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Four Taliban killed in Kapisa clash

KABUL fighters were killed during a clash with a joint Afghan-international security force in the Tagab district of central Kapisa province, an official said on Friday. The firefight erupted late on Thursday night in the Sultankhel village, police spokesman, Col.…

84 schools lack buildings in Kapisa

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN): As many as 84 schools out of 220 have no proper buildings in the central provincial of Kapisa, where students attend their classes under tents and in the open, officials said on Saturday. According to the Ministry…

Kapisa clash toll increases to 16

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN): Sixteen people have so far been killed in an ongoing firefight between insurgents and foreign troops in central Kapisa province, officials said on Sunday. The clash erupted soon after foreign troops launched an operation in Shpai Valley…

Civilians among 13 dead in Kapisa fighting

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN-led soldiers in the Alasai district of central Kapisa province, officials said on Saturday. "With the clash still in progress, seven insurgents and six ordinary people have so far been killed, and there are fears of more casualties,"…

Taliban-ISAF clash forces residents to flee homes

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN-led soldiers in central Kapisa province on Saturday, residents said. The clash erupted soon after International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops conducted an operation in the area, where a coalition aircraft suffered a hard landing early in the…

Clashes displace thousands in Kapisa

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN): More than 5,000 residents of a district in central Kapisa province were displaced by ongoing clashes between militants and security forces, an official said on Thursday. The displaced families belonged to Alshahkhel, Ahangaran, Duzgaran, Bulandi and Lakakhel…

Clashes in Tagab force students to quit school

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN militants," a 7th grade student at the Shaheed Abdul Ghayas Middle School, Kaihan, told Pajhwok Afghan News. "Everyone runs for safety whenever a clash erupts between militiamen and militants. Coming to school means death for us and…

Dozens of families displaced as clashes escalate in Kapisa

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN): Dozens of families have migrated to safer places in the Ala Sai district of central Kapisa province due to escalating clashes between security forces and militants, residents and officials said on Monday. The families have taken refuge…

Two militants detained in Kapisa

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN fighters were detained by international troops during a raid on a house in the central province of Kapisa, officials said on Monday. The suspected insurgents were arrested from the house in Sandari village of Ala Sai district…

Senior Taliban among 14 killed in Kapisa

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN airstrike, an official said on Friday. The Taliban official was killed along with his 13 fighters on Thursday night in the Ghain area of Nijrab district, the district chief, Atta Mohammad Nazari, said. Mohammad Zahir, the Taliban…

Taliban shadow deputy Kapisa governor killed

MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN-led forces, an official said on Friday. The Taliban official was killed Thursday night in the Ghain area of Nijrab district, the district chief, Atta Mohammad Nazari, said. Residents also confirmed that Mohammad Zahir, the Taliban shadow deputy…