JALALABAD (AIP): Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) on Wednesday claimed their fighters destroyed six vehicles of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) this morning (Aug. 19) in a rocket attack in Ali Shang district of eastern Laghman province. Waliullah, s...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Taliban on Wednesday (Aug. 19) claimed they have killed eight German troops in a roadside bomb attack in northern Takhar province. Taliban blew up two vehicles of German troops in Serai Sang area of Taloqan, capital of Takhar provinc...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Two rockets were killed on Kunduz City this afternoon (Aug. 19), causing no casualties, a spokesman said Wednesday. The rockets were fired at around 05:00 p.m. from volatile Chahar Dara district located to the west of the city, Mehbo...

KHOST (AIP): A police officer was killed while three policemen injured today (Aug. 19) when their vehicle hit a landmine in Khost province, eyewitnesses said Wednesday. The incident happened in Syed Khel area of Dwa Manda district, the witnesses t...

JALALABAD (AIP): A rocket struck a house to southwest of Jalalabad Airport last night, wounding 10 people including women and children, doctors said Tuesday (Aug. 18). Baz Muhammad Sherzad, deputy chief of Ningarhar general hospital, told Afghan I...

Note: Updated with Taliban claim KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber detonated himself near the troops of Afghan National Army (ANA) today (Aug. 18) in Chora district of Urzgan province, killing five people including three ANA soldiers, police said Tu...

KABUL (AIP): Seven civilians were killed and 50 wounded in a suicide attack in front of a warehouse of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in western part of Kabul today (Aug. 18), interior ministry said Tuesday. The interior ministry s...

GHAZNI (AIP): A new school building in Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province was opened today (Aug. 18), a spokesman said Tuesday. A ceremony was held in this connection which was attended by Governor Muhammad Halim Fedai, government and non-g...

KABUL (AIP): Director education of Paktia province has demanded of the Election Commission not to set up polling stations in schools and other building of education department. The demand was made after Taliban blew a polling centre established in...

GHAZNI (AIP): Governor of Ghazni Muhammad Usman Usmani has said that 6000 security personnel have been deployed to maintain security on election day in the province. He said this while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday (Aug. 18). G...