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Kabul says investigating deadly army base attack

The government on Sunday said it had launched investigation into Friday’s deadly attack on the 209th Shaheen Military Corps in northern Balkh province. Acting spokesman to the president, Shah Hussain Murtazavi, told a press conference here that information…

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Attack on ANA base draws denunciation

KABUL. “The attack on the 209th Shaheen Corps shows the barbaric nature of the Taliban. They killed soldiers at prayer in a mosque and others in a dining facility,” the NATO Resolute Support (RS) mission said. “The Afghan National Defence…

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Attack on ANA base in Balkh: 135 killed, 65 injured

At least 135 soldiers have been killed and 65 others wounded in a Taliban attack on the Shaeen Military Corps in northern Balkh province, a well-placed source revealed on Saturday. More bodies were recovered this morning, taking the…

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Taliban attack on Shinwari district repulsed

CHARIKAR attack on Shinwari district centre in central Parwan province, an official said on Saturday. Akogul, the town’s administrative chief said: “Militants stormed the district centre at around 11:00pm from different direction and fired 10-30 rockets in which the district…

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10 dead in hours-long Pasaband gun-battle

Local officials on Wednesday said seven Taliban province. Pasaband police chief Abdul Wahid told Pajhwok Afghan News militant attacked security posts on the outskirts of the district centre on Tuesday night and the ensuing clash stretched into Wednesday…

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Taliban attack on Dehna Ghori pushed back: Baghlan governor

The governor on Wednesday said a Taliban attack on the Dehna Ghori district has been repulsed, but the rebels claimed capturing five military bases in the district. Governor Abdul Sattar Barez told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban staged…

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Burkah district chief dead in Taliban attack

Taliban have gunned down administrative chief of Burkah district in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Saturday. Deputy Police Chief Col. Abdul Rashid Bashir told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abdul Jabbar Islami was on his way to…

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Taliban again attack Kunduz City but repelled

Taliban insurgents once against attacked security forces guarding Kunduz City, the capital of northern Kunduz province, but they were pushed back, officials said on Thursday. Fierce clashes erupted at 8pm on Wednesday night after Taliban insurgents attacked…

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Fierce battle underway for Zar Ab district of Jawzjan

Heavy fighting is underway after Taliban stormed the Zar Ab district of northern Jawzjan province from four sides on Friday, an official said. Zabihullah Zahid, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents launched attacks at…

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5 insurgents killed after botched attack on Nimroz dam

At least five militants were killed by security forces after an attack on the Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Sunday. The dam protection unit commander, Maj. Fazal Ahmad Zori, told Pajhwok Afghan…