MAZAR SHARIF (AIP): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped five people including a candidate of provincial council in northern Faryab district of today (July 31), sources said Friday. An official told Afghan Islamic Press on condition anonymity that the provi...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Friday (July 31) claimed they had killed 13 foreign troops and caused them damage of property during separate attacks. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of Taliban, told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban attacked a convoy of forei...

KAUNDUZ (AIP): Taliban on Friday (July 31) claimed their fighters captured headquarters of the Nahrin district of Baghlan province last night and set it ablaze before leaving. The attack turned into a fierce clash, and the district centre fell to...

KABUL (AIP): Four soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) were killed and two others wounded in a mine explosion yesterday (July 29) in southern Helmand province, venue of massive US offensive against resurgent Taliban, defence ministry said Thursday....

JALALABAD (AIP): A roadside bomb injured three policemen in eastern Ningarhar province today (July 30), police said Thursday. The incident occurred near Kahi area when a vehicle traveling in by the policemen hit a landmine, police chief of Spin Gh...

KABUL (AIP): Six civilians were killed and injured today (July 30) when their vehicle hit a landmine in Aqchi district of northern Jawzjan province, interior ministry said Thursday. The incident happened in Besh Ara village at approximately 07:15...

KABUL (AIP): Four people of a family were killed and three more wounded when roof of a house caved-in Saidabad district of Wardad province yesterday (July 29), an official said Wednesday. While giving details to Afghan Islamic Press Shahidullah Sh...

KHOST (AIP): Three people were wounded as a rocket hit a house in Sabari district of Khost province last night, health officials said Wednesday (July 29). Director health of Khost province told Afghan Islamic Press that three victims of the incide...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai flew for Tajikistan Wednesday (July 29) to attend quadrilateral meeting with the leaders of Tajikistan, Pakistan and the Russian in Dushanbe. A press release issued from office of the spokesman of Afghan...

HERAT (AIP): Explosion happened near the election campaign offices of Hamid Karzai and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah last night in Paktika and Herat provinces, causing no loss of life, officials said Wednesday (July 29). A bomb planted in-front of the el...