KABUL (AIP): Four suspected militants were killed while seven more were detained yesterday (Aug. 22) in separate raids in southern Afghanistan, defence ministry said Sunday. The Defence Ministry said in a statement that special US forces and Afgha...

HERAT (AIP): US Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke yesterday (Aug. 22) visited western Herat province of Afghanistan. Mr. Holbrooke met with Governor Ahmad Yousuf Nooristani and several other officials and expressed satisfaction...

JALALABAD (AIP): Unknown men tampered ballot boxes yesterday (Aug. 22) in the vicinity of Wama district of eastern Nooristan province, police said Sunday. Lt. Col. Muhammad Farooq, security in-charge of provincial police department told Afghan Isl...

GHAZNI (AIP): An officer of Afghan National Army (ANA) killed three Taliban fighters before he was shot dead by Taliban yesterday (Aug. 22) in Syed Abad district of Wardak province, a spokesman said Sunday. Shahidullah Shahid, spokesman of Wardak...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Five police personnel including a commander of quick reaction police force were killed in a roadside bomb explosion today (Aug. 22) in Baghlan province, interior ministry said Saturday. The interior ministry said that commander was...

KABUL (AIP): A US soldier serving in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died of non-combat related injuries in eastern Afghanistan today (Aug. 22), ISAF said Saturday. Captain Jon Stock, a US spokesman confirmed the deceas...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban Friday claimed attacks on foreign forces in different areas of Afghanistan on Election day (Aug. 20) and inflicting damage on them. Taliban blew up a tank of foreign forces yesterday (Aug. 20) in landmine attack in Khwaja Bula...

KABUL (AIP): A soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) killed in a roadside bomb attack on eastern Afghanistan today (Aug. 21), ISAF said Friday. The ISAF soldier died from wounds sustained in an improvised explosive de...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Seven Taliban and four police were killed during separate clashes in Kunduz and Ghazni province today (Aug. 21), Afghan officials Friday. A clash erupted after Taliban attacked a convoy of Afghan National Army (ANA) in Chehl Chinar a...

KABUL (AIP): Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) said Friday (Aug. 21) that 11 workers of the commission were killed since the beginning of the election province. The IEC said in a statement at the 11 election workers have been ki...