ZABUL (AIP): A USPI convey carrying logistics was came under attack by armed Taliban on Kabul-Kandahar highway near Qalat but no one was killed or injured in the ambush, said highway police official Ghulam Jilani Khan on Sunday. He said that a vehicl...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Armed Taliban attacked the centre of Sangin district in Helmand province last night, sparking a three hours gunbattle with foreign troops and Afghan police, said provincial police chief of Helmand Muhammad Hussain Andiwal on Sunday....

KABUL (AIP): The kidnapers of a German woman have demanded ransom money for her release and in this connection they had contacted German Embassy in Kabul, reliable sources confided AIP on Sunday (Aug 19). The woman was abducted from a restaurant in...

GHAZNI (AIP): At least two Taliban militants were killed and one was injured in police encounter in Andar district in Ghazni province last night, official said on Sunday (Aug 19). District in-charge of Andar, Khwaja Mohammad told AIP that last...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber targeting a vehicle of a non-governmental organization (NGO) in southern Helmand province, exploded himself, killing four security guards and injuring four others last night, official said Sunday (August 19)....

GHAZNI (AIP): Taliban claimed to have blown up the vehicle of the deputy in-charge of Khogiani district of Ghazni province with a remote-controlled device, killing five persons on board. This was claimed by a Taliban spokesman Qari Yousaf Ahmadi on...

GHAZNI (AIP): Three Taliban militants were killed when police raided their hideout in Chardiwal area in Ghazni province, official said on Sunday (August 19). Provincial security in-charge of Ghazni Abdur Rahim told AIP that police received tips ab...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Like other parts of the country, Independence Day was celebrated in southern Kandahar province with national zeal and fervor. In this connection, a gathering was held in Omomi Bagh area of Kandahar city, which was participated by...

GHAZI (AIP): Two Taliban were killed after an attack on a district centre in Zabul province last night, an official said Saturday (Aug. 18). A group of approximately 200 Taliban attacked headquarters of Deh Chopan but police strongly retaliated as...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of foreign security agency in Kandahar City today (Aug. 18), killing 15 and wounding 25 people, police said Saturday. The incident was happened in Bagh Pul area, western part of Kandahar City wh...