KABUL (AIP): Unknown armed men abducted the manager of Afghanistan Bank last night (June 21) in Qallat, capital of southern Zabul province, interior ministry said Monday. Ghulam Jilani was kidnapped by unidentified men in Baba Gak area of Qallat C...

KABUL (AIP): A reporter of New York Times, who had been kidnapped more than seven months by unknown armed men in Logar province, escaped from abductors in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan, the newspaper said Saturday (June 21). The newspaper r...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A mine explosion left six civilians dead yesterday (June 19) in western Herat City, police said Saturday. Abdul Rauf Ahmadi, spokesman of police in western zone told Afghan Islamic Press that the incident occurred in Siyoshan area...

HERAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen killed district chief of anti-crimes last night (June 19) at his home in Ghor province, police said Saturday. Abdul Rasheed Bashari, security in-charge of Ghor police department told Afghan Islamic Press that unkno...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Unidentified gunmen merciless killed a medical student today (June 19) while his colleague is missing, an officials said Friday. The body of the student was found with slit throat and a knife lying next to him after he, along with...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan security forces have seized huge quantity of narcotics in different province of the country, interior ministry and official said Thursday (June 18). Security chief of Zabul province, Ghulam Jilani Farahi, told Afghan Islamic Pr...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Five border police were killed and two others wounded in a mine explosion in Kandahar province today (June 18), police said Thursday. Saifullah Hakim, commander of southwestern border police zone, confirmed to Afghan Islamic Press...

KABUL (AIP): Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) has announced that four presidential candidates have failed to submit their assets. The IEC said in a statement that the candidates included Ms Shahla Atta, Abdul Majeed Samim, Muha...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The UNHCR-assisted voluntary repatriation of Afghans through Peshawar in North-West Frontier Province has been temporarily suspended due to operational reasons, the US refugee agency said Tuesday (June 16). UNHCR said Volunta...

KABUL (AIP): Campaign for the presidential and provincial councils elections to be held on August 20 started today (June 16), election commission said Tuesday. The electoral campaign period will continue for two months and must end 48 hrs before P...