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Book Excerpt | 'Boastful': How Terrorist Masood Azhar Spent His Time In Jail In India
Mohananey also said that Masood was aware and boastful about his importance. He apparently claimed that when he landed at Heathrow Airport in London, a massive crowd of followers came to see him, resulting in a two-hour traffic jam.
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IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: A Thoroughly Researched Series That Points the Finger at the System
A few technical shortcomings apart, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is an outstanding, genre-bending show that has set a new bar for historical adaptations. From its impeccable set designs to remarkable recreations, the Netflix original successfully captures the essence of that time and conveys the horror beyond screens. Sinha’s thorough research is ...
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Can Taliban Fly? Video Shows Fighters Taxiing Captured US-Made Chopper
A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.
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All Flights From Kandahar Airport Cancelled After Rocket Strikes
At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, an official told AFP on Sunday, as the Taliban pressed on with their sweeping offensive across the country.
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5 Foreigners Arrested At Delhi Airport With Drugs Worth Rs 15 Crore
Five Afghanistan nationals have been arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly ingesting 370 heroin capsules worth Rs 15 crore. They were carrying the banned substance from Kandahar, officials said.
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Hijack Scare In Delhi After Pilot Presses Wrong Button On Kandahar Flight
A hijack alert on a Kandahar-bound flight triggered alarm at the Delhi airport on Saturday after the pilot "mistakenly" pressed the 'hijack button' when it was taxiing for take-off, officials said.
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Gunmen Kill 5 Women Airport Workers In Afghanistan's Kandahar
Gunmen shot dead five female airport workers and their driver in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining the threat to employed women in the country.
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4 Afghan Police, 1 Spaniard Killed In Kabul Siege
At least four Afghan policemen and one Spaniard were killed in an hours-long Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul that ended early today after all the attackers were killed, officials said.
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Death Toll Rises To 50 In Afghanistan's Kandahar Airport Siege: Officials
The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, Afghan officials said today, after a conference in Pakistan shored up international support for reviving peace talks.
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37 Killed In Taliban Siege At Afghan Airport: Defence Ministry
At least 37 people were killed and 35 others wounded after Taliban militants stormed Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan, with one of the 11 assailants still resisting security forces, the defence ministry said today.
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At Least 8 Dead in Taliban Attack on Afghan Airport: Officials
At least eight people were killed after Taliban militants stormed the airport complex in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city, triggering an all-night gun battle, officials said today.
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Afghan Forces Fighting Taliban Morning After Kandahar Airport Raid
Afghan security forces in the southern city of Kandahar on today were fighting Taliban insurgents who raided the city's sprawling airport late on Tuesday, officials said.
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Taliban Storm Airport Complex In Afghanistan's Kandahar: Officials
Explosions and gunfire rang out as Taliban militants stormed the airport complex in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Tuesday, officials said, with fighting still ongoing.
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Iran airs images allegedly extracted from US drone
Iran's state TV has broadcast footage allegedly extracted from the CIA drone captured in 2011. The video aired late Wednesday shows an aerial view of an airport and a city, said to be Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Australian Defence Minister has close shave in Kandahar
Smith and senior officers of the Australian Defence Forces were preparing to leave the Kandahar Airport after an unannounced trip to visit troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday when the airfield's radar defence system detected incoming rockets, Australian news agency AAP reported.
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Book Excerpt | 'Boastful': How Terrorist Masood Azhar Spent His Time In Jail In India
Mohananey also said that Masood was aware and boastful about his importance. He apparently claimed that when he landed at Heathrow Airport in London, a massive crowd of followers came to see him, resulting in a two-hour traffic jam.
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IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: A Thoroughly Researched Series That Points the Finger at the System
A few technical shortcomings apart, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is an outstanding, genre-bending show that has set a new bar for historical adaptations. From its impeccable set designs to remarkable recreations, the Netflix original successfully captures the essence of that time and conveys the horror beyond screens. Sinha’s thorough research is ...
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Can Taliban Fly? Video Shows Fighters Taxiing Captured US-Made Chopper
A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.
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All Flights From Kandahar Airport Cancelled After Rocket Strikes
At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, an official told AFP on Sunday, as the Taliban pressed on with their sweeping offensive across the country.
-
5 Foreigners Arrested At Delhi Airport With Drugs Worth Rs 15 Crore
Five Afghanistan nationals have been arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly ingesting 370 heroin capsules worth Rs 15 crore. They were carrying the banned substance from Kandahar, officials said.
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Hijack Scare In Delhi After Pilot Presses Wrong Button On Kandahar Flight
A hijack alert on a Kandahar-bound flight triggered alarm at the Delhi airport on Saturday after the pilot "mistakenly" pressed the 'hijack button' when it was taxiing for take-off, officials said.
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Gunmen Kill 5 Women Airport Workers In Afghanistan's Kandahar
Gunmen shot dead five female airport workers and their driver in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining the threat to employed women in the country.
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4 Afghan Police, 1 Spaniard Killed In Kabul Siege
At least four Afghan policemen and one Spaniard were killed in an hours-long Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul that ended early today after all the attackers were killed, officials said.
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Death Toll Rises To 50 In Afghanistan's Kandahar Airport Siege: Officials
The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, Afghan officials said today, after a conference in Pakistan shored up international support for reviving peace talks.
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37 Killed In Taliban Siege At Afghan Airport: Defence Ministry
At least 37 people were killed and 35 others wounded after Taliban militants stormed Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan, with one of the 11 assailants still resisting security forces, the defence ministry said today.
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At Least 8 Dead in Taliban Attack on Afghan Airport: Officials
At least eight people were killed after Taliban militants stormed the airport complex in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city, triggering an all-night gun battle, officials said today.
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Afghan Forces Fighting Taliban Morning After Kandahar Airport Raid
Afghan security forces in the southern city of Kandahar on today were fighting Taliban insurgents who raided the city's sprawling airport late on Tuesday, officials said.
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Taliban Storm Airport Complex In Afghanistan's Kandahar: Officials
Explosions and gunfire rang out as Taliban militants stormed the airport complex in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Tuesday, officials said, with fighting still ongoing.
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Iran airs images allegedly extracted from US drone
Iran's state TV has broadcast footage allegedly extracted from the CIA drone captured in 2011. The video aired late Wednesday shows an aerial view of an airport and a city, said to be Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Australian Defence Minister has close shave in Kandahar
Smith and senior officers of the Australian Defence Forces were preparing to leave the Kandahar Airport after an unannounced trip to visit troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday when the airfield's radar defence system detected incoming rockets, Australian news agency AAP reported.
