KABUL (AIP): Thousands of people rallied in Kabul and Baharak District of Badakhshan province today (Jan. 16) against the brutal Israeali attacks on Gaza. The protesters while condemning Israeli raids announced full support of Palestinians. T...

FARAH (AIP): At least 13 high-ranking Afghan military officials were killed as a helicopter crashed near Herat City today (Jan. 15), security officials said Thursday. The helicopter boarding by chief commander of 207th Corps, General Fazl Ahmad Sy...

HERAT (AIP): The bodies of Major General Fazl Ahmad Sayar and his 12 colleagues killed in the air crash today (Jan. 15) in Adreskan district of Herat province were brought ANA centre in Heart by road. There was no statement by government about b...

January 14, 2009KABUL (AIP): Afghanistan on Wednesday (Jan. 14) appealed Iran to stop the forced repatriation of Afghan refugees during the continuing cold season, sources said.Informed sources told Afghan Islamic Press that the appeal was made in a...

KABUL (AIP): President Hamid Karzai has appointed a former deputy defence minister as governor of the western Herat province, informed sources said Wednesday (Jan. 14). Ahmad Yousaf Noristani, the former deputy defence minister will replace Syed Hus...

MAZAR SHARIF (AIP): United Arab Emirates (UAE) and German have agreed to upgrade Mazar Sharif Airport to a major transit base, informed sources said Tuesday (Jan. 13). The sources told Afghan Islamic Press that both the UAE and German agreed to mo...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Police killed an alleged would-be suicide bomber in the southern Kandahar province today (Jan. 13), they claimed Tuesday. Matiullah Qati, police chief of Kandahar, told Afghan Islamic Press that a suicide bomber who wanted to attac...

GHAZNI (AIP): An ex-Afghan official abducted by Taliban nearly two months back was freed today (Jan 13) in exchanged for two Taliban prisoners, informed sources said Tuesday. Waheedullah Mujahdiddi, former head of National Reconciliation Commission...

JALALABAD (AIP): Taliban attacked a patrol of coalition forces in the eastern Kunar province last night, wounding two soldiers, coalition said Tuesday (Jan. 13). Press office of foreign forces in eastern zone told Afghan Islamic Press that coaliti...

KABUL (AIP): A roadside bomb killed an ISAF soldier in southern Helmand province yesterday (Jan 11) while a US soldier died of non-combat related causes in the neighbouring Kandahar province the same day, ISAF and US forces said Monday. Though IS...