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    Indonesia saves 120 Afghans from leaking ship

    KABUL (PAN): Scores of Afghan migrants were rescued from a leaking ship headed to Australia in Indonesia, a media report said on Monday.



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    Over 100 Pak troops buried under Kashmir avalanche

    ISLAMABAD (PAN): More than 100 Pakistani soldiers were feared dead after a heavy snow avalanche hit their camp on the Siachen Glacier -- the de factor border with India -- on Saturday, the military said.



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    7 dead in Kandahar tanker-van collision

    KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Seven people were killed and three others wounded as a NATO fuel tanker caught fire after ploughing into a passenger vehicle in southern Kandahar province on Friday.



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    Rockslides, floods block Herat-Ghor highway

    CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): The Herat-Ghor highway was blocked by a rockslide and flash floods in western Ghor province, officials said on Thursday.



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    Rockslides, floods block Herat-Ghor highway

    CHAGHCHARAN (PAN): The Herat-Ghor highway was blocked by a rockslide and flash floods in western Ghor province, officials said on Thursday.



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    Landslides displace 123 Badakhshan families

    FAIZABAD (PAN): At least 123 families have been displaced by landslides as heavy snow started melting in the Zibak district of northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Wednesday.



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    5 policemen dead in Faryab accident

    MAIMANA (PAN): Five policemen were killed and a sixth injured after their vehicle overturned in northern Faryab province on Wednesday, officials said.



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    4 killed, 30 wounded in head-on collision

    GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Four passengers were killed and 30 others wounded in a head-on coalition on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in southern Ghazni province on Monday, officials said.



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    Death toll from Badakhshan avalanches rises to 18

    FAIZABAD (PAN): Eighteen people, including women and children, were killed and 20 houses damaged by snow avalanches in the Nasi district of northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Sunday.



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    Death toll from Badakhshan avalanches rises to 18

    FAIZABAD (PAN): Eighteen people, including women and children, were killed and 20 houses damaged by snow avalanches in the Nasi district of northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Sunday.