KABUL (AIP): A would-be suicide bomber was wounded when the explosives he was carrying detonated prematurely near Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Dehrawad district of Uruzgan province yesterday (March 17), defence ministry said Wednesday. The w...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Eight ambassadors of Nato countries called on Helmand Governor Muhammad Gulab Mangal today (March 17) here Tuesday. They discussed a number of matters with the governor. The ambassadors hailed from eight Nato countries including...

KABUL (AIP): Coalition and Afghan forces killed seven suspected Taliban and detained three others this morning during an operation in Khakrez district in Kandahar province, coalition said in a statement Tuesday (March 17). The statement said that...

KABUL (AIP): The remains of former Afghan President Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan and his brother Sardar Muhammad Naeem Khan were buried in a state funeral in Tapa Tajbeg, Kabul today (March 17) Tuesday. The funeral services were held at the presiden...

KABUL (AIP): A soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed by Taliban attack yesterday in southern Afghanistan, an ISAF statement said Tuesday. The ISAF soldier died of wounds after an insurgent attack, the statem...

KABUL (AIP): The remains of former Afghan President Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan will be reburied during a special ceremony in Tajbek, Kabul tomorrow (March 17), informed sources said Monday. The former Afghan president was assassinated by along with...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan president on the proposal of local organisation office appointed governors for Zabul and Badghis provinces. A statements issued today (March 16) from the presidential office said that Dilbar Jan Arman has been appointed as the...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Unidentified armed men attacked a terminal and torched vehicles and containers of foreign forces today (March 15) at 3:00 am (local time) on Ring Road in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, an eyewitness said Sunday. Details are coming in Post...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Two policemen were killed last night when Taliban attacked their convey in Helmand province, police said Sunday (March 15) Helmand Provincial Police Chief Asadullah Sherzad told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that Taliban attacked a p...

KABUL (AIP): A tribal militia (Arbakiyo militia) commander was killed today (March 15) when his vehicle struck a landmine in Khowst, an official said Sunday Sabari district chief Gul Qasim Jihad Yar told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that commander H...