Drugs and weapons seized in northern Baghlan province

Local security officials in northern Baghlan province on Sunday announced Afghan police forces seized at least 40 kg of opium and drugs along with 16 weapons. Provincial security chief Gen. Asadullah Shirzad speaking during a press conference on Sunday morning said, Afghan police seized at least 40 kg of hashish, 3 grams of heroin and 16 pistols. Gen. Shirzad further added,...

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Hungary PRT distribute aid to reconciled militants in Baghlan

Around 92 anti-government armed militants who joined peace process received food and winter clothing at Baisqal district in northern Baghlan province. Provincial police Gen. Asadullah while distributing the aid to the reconciled militants said, the aid package which has been arranged by Hungarian provincial reconstruction team in coordination with the Baghlan high peace...

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At least three killed, 15 injured as bus station explosions rock Kenyan capital

by Daniel and Christine Lagat NAIROBI, March 10 (Xinhua) -- At least three were killed and 15 others seriously injured as several hand grenades were thrown at a busy bus station in Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Saturday night, local police have confirmed. A wounded man is brought into the hospital on March 10 after a bomb at a bus station in Nairobi that left at least 6...

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US soldier kills Afghan civilians in Kandahar

A US soldier has killed more than a dozen civilians in a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan before being detained, officials say. He left his military base in the early hours of the morning and opened fire after entering local homes; women and children are said to be among the dead. Nato said it was investigating the "deeply regrettable incident". Anti-US sentiment...

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Assassination attempt on Malalai Joya, two guards injured

By Associated Press — A prominent Afghan women’s rights activist says gunmen have attacked her office in a western province in an apparent assassination attempt. Malalai Joya is a former Afghan lawmaker and vocal critic of corruption and criminality in the Afghan government, as well as the Taliban. She says the overnight attack on her office in Farah province was the sixth...

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Afghan Raids Kill Two Insurgents, Capture Seven

At least two insurgents were killed and seven others were captured in joint Afghan and Nato troops operations conducted in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said on Sunday morning. Operations were launched in Nangarhar, Kunduz, Helmand, Ghazni and Logar provinces, targeting insurgents, the MoI said in a statement. Across all the operations, one other...

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Bomb blast targets Pakistan funeral

(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) At least 13 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a funeral in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, police officials say.The blast took place in the Badaber area, on the outskirts of the city, which is the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, senior police officer Kalam Khan told the AFP news agency.The explosion occurred...

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