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Afghan police kill 30 insurgents in 24 hours
-ANI): The Afghan national police backed by the army and the NATO-led troops have killed 30 armed militants and wounded 14 others over the past 24 hours, the country's Interior Ministry said in a statement Saturday. "The police backed by the army and the Coalition forces have conducted series of operations in Helmand, Uruzgan, Logar and Ghazni provinces during the past 24 hours which left 30 armed

NATO: 4 aid workers rescued from Afghan insurgents

Two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues were rescued in a pre-dawn raid Saturday after being held by militants for 11 days in a cave in northern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led

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UN sees significant decline in Afghan civilian casualties
The number of civilian casualties has significantly dropped in Afghanistan, according to United Nations officials in Afghanistan.

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UN: Civilian deaths drop 36 percent in Afghanistan

The number of Afghan civilians killed has dropped 36 percent so far this year compared with last, the U.N. said Wednesday, the first time the death toll has declined over multiple months since the

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UN: Civilian deaths drop 36 percent in Afghanistan

The number of Afghan civilians killed has dropped 36 percent so far this year compared with last, the U.N. said Wednesday, the first time the death toll has declined over multiple months since the

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UN urges concerted effort against narcotics in Afghanistan
Highlighting the importance of political commitment and action, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, on Tuesday welcomed efforts by the Afghan Government to combat the menace of trafficking and production of narcotics in the country.

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