KANDAHAR (AIP): A mine explosion left five people including three police wounded today (June 12) in Kandahar City, police said Friday. The incident happened in Kabul Shah area on Mirwais Hospital road when a police vehicle hit a landmine, injuring t...

GHAZNI (AIP): Three people were killed and two more wounded during separate incidents in Ghazni province last night, police said Thursday (June 11). Polish troops opened fire on security guards of a private security company in Zargaro area of Wagh...

KABUL (AIP): Haji Rahim Jan, a candidate of presidential elections, won top place at ballot paper during a draw held here on Thursday (June 11). The draw was held in presence of a delegation of election commission. Other candidates, Hamid Karzai...

KHOST (AIP): A Deeni madrassa (seminary) constructed by Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Tanai district of Khost province was opened during a ceremony Thursday (June 11). Aziz Ahmad Hashmi, director of Khost education department, told Afgha...

KABUL (AIP): A US died yesterday (June 09) of non-combat related causes in eastern Afghanistan, US-led force said Wednesday. The incident is under investigation, coalition forces said in a statement with disclosing exact location of the incident a...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Ulema of southwestern Afghanistan have termed war against government as a revolt and said presence of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force is necessary for the country. A well-attended meeting of ulema councils of sou...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Anti-crimes chief of Uruzgan police department Col. Gulab Shah on Wednesday said that three police were found dead at a police post in the province. He said that the bodies were found today (June 10) in Yak Lungi area near Tarin Ko...

HELMAND (AIP): Department for International Development of (DFID) of UK has promised to provide 72 million pound aid to Helmand during the next four years. This was announced by Mark Lowcock, chief of DFID, during his visit of the southern Helmand...

KHOST (AIP): Police arrested two Afghan soldiers on charges of robbery in Paktika province today (June 09), they claimed Tuesday. Hamidullah Zwak, spokesman of governor Paktika, told Afghan Islamic Press that the two Afghan soldiers were arreste...

HERAT (AIP): A traffic accident on Herat-Kandahar highway left five people dead and 17 more wounded today (June 08) in the western Herat province, deputy governor said Monday. Muhammad Younus Rasooli, deputy governor of Herat, told Afghan Islami...