KABUL (AIP): Afghan Defence Ministry Thursday (July 16) said that two soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) were killed and five more wounded in two separate incidents in Helmand and Kandahar yesterday. A press release issued by the defence mini...

HERAT (AIP): Three border police including an officer were killed and four wounded in suicide attack in western Nimroz province today (July 16), governor said Thursday. The incident happened at 11:45 a.m. local time when the suicide bomber rammed...

GHAZNI (AIP): Taliban on Wednesday (July 14) claimed they have killed six police in a roadside bomb attack in Ghazni last night. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of Taliban, told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban blew up a Ranger vehicle of police ne...

MAZAR SHARIF (AIP): Two high-ranking Turkish officials were killed in a road mishap in Faryab province last night, sources said Wednesday (July 15). Informed sources told Afghan Islamic Press that several Turkish officials were traveling towards...

KUNDUZ (AIP): A key Taliban commander was killed while two were detained last night (July 14) in an operation in Baghlan province, police said Wednesday. Provincial Police Chief Abdul Rehman Syed Kheli told Afghan Islamic Press that commander Abdu...

KABUL (AIP): Two soldiers of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed and two others wounded yesterday (July 14) in a road mishap in northern Faryab province, NATO-led forces said Wednesday. The injured were under treatment at th...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): The head of the British army General Richard Dannatt on Wednesday (July 15) paid a visit to Sangin district of southern Helmond province. He was flown in a helicopter from Lashkargah, the provincial capital, to Sangin district w...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Three rockets were fired this afternoon (July 15) at Lashkargah, capital of volatile Helmond province, causing no casualties, security officials said Wednesday. The officials told Afghan Islamic Press that the rockets were fired...

HERAT (AIP): Afghan Agriculture Minister Muhammad Asif Raheemi said that the government would procure 100,000 tons of wheat from the growers this year. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday (July 15), he said that procurement of wheat fr...

KABUL (AIP): Etisalat Telecommunication Company has launched a new connection called Mumtaz. Public Relations Officer Kifayatullah Nabi Khel while addressing a press conference here on Wednesday (July 15) said that call rates of the new connection...