KABUL (AIP): Afghanistan ambassador to Iran, Yahya Maroofi, was elected as secretary-general of Economic Cooperation Organization yesterday (March 11). A news release issued from the office of the spokesman of Afghan president said Yahya Maroofi was...

HERAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen fired rockets at Herat Airport and UNAMA office, causing no loss of life or property, police said Wednesday (March 11). Colonel Noor Khan Nekzad, spokesman of Herat police department, confirmed to Afghan Islamic Pr...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Taliban claimed the have killed four police in a roadside bomb attack in Helmand province today (March 11). Taliban destroyed a police vehicle in a mine explosion in Bolan area near Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province, killin...

JALALABAD (AIP): A newly constructed road from Torkham-Jalalbad highway to Kot district of Nangarhar province was inaugurated today (March 11). In this connection, a function was held which was attended by the officials of PRT along with a numb...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Foreign Minister of Estonia, Urmas Paet, arrived in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province on a short visit Tuesday (March 10). Besides meeting Estonian troops, Urma Paet also met deputy governor of Helmand at Provincial Reconst...

JALALABAD (AIP): Several soldiers of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were wounded in a rocket attack in the eastern Kunar province yesterday (March. 09), foreign forces said Tuesday. Taliban attacked a base of ISAF troops i...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai flown to Iran to attend 10th summit meeting of Economic Cooperation Organization in Tehran. A press release issued by the presidential office said ECO meeting will begin tomorrow (March 11) and will be at...

HERAT (AIP): Forty Taliban fighters surrendered to Afghan authorities, official claimed Tuesday (March 10). Addressing a press conference chief of Reconciliation and Peace Commission of the south western zone of Afghanistan Syed Sharif Mujadiddi a...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A journalist working for a Canadian TV cannel was killed by unknown assailants today (March 10) in Kandahar city. The slain journalist was identified as Javid Ahmed Yazmeen. In-charge of a Journalist organization Fazal Rehman confirme...

KABUL (AIP): A soldier of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack yesterday (March 08) in Kandahar, ISAF s said Monday. The soldier was killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in southern Af...