KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Friday (June 05) claimed they had killed five foreign troops during an attack on their patrol in Tagab district of Kapisa province yesterday. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban attac...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Upgradation of Bost Airport in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province was complete at cost of 12.5 million dollars provided by USAID. In this connection a ceremony was in the provincial capital which was attended by Aviation Min...

KABUL (AIP): Three soldiers of US-led coalition forces were killed during an attack on their convoy in Kapisa province today (June 04), coalition said Thursday. The incident took place this morning when the coalition convoy struck an improvised ex...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Ambassadors of different countries to Kabul visited troubled Panjwayee district of Kandahar, the birthplace of Taliban, today, a military spokesman said Thursday. The ambassadors of United States, Canada and Australia went to Panjw...

JALALABAD (AIP): Afghan health officials set ablaze 10 tons of expired and substandard medicines in Jalalabad, capital of Ningarhar province today (June 04), official said Thursday. The medicines had been seized by customs and intelligence personnel...

GHAZNI (AIP): One police was killed today (June 3) when a landmine exploded while defusing it in Red Cross street in Ghazni City, police said Wednesday. . A police officer of Ghazni police department told Afghan Islamic Press that after the mine e...

KABUL (AIP): International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Wednesday (June 3) claimed that they killed a Taliban commander along with several insurgents in Helmond province. Mulla Mansur was killed on Monday (June 1) near Nahr-e-Siraj north ea...

KABUL (AIP): A soldier of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and eight Afghan security police were killed in separate roadside bomb attacks in Paktia province yesterday (June 02), ISAF and Afghan officials said Wednesday. The ISAF sol...

KHOST (AIP): Foreign forces detained an Afghan journalist and his two brothers in Khost City last night, a relative said Wednesday (June 03). The foreign forces raided the house of Nawra Khan, a reporter of Kaleed radio, searched the house and captur...

KABUL (AIP): Police seized over three tons of opium during operation against narcotics in southern Helmand province yesterday (June 02), interior ministry said Wednesday. The interior ministry in a statement said 3318 kg opium, 60 kg hashish, 750 kg...