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11 Afghan Local Police personnel killed in Baghlan attack

At least 11 Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel have been killed in a Taliban attack in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday. A security official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants…

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Achin’s ALP commander gets 6 years in jail

Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander for Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, Bilal Pacha, has been sentenced to six years in jail by the provincial appellate court. However, the court acquitted Pacha’s two accused brothers for lack of evidence…

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8 ALP personnel killed, as many wounded in Taliban attack

Eight Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel have been killed and as many wounded during a clash with Taliban militants in the Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Thursday.  Almas, an ALP commander in…

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Achin ALP commander arrested but protest continues

Undeterred by yesterday suicide attack that killed and wounded dozens of people, the protesting Shinwari tribesmen on Wednesday vowed not to reopen the Jalalabad-Torkham highway until their demands were met. At least 68 people were killed and 165…

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13 ALP personnel, 4 insurgents dead in Samangan clashes

Thirteen Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel and four Taliban have been killed during clashes in the Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Monday. Abdul Yaqeen Ahmadi, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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7 Afghan Local Police personnel killed in Baghlan assault

Five policemen have been killed during a clash with Taliban militants in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Saturday. Deputy police spokesman Javed Basharat told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents stormed an Afghan…

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Paktika ALP commander injured, wife, daughter killed

Gunmen attacked an Afghan local police (ALP) commander travelling with his family, killing his wife, a daughter and injuring him, a second daughter and a son in the capital of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Friday.…

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4 ALP members killed by colleagues in Zabul

At least four Afghan Local Police (ALP) members have been killed by their colleagues in southern Zabul province, an official said Saturday. Amir Jan Alokozay, chief of Arghandab district of the province, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the…

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4 ALP men killed as Taliban storm posts in Ghazni

Four Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel have been killed and five others wounded in a clash with Taliban insurgents in Jaghato district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Sunday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman,…

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ALP personnel among 4 dead in Faryab clash

Local security officials on Sunday said 11 Taliban insurgents and Afghan Local Police (ALP) members suffered casualties during a clash in northwestern Faryab province. Abdul Karim Yurish, Faryab governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News a group of Taliban…

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ALP man singlehandedly kills 15 Taliban in Paktika

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member killed 15 Taliban militants after snatching their gun in Gomal district of southern Paktika province, local security officials on Thursday, but the Taliban rejected the claim. Darya Khan, ALP forces commander in…

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Qarabagh residents protest against ALP brutality

The residents of Qarabagh district in southern Ghazni province on Thursday protested against Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces and uprising members. The protest comes a day after a clash between the ALP forces and Taliban militants in…

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ALP forces buy machinegun spending own money

Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Muqur and Gilan districts of southern Ghazni province say they can recapture many areas from Taliban insurgents if they are given heavy and advanced weapons. Wazir Mohammad, an ALP member in…

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Taliban trick, behead ALP member in Logar

Taliban militants have beheaded an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in the Mohammad Afgha district of central Logar province, an official said Wednesday. Saleem Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Katubkhel…

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ALP commander for Nangarhar’s Khogyani district killed

Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander for Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province was killed and five ALP policemen and a civilian wounded in a roadside bombing on Sunday, officials said. Governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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ALP members storm Badakhshan governor’s house, 6 injured

A large number of Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces stormed the governor’s house of northeastern Badakhshan province on Saturday, leaving six people including three national policemen injured and governor’s office destroyed, officials said. Around a hundred of ALP…

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ALP personnel kill high school teacher in Paktia

Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel killed a high school teacher and injured his two family members after attacking their home in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province, an official said Sunday. Zurmat district police chief Mohammad Arif Mujahid…

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30 ALP men killed in Badakhshan ambush

Taliban militants ambushed and killed 30 Afghan local police (ALP) members in northeastern Badakhshan province on Friday, a public representative said. The rebels attacked security forces in Tagab district at about 9am this morning, said Kamil Baig, a…

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Takhar: 2 ALP officials detained with alcohol

Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) members have been detained with hundreds of bottles of alcohol by the spy-service in northern Takhar province, an official said on Saturday. The governor’s spokesman, Sunatullah Timor, told Pajhwok Afghan News the alcohol…

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Jawjzan ALP seeks sophisticated arms to battle rebels

A number of Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in the Qush Tepa district of northwestern Jawzjan province complain they do not have advanced weapons to thwart militant attacks. Sher Ali, ALP commander in Jarqadoq area of Qush Tepa…

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3 ALP members killed in Kapisa

Three Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel have been killed in a Taliban attack in the Najrab district of central Kapisa province, an official said on Saturday. “The Taliban attack on ALP post happened midnight and continued till…

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