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    Militants kill 5 including tribal elder in Kunar

    ASADABAD (PAN): Five people, including a tribal elder, were killed by unidentified gunmen in eastern Kunar province on Wednesday, an official said.



    Security and Crime

    9 insurgents join peace process, 8 killed

    ASADABAD (PAN): A Taliban commander and eight of his associates joined the reconciliation process in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday, officials said.



    Security and Crime

    6 fighters killed, 50 suspects held in Kunar

    ASADABAD (PAN): Six Taliban militants were killed and 50 suspected insurgents detained during an operation by Afghan National Army (ANA) in the Ghaziabad district of eastern Kunar province, an offi



    Culture

    Suicide attacks un-Islamic: Jordanian scholars

    ASADABAD (PAN): A four-member team of Jordanian scholars, during their visit to eastern Kunar province, have declared suicide bombings as un-Islamic.



    Security and Crime

    8 Afghan soldiers dead in rebel attacks

    KABUL/ASADABAD (PAN): Eight Afghan National Army (ANA) troops were killed in different incidents of violence in Kunar and Faryab provinces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sunday.



    Security and Crime

    Would-be suicide bomber shot dead in Kunar

    ASADABAD (PAN): A would-be suicide bomber was shot dead by police in the capital of eastern Kunar province on Monday morning, an official said.



    Security and Crime

    ISAF airstrike injures children in Kunar

    ASADABAD (PAN): Three children were injured during an airstrike by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the Watapur district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday.



    Security and Crime

    In Kunar, open trials tamp down crime rate

    ASADABAD (PAN): The crime rate has drastically fallen as a result of open trials in eastern Kunar province, bordering Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region of Bajaur, officials and residents say.



    ASADABAD, Oct 17, 2012: Two Pakistani Taliban fighters are shown to journalists after their arrest by police officers in Noor-Gul district of eastern Kunar province.

    Business & Economics

    Timber smuggling foiled in Kunar

    ASADABAD (PAN): Authorities have foiled a timber smuggling network that had been active in recent months in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Thursday.