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    2 dead in ISAF helicopter crash

    JALALABAD (PAN): An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopter crashed in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, killing two NATO service members, officials said.



    Security and Crime

    One IMU facilitator killed, another detained

    KABUL/TALOQAN (PAN): An improvised explosive device (IED) expert, with links to the Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), was detained during a joint operation in northern Takhar province on Monday, officials said.



    Governance

    MPs underline legal action over Kunar raid

    KABUL (PAN): Wolesi Jirga members on Monday strongly condemned the killing of civilians during an air raid by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province, calling the prosecution of the perpetrators.



    Security and Crime

    MPs stress legal action over Kunar raid

    KABUL (PAN): Wolesi Jirga Members on Monday strongly condemned the killing of civilians during an air raid by foreign forces in eastern Kunar province, calling the prosecution of the perpetrators.



    Security and Crime

    2 die, 7 injured in separate incidents

    HERAT CITY/JALALABAD (PAN): A woman was killed in a blast in the western province of Herat while seven people were injured and a man committed suicide in eastern Nangarhar, officials said on Sunday.



    Governance

    Russia condemns Farah attack

    KABUL (PAN): The Russian Federation on Sunday roundly condemned last week’s Taliban attack on a crowded courthouse in western Farah province, killing more than 50 people and wounding nearly 100 others.



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    Tribal council chief assassinated

    KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The Paktia tribal council head, also a member of the High Peace Council (HPC), was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Sunday.



    Security and Crime

    Taliban district chief among 18 killed

    SHEBIRGHAN (PAN): A Taliban-designated district chief was among seven fighters killed during an airstrike by coalition forces in northern Jawzjan province, officials said on Saturday.



    Health

    Kunduz doctors, medics go on hunger strike

    KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Hundreds of doctors and health workers staged a hunger strike against non-payment of salaries over the past four months in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, officials said.



    Security and Crime

    ISAF airstrike kills Taliban commander

    ASADABAD/HERAT CITY (PAN): A Taliban commander was killed during an airstrike by Afghan and international soldiers in eastern Kunar province, the alliance said on Saturday.