 Oct, 2013
Police Seize Explosive-Laden Truck in Paktia: MoI
The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials on Monday confirmed that a truck carrying more than 1000kg of explosives was seized by police forces in Paktia province in the early morning.According t...
Posted 22 Sep, 2013
Three US Troops Killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
An Afghan soldier shot dead three US troops Saturday, officials said, in the latest "insider attack" to shake efforts by the two armies to work together to defeat Taliban militants.Attacks in which Af...
Posted 8 Sep, 2013
MPs, Senators, Tribal Elders Form New Alliance
After the recent formation announcements of two alliances – the Afghanistan Electoral Alliance (AEA) and the Association of National Amity of Afghanistan (ANAA) – a new group under the name of Afghani...
Posted 28 Aug, 2013
Tribal Elders of Eastern Provinces Discuss Elections and Security
Tribal elders from eastern provinces of Afghanistan held a meeting in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, discuss their concerns with the security situation in their region and strategies fo...
Posted 27 Aug, 2013
Six Truck Drivers Killed By Insurgents in Paktia
Taliban insurgents killed six abducted truck drivers in eastern Paktia province on Monday night after negotiations with relatives for their release failed. The relatives of the drivers said they were...
Posted 12 Aug, 2013
