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Afghanistan: Reports of dialogue with government baseless: Taliban
Kabul: Afghan consular Farahi abducted
Kabul: 153 laborers working in military base kidnapped

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-Afghanistan is to celebrate Eid-of-Fitr tomorrow.
-Chairman of Ariana Radio & Television Network, Bayat Foundation and AWCC, Engineer Ehsanullah Bayat extends his best wishes to President Hamid Karzai, Vice President, Cabinet members, House Speakers and parliamentarians, Supreme Court Chief Justice and the entire Afghan nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
-Report of dialogue with Afghan government through Saudi Arabia mediation is baseiess: Taliban.
-US-led efforts to tackle al-Oaeda group are not regarded as successful: BBC poll.
-Britain to spend $500m on heavily armored vehicles to protect troops in Afghanistan.
-Three cops killed and two wounded in separate incidents in Helmand and Uruzgan.
-Coalition forces kill six armed militants and detain eight others in eastern Afghanistan.
-Afghan policemen kills US soldier in Paktika.
-Security forces detain eight persons on charges of kidnapping and conducting destructive activities in Heart.
-Four thousands families flee from Pakistan into Afghanistan to avoid fighting in tribal areas: UNHCR.
-Afghan government urges more Pak help releasing kidnapped Afghan envoy Farahi.
-India warns halting on Salma dam in Heart if security further deteriorates.
-Bayat Foundation, AWCC, National Olympics Committee and German Embassy award of the Ramadan Cup Street Football Tournament.

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Afghanistan: Eid celebrated with zeal and fervor
Kabul: Kidnapped Afghan envoy to Pakistan not released
Kabul: Saudi help sought in facilitating peace talks with Taliban

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-Eid celebrated with zeal and fervor throughout Afghanistan.
-Chairman of Ariana Radio & Television Network, Bayat Foundation and AWCC, Engineer Ehsanullah Bayat extends his best wishes to President Hamid Karzai, Vice President, Cabinet members, House Speakers and parliamentarians, Supreme Court Chief Justice and the entire Afghan nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
-President Karzai seeks Saudi help in facilitating peace talks with Taliban.
-Afghan Government is trying to encourage militants to lay down arms: President Karzai.
-Security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates: UN Secretary General.
-Afghanistan poses complex and difficult challenge than Iraq: US Defense Secretary.
-Report of kidnapped Afghan envoy to Pakistan Farahi’s relese farmed as baseless.
-Kazakhstan concerned over situation in Afghanistan.
-Taliban’s designated district chief and three other insurgents killed in Ghazni.
-IOM to held regional conference on low of human trafficking on 11 October in Kabul.
-US supports for resumption of jurga process and reconstruction opportunity zones.
-Twenty one uplift projects completed in Samangan and Badakhshan.

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Afghanistan/Pakistan: Call for peace responded in negative by Mullah Omar
New York: Security in Afghanistan deteriorates: Ban ki Moon
Herat: Number of drug addicts increasing day by day

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-Abducted Afghan envoy to Pakistan Farahi released: Pakistan Taliban.
-Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan rejects killing report of Baitullah Mehsud.
-US Special Envoy to Afghanistan descusses current Afghan situation with NATO chief.
-President Bush to talk with NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, General McKiernan.
-Insurgents in Afghanistan are gaining: Head of US central Command, Petraeus.
-Suspected US drone strike kills four in Pakistan’s tribal region.
-Three coalition solders killed in blast in southern Afghanistan.
-ISAF solders shoot dead a civilian in Helmand.
-Lalpura police chief killed in road accident in Nangarhar.
-Coalition forces detain five militans in Ghazni.

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Madrid: ISI accused of helping Taliban
Washington: US committed to Afghanistan: President Bush
Northern Afghanistan: Women eager to boost small businesses

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-Spain’s Defense Ministry report charges ISI for helping Taliban in 2005 for assassination plots against afghan government.
-President Bush discusses comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan with ISAF commander General McKiernan.
-Progress in Afghanistan; but difficulties remain: President Bush.
-President Bush reiterates US commitment to Afghanistan.
-We are in a very tough counterinsurgency Fight: General McKiernan.
-Joint US-Pak-Afghan patrolling on the border a great idea: ISAF chief.
-British Ambassador in Kabul says Afghanistan mission is doomed.
-ISAF forces shoot wounded eight civilians in Pul-e-Charkhi neighborhood of Kabul.
-A coalition service member killed in eastern Afghanistan in bomb blast.
-Security forces shoot dead a would-be suicide bomber in Helmand.
-Women in northern provinces interested in boosting small businesses: Officials

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Kabul: Mixed reactions on peace talks offer to Taliban
Washington: Militant networks work from Pakistan: US
Khost: Modern airport to be constructed

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-President Karzai’s peace talk’s offer to Taliban meets with mixed reactions from world leaders.
-Warlords in Afghanistan behind violent surge: US.
-Pakistan an issue in the fight against terrorism: Top US Army official.
-NATO can’t be in Afghanistan forever: Canadian Prime Minister.
-Talks with Taliban a political decision: General McKiernan.
-Azerbaijan’s parliaments votes to double its troops in Afghanistan.
-Coalition and Afghan forces kill militants in Zabul.
-Coalition forces detain four Haqqani terrorist network members in Khost.
-MPs from Heart blame neighboring countries for deteriorating security hindering construction on Salma Dam.
-Transport Ministry to construct modern airport in Khost.

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Northern Afghanistan: Unidentified plague causes death toll
Kabul: Theft of historical artifacts concerned

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-Unknown cholera – like classes kills many and leaves hundreds infected in northern provinces.
-Afghanistan officially elected to IAEA board.
-Indian cabinet ratifies Afghanistan’s accession to South Asian Free Trade Agreement.
-President bush frees and for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Georgia to cope with  urgent refugee needs.
-Coalition forces kill five militants in eastern Afghanistan.
-Stabilizing Afghanistan will require regional help from countries like India: US Secretary of State.
-Insecurity and mafia cause increase in theft and smuggling of historic artifacts: Information Ministry.
-Nadia Ramin Girls High School funded by AWCC MD Amin Ramin with Bayat Foundation cooperation inaugurated in Baghlan.
-Pakistan sets deadline for Afghan refugees in one of the refugee camps.
-Twelve Taliban insurgents including two commanders killed in Kandahar.
-NDS detains a group of kidnappers in Zabul.
-Four civilians wounded in bomb blast in Helmand.
-Unidentified militants gun down Olympic official in Paktika.
-Lower House Committee on Economic Affairs concerned over current global financial crisis.
-Six reconstruction projects completed in Baghian.

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Kabul: British military commander proposes holding talks with Taliban
Washington: US expresses regret over civilian deaths in Afghanistan
Tanzania: Afghanistan beats Fiji in a cricket tournament

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-US express sorrow over rising civilian death toll in Afghanistan.
-Military means an impossible way to win the war in Afghanistan: British Army Commander.
-Minister of Commerce accused for unconstitutional act: Lower house Committee.
-MoPH is to establish several forensic medical centers.
-3000 recruits to ANA this year: ANA officials.
-2 foreign nationals arrested on a bomb blast charges in Herat.
-ANA kills & Taliban injures 4.
-Suicide attack in Heart kills an ANA soldier, injures 3 civilians.
-Six reconstruction projects completed in Baghian.