LASHKARGHA (AIP): Danish Defence Minister, Sorangabe, has announced to spend 155 million dollars on security and uplift projected in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. This he said while addressing a press conference in the base of Pro...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan Minister for Mines Engineer Muhammad Ibrahim Aadil has said that 14 foreign and Afghan companies are ready to invest in Haji Gak iron mines in Bamyan province. He said this while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday (J...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday claimed that they destroyed a vehicle of foreign forces in Logar province today (June 16), killing seven soldiers. Spokesman of Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid told Afghan Islamic Press that the incident took place in Pe...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): A bomb explosion killed four civilians and wounded 14 more in southern Helmand province yesterday (June 14), an official said Monday. Abdul Ahad, district chief of Gereshk, told Afghan Islamic Press that the explosion was caused...

KABUL (AIP): A roadside bomb killed a soldier of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) yesterday (June 14) in southern Afghanistan, ISAF said Monday. ISAF would not disclose exact location of the incident and nationality of the deceased s...

KHOST (AIP): A policeman was killed and four more wounded in two separate incidents of violence in Paktia province yesterday (June 14), an official said Monday. Taliban attacked police in Barmal district, killing one border police and wounding two...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai flown to Russia today (June 15) to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit meeting which will be held tomorrow in Yekaterinburg City. A statement issued by the office of the Afghan president...

JAJALABAD (AIP): Taliban beat up a group of musicians performing during a wedding ceremony in the Sherzad district of eastern Ningarhar province. Local residents told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban raided the wedding when the musicians were bus...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan intelligence personnel have detained two journalists of al-Jazeera Television channel in Kabul yesterday (June 14), an official said Monday. Hamidullah of Arabic news section and Muhammad Qaseem Azimi of English section are in...

KABUL (AIP): A soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed today (June 15) in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, ISAF said Monday. However, ISAF has not disclosed the exact location of the incident and i...