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House Of Terrorist Released In Kandahar Hijacking Attached In Srinagar
The anti-terror agency NIA (National Investigation Agency) today attached the house of top terrorist commander Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias Latram, who was released from prison in exchange of hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 at Kandahar in 1999.
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Taliban Set To Release 20 Afghan Government Prisoners, Says Spokesperson
The Taliban are set to release 20 prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the group's spokesman said Sunday, in what appeared to be a major breakthrough after the insurgents walked out of talks with the government last week.
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Life term for US soldier who killed 16 Afghan villagers
A US army sergeant who murdered 16 Afghan villagers in a horrific rampage was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole on Friday.
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Taliban free nearly 250 in Pakistan jail break
Dozens of heavily armed Taliban fighters freed nearly 250 prisoners, including hardcore militants, during a sophisticated overnight attack on a Pakistani jail that killed 13 people, officials said today.
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Interpol issues global alert for Taliban fugitives
Interpol has issued a worldwide alert for 417 fugitives of an Afghan jailbreak, including Taliban considered "a major threat to global security."The France-based international police agency says it has issued a so-called Orange Notice for the fugitives who escaped the Sarposa prison in Kandahar on April 24.Authorities in Afghanistan had said more t...
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Afghan forces recapture 65 from Kandahar jailbreak
Afghan forces have recaptured at least 65 of the prisoners who escaped from the south's largest prison, the government said Tuesday as it scrambled to recover from the massive security breach that allowed 480 inmates to be spirited out in a stunning jailbreak.Prison officials discovered early Monday morning that the convicts - nearly all of them Ta...
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Taliban insurgents escape Kandahar prison, says Afghan govt
Afghan officials say more than 400 inmates have escaped from the main prison in Kandahar city. They say many of the men who dug a tunnel out of the facility are Taliban insurgents.Prison supervisor Ghulam Dastagir Mayar said Monday that they estimate about 476 prisoners escaped through a tunnel they had dug to the outside. He says the jailbreak hap...
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4 suicide attacks in Kandahar; at least 30 die
A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations on Saturday night, killing at least 30 people.
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House Of Terrorist Released In Kandahar Hijacking Attached In Srinagar
The anti-terror agency NIA (National Investigation Agency) today attached the house of top terrorist commander Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias Latram, who was released from prison in exchange of hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 at Kandahar in 1999.
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Taliban Set To Release 20 Afghan Government Prisoners, Says Spokesperson
The Taliban are set to release 20 prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the group's spokesman said Sunday, in what appeared to be a major breakthrough after the insurgents walked out of talks with the government last week.
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Life term for US soldier who killed 16 Afghan villagers
A US army sergeant who murdered 16 Afghan villagers in a horrific rampage was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole on Friday.
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Taliban free nearly 250 in Pakistan jail break
Dozens of heavily armed Taliban fighters freed nearly 250 prisoners, including hardcore militants, during a sophisticated overnight attack on a Pakistani jail that killed 13 people, officials said today.
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Interpol issues global alert for Taliban fugitives
Interpol has issued a worldwide alert for 417 fugitives of an Afghan jailbreak, including Taliban considered "a major threat to global security."The France-based international police agency says it has issued a so-called Orange Notice for the fugitives who escaped the Sarposa prison in Kandahar on April 24.Authorities in Afghanistan had said more t...
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Afghan forces recapture 65 from Kandahar jailbreak
Afghan forces have recaptured at least 65 of the prisoners who escaped from the south's largest prison, the government said Tuesday as it scrambled to recover from the massive security breach that allowed 480 inmates to be spirited out in a stunning jailbreak.Prison officials discovered early Monday morning that the convicts - nearly all of them Ta...
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Taliban insurgents escape Kandahar prison, says Afghan govt
Afghan officials say more than 400 inmates have escaped from the main prison in Kandahar city. They say many of the men who dug a tunnel out of the facility are Taliban insurgents.Prison supervisor Ghulam Dastagir Mayar said Monday that they estimate about 476 prisoners escaped through a tunnel they had dug to the outside. He says the jailbreak hap...
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4 suicide attacks in Kandahar; at least 30 die
A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations on Saturday night, killing at least 30 people.
