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21 Dead, 38 Injured In Bus-Tanker Collision In Afghanistan
Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province when a bus collided with an oil tanker and a motorbike, provincial officials said.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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Over 100 Former Afghan Forces Killed Or Disappeared By Taliban: Rights Group
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on more than 100 killings from Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces alone.
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Taliban Ban Barbers From Trimming Beards In Afghan Province: Report
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, a media report said.
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Taliban Capture Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah, Capital Of Helmand: Official
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern province of Helmand, after two weeks of heavy fighting, a police official said on Friday.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Army Urges Civilians To Evacuate Besieged City After UN Says 40 Have Died
Fighting is raging for Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, with the United Nations saying at least 40 civilians had been killed in the last 24 hours.
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Nine Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Vehicle In Afghanistan: Officials
At least nine people were killed Thursday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said, the latest violence in a region that has seen weeks of intense fighting.
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23 Killed In Blast At Cattle Market In Southern Afghanistan
At least 23 civilians were killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province and dozens were injured when rockets fell on a cattle market on Monday, said Afghan government and Taliban officials.
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Al-Qaeda's South Asia Chief, Born In India, Killed In Afghanistan: Report
India-born Asim Umar, the chief of the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), has been killed during a joint US-Afghan raid on a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Afghan officials said on Tuesday.
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35 Killed At Wedding Party During Nearby Afghan Army Raid
At least 35 civilians were killed and 13 people were injured during an attack conducted by the Afghan government forces in southern Helmand province, two provincial officials said on Monday.
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Police Arrests 2 Afghan Nationals For Smuggling Drugs, Seize 50 Kg Heroin
The two are from Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan and smuggled the drugs into the country via the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, they said.
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Top Taliban Commander Killed In Air Strike In Afghanistan
A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday.
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"Significant Blow": Over 50 Taliban Leaders Killed In Rocket Strike, Says US
More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday, as fighting continues across the country.
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With Capturing Sangin District, Afghan Taliban Controls Half The Country's Territory
Taliban fighters have captured the key district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out, leaving the district centre to the insurgents, officials said on Thursday.
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21 Dead, 38 Injured In Bus-Tanker Collision In Afghanistan
Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province when a bus collided with an oil tanker and a motorbike, provincial officials said.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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Over 100 Former Afghan Forces Killed Or Disappeared By Taliban: Rights Group
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on more than 100 killings from Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces alone.
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Taliban Ban Barbers From Trimming Beards In Afghan Province: Report
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, a media report said.
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Taliban Capture Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah, Capital Of Helmand: Official
The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern province of Helmand, after two weeks of heavy fighting, a police official said on Friday.
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Taliban Kill Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist In Afghanistan: Officials
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers.
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Army Urges Civilians To Evacuate Besieged City After UN Says 40 Have Died
Fighting is raging for Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, with the United Nations saying at least 40 civilians had been killed in the last 24 hours.
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Nine Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Vehicle In Afghanistan: Officials
At least nine people were killed Thursday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said, the latest violence in a region that has seen weeks of intense fighting.
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23 Killed In Blast At Cattle Market In Southern Afghanistan
At least 23 civilians were killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province and dozens were injured when rockets fell on a cattle market on Monday, said Afghan government and Taliban officials.
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Al-Qaeda's South Asia Chief, Born In India, Killed In Afghanistan: Report
India-born Asim Umar, the chief of the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), has been killed during a joint US-Afghan raid on a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Afghan officials said on Tuesday.
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35 Killed At Wedding Party During Nearby Afghan Army Raid
At least 35 civilians were killed and 13 people were injured during an attack conducted by the Afghan government forces in southern Helmand province, two provincial officials said on Monday.
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Police Arrests 2 Afghan Nationals For Smuggling Drugs, Seize 50 Kg Heroin
The two are from Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan and smuggled the drugs into the country via the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, they said.
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Top Taliban Commander Killed In Air Strike In Afghanistan
A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban members said on Sunday.
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"Significant Blow": Over 50 Taliban Leaders Killed In Rocket Strike, Says US
More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday, as fighting continues across the country.
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With Capturing Sangin District, Afghan Taliban Controls Half The Country's Territory
Taliban fighters have captured the key district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out, leaving the district centre to the insurgents, officials said on Thursday.
