HERAT (AIP): A police kidnapped by Taliban on Jan 27 was found dead in Shindand district of western Herat province, police said Saturday (Jan. 29). Lal Muhammad Omarzai, governor of Shindand, told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that the policeman se...

HERAT (AIP): Hundreds of Afghans took to the street in western Herat City today (Jan 29) to lodge their protest against the execution of Afghans in Iran. While chanting slogans against Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Iranian spiritual leader, S...

KABUL: (AIP): Close ally of the President Hamid Karzai and former warlord, Professor Abdur Rab Rasool Sayyaf, was elected speaker of Afghan parliament Saturday (Jan 29) in the run-off round with 119 votes in the 249-member parliament. His close co...

KUNDUZ: (AIP): The Taliban gunned down a commander of the pro-government tribal militia and his two guards in Nihrain district of Baghlan province on Saturday (January 29). The Nihrain District Chief told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) a militia comma...

KUNDUZ: (AIP): The German soldiers suffered casualties in a landmine blast in northern Kunduz province on Saturday (January 29). The Chahardarra District Chief, Abdul Wahid Umarkhel, told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) the German soldiers suffered cas...

JALALABAD: (AIP): Two minors were killed and three women sustained injuries when an explosive device went off in Ghaziabad district of Kunar province yesterday (January 29). The Kunar Police Chief Khalilullah Ziay told reporters that an unexploded...

KABUL (AIP): At least three people were killed and several others injured today (Jan 28) in an explosion, believed to be a suicide hit, in a high security area of Afghan capital Kabul, security officials said Friday. Security officials told journa...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Friday (Jan 28) claimed they had inflicted casualties on combined force during separate attacks in Afghanistan. ISAF and Afghan officials, however, denied casualties to their troops. A clash erupted in Tapak area of Alingar...

SHEBARGHAN (AIP): Afghan officials Friday (Jan 28) claimed that eight suspected Taliban were killed during a clash with police in Sur-e-Pul province yesterday. Taliban, however, said two cops were killed and a Taliban wounded in the gunbattle. The...

HERAT (AIP): A roadside bomb killed a civilian and wounded two others today (Jan 28) in Bala Balok district of western Farah province, security officials said Friday. A civilian car which was on way to Farah City, capital of Farah province, from B...