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Nicholson denounces deadly terror attacks in Pakistan

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Pajhwok Report
On
Jun 28, 2017 - 23:37
KABUL (Pajhwok): NATO 's top commander in Afghanistan has denounced recent attacks that took place in Pakistan 's southwestern city of Quetta and tribal region of Parachinar More than 70 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in the attacks...
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5 countries pledge joint fight against TIP

By
Abasin Zaheer
On
Jun 28, 2017 - 18:45
DUSHANBE (Pajhwok): Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from five regional countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan , have pledged to fight against trafficking in persons (TIP). The promise has been held during a meeting among non-government...
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Rebels kill 2 Badakhshan policewomen

By
Gul Mohammad Tanha
On
Jun 28, 2017 - 18:44
FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Two sisters serving in police have been killed after being kidnapped by militants in Argo district of northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said Wednesday. Provincial operations commander, Col. Imam Ali Azizi, told Pajhwok...
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NATO ministers to discuss terrorism, Afghan troop levels

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jun 28, 2017 - 15:16
BRUSSELS ( Pajhwok) NATO defence ministers are expected to take decisions on terrorism and the path forward in Afghanistan , including future troop levels. Ahead of the meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that defence spending...
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Farah blast leaves 2 policemen dead

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Pajhwok reporter
On
Jun 28, 2017 - 11:57
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Two policemen were killed and two others wounded as result of roadside bomb blast in western Farah province on Wednesday, an official said. Police spokesman, Iqbal Bahir, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in...
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3 Faryab brothers killed in Taliban ambush

By
Qutbuddin Kohi
On
Jun 26, 2017 - 17:32
KABUL (Pajhwok): Taliban militants ambushed and killed three brothers in the Pashtunkot district of northern Faryab province on Monday, police said.
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Faryab police recover 3 dead bodies of rebels

By
Qutbuddin Kohi
On
Jun 26, 2017 - 17:24
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Local police have arrested three persons for carrying away three dead bodies of insurgents in Pashtunkot district of northern Faryab province on Monday.
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Khost tribal elder gunned down in mosque

By
Mohammad Haroon
On
Jun 26, 2017 - 17:11
KHOST (Pajhwok): A tribal elder was gunned down on Monday morning by unknown gunmen inside a mosque in the Alisher Tirazai district of southeastern Khost province, witnesses said.
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2 officers killed in Nimroz roadside bombing

By
Ahmed Shah Sabir
On
Jun 26, 2017 - 16:59
ZARANJ (Pajhwok): A roadside bombing killed a highway group commander and a military officer in the Khashrud district of southwestern Nimroz province on Monday.
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More than 50pc of Logar being controlled by Taliban

By
Abdul Maqsod Azizi
On
Jun 26, 2017 - 15:48
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The Provincial Council (PC) members admit the Taliban control more than half of central Logar province and have established check-posts on the Kabul -Gardez highway.
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Ghazni residents seek deterrent action against kidnappers

By
Saifullah Maftoon
On
Jun 26, 2017 - 15:38
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of southern Ghazni province have accused the authorities concerned of paying little attention to controlling growing kidnap incidents.
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2-month after mother murder, daughter found dead in Faryab

By
Qutbuddin Kohi
On
Jun 25, 2017 - 23:19
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): A 22-year-old girls was mysteriously killed on Sunday in Maimana, the capital of northwestern Faryab province, an official said.
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21 rebels killed in country-wide operations: MoD

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jun 25, 2017 - 22:57
KABUL (Pajhwok): Twenty-one militants have been killed, two injured and one arrested in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sunday.
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Celebratory gun fire leaves 5 injured in Uruzgan

By
Ajmal Wesal
On
Jun 25, 2017 - 15:09
TATINKOT (Pajhwok): Five people, including women and children have been wounded in central Uruzgan province as a result of celebratory gun firing on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, health officials said on Sunday.
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Suicide bomber gunned down before striking the target

By
Yousuf Zarifi
On
Jun 25, 2017 - 12:01
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A suicide bomber was shot dead before detonating the explosive jacket in the Ghanikhelo district of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, an official said.
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3 security personnel killed by comrade in Khost

By
Mohammad Haroon
On
Jun 25, 2017 - 11:51
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Three Special Provincial Forces have been killed and as many wounded when their comrade opened firing at them in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Sunday. Police Chief Brg. Gen. Faizullah Ghairat told Pajhwok...
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5 Taliban dead, as many hurt in Uruzgan raid

By
Ajmal Wesal
On
Jun 24, 2017 - 14:34
TARINKOT (Pajhwok): Five Taliban have been killed and five others wounded during the security forces raid in Tarinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Commander Lt. Zainullah told Pajhwok Afghan News the raid...
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54 dead, over 120 injured in Parachinar, Quetta blasts

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jun 24, 2017 - 12:09
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 54 people have been killed and over 120 wounded as a result of suicide attacks in Quetta and Parachinar of Pakistan , media reported on Saturday. The suicide car bomb in Quetta left 13 people dead including seven policemen...
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Saudi forces foil terror plot on holy Mosque Makkah

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jun 24, 2017 - 09:18
KABUL (Pajhwok): Saudi Arabia security forces have foiled a terror plan the target of which was the holy Mosque in Makkah, a media report said on Saturday. According to security forces, the bid to target worshippers at the mosque was planned by...
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Activists want Helmand police chief removed

By
Zainullah Stanikzai
On
Jun 23, 2017 - 18:23
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Civil society activists and provincial council members on Friday demanded removal of the police chief for southern Helmand province following yesterday’s car bomb attack.
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