GHAZNI (AIP): A police and a Taliban fighter were killed during firefight in Zana district of Ghazni province yesterday (March 05), police said Friday. Muhammad Zaman, police chief of Ghazni province told Afghan Islamic Press that two Taliban were...

JALALABAD (AIP): Gunmen attacked a district police headquarters in the eastern Kunar province last night, damaging the building, police said Friday (March. 05). Three rockets impacted on the building of police headquarters in Sarkani which demolis...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai opened news educational year by ringing bell in Amani High School in Kabul City today (March. 05). The Afghan president emphasized the need of education and urged parents to send their children to schools...

HERAT (AIP): Taliban abducted three government officials in the western Herat province today (March 05), Taliban and security officials said Thursday. The three officials of Pakhtun Zarghun district were abducted after an ambush between Guzra and...

By Muhammad Yaqoob Sharafat Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a decree a few days back strongly demanded of the election commission of Afghanistan to hold presidential election as per constitution of the country. According to the constitution of Afg...

KABUL (AIP): Head of the Election Commission of Afghanistan has announced that presidential elections will be held on 20th August 2009. An announced to this effect was made during a press conference in Kabul today (March. 04) by Chief of Election...

KABUL (AIP): Representatives of a number of political parties held a meeting in continental hotel in Kabul today (March. 04) about the recent decree of President Hamid Karzia that the election should be held according to the constitution. The meet...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): British Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, visited the opium-rich southern Helmand province of Afghanistan today (March 03) and held talks with officials on matters of key issues. Douglas Alexand...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Helmand prison authorities have foiled the jail break attempt. Helmand Deputy Governor Abdul Sattar Meerzakwal while addressing a press conference said that the prisoners at Helmand Jail had dug a tunnel yesterday (March. 02) to...

KHOST (AIP): Taliban shot dead two people near Sharana, capital of Paktika province, yesterday (March. 02), an official said Tuesday. One of the slain people was the brother of a former police commander and did not occupy any government job, said...