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    Woman killed in clash after elopement

    KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A runaway woman was shot dead during a clash between security personnel and robbers in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Friday.



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    Journalists concerned at poll coverage

    KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Dozens of journalists in northern Kunduz province have voiced their concern over lack of cooperation from officials in the coverage of upcoming presidential and provincial council elections.



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    15 dead, 100 injured in Pakistan blasts

    KABUL (PAN): Fifteen people were killed and 100 others injured when bombs tore through two mosques in Pakistan’s northwestern Malakand tribal region on Friday, a private TV channel reported.



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    2 insurgent groups join peace process

    MAIMANA (PAN): Two groups involving 45 fighters have joined the peace process in northern Balkh and Faryab provinces, the National Security Directorate (NDS) said on Friday.



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    US to stand with Afghans in pursuit of stability

    KABUL (PAN): The United States has strongly condemned Thursday suicide bombing that killed 15 people, including six Americans, and wounded more than 40 others in Kabul.



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    War on Al-Qaida to go on for a decade or two

    KABUL (PAN): A senior Pentagon official has indicated during a congressional hearing the war on Al-Qaida and its affiliate will continue for a decade or two, an American newspaper reported on Friday.



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    Senior Taliban leader detained in Baghlan

    KABUL (PAN): A senior Taliban leader was detained during a joint operation Afghan and coalition forces in northern Baghlan province on Friday, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.



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    Taliban in control of 11 Warduj villages

    FAIZABAD (PAN): Local officials on Thursday said the Taliban controlled nearly a dozen villages in the Warduj district of northeastern Badakhshan province.



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    Patang visits suicide blast scene

    KABUL (PAN): The interior minister visited the scene of the suicide attack in Kabul, condemning in the strongest of terms the blast that occurred in a residential area of the capital.