HERAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former commander of Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) and his colleague and wounded his two guards in Herat province last night, police said Saturday (August 19). The former commander of Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) Abdul Karim Haqdost was on way back to his home...

KABUL (AIP): A grand function was held at Ghazi Stadium today (August 19) to mark 87th Independence Day of Afghanistan. The day is celebrated to remember the sacrifices offered by the people of Afghanistan for librating their country from British. Besides others, the ceremony was also attended b...

KHOST (AIP): Three civilian were killed and four others wounded in a raid by US aircraft in Paktia August 16, a police chief said Friday (August 17). Coalition forces launched operations in Samkani district of Paktia province August 16 after Taliban fired five rockets at the district headquarters,...

KABUL (AIP): Coalition aircraft struck two trucks carrying ten to 15 personnel after a joint ANA and coalition patrol hit an improvised explosive device and was attacked by Taliban in Waza Khwa district of Paktika province on August 17, says a coalition statement on late Friday. It said one ANA so...

JALALABAD (AIP): Taliban on Friday captured a key security post in Laghman province but vacated the security post after a few hours, reliable sources said. Sources told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban fighters took control of an important security post in Alishang district of Laghman province a...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday (August 18) claimed killing 20 Afghan and ISAF soldiers in two separate attacks in Zabul province. Spokesman of Taliban fighters, Qari Muhammad Yousaf, phoned the office of Afghan Islamic Press and said, "Taliban fighters attacked a convoy of Afghan National Army...

KABUL (AIP): Coalition forces killed eight Taliban fighters on Wednesday (Aug. 16) in the Asadabad district of Kunar Province in response to direct small arms fire, says a press release issued late Wednesday night. Taliban, however, said that four US troops were killed and one fighter wounded in th...

JALALABAD (AIP): A soldier of Afghan National Army shot dead a traffic policeman in Jalalabad on last night (August 16), police said Thursday. In-charge of traffic police Ningarhar province, General Mohibullah Wardak, while giving details to Afghan Islamic Press said, "A traffic policeman, Zalmay,...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide car bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle into a joint convoy of ISAF and Afghan forces in Kandahar today (August 17), injuring two ISAF soldiers, an Afghan Army officer said today. The incident was happened in Kashla-e-Jadid near Kandahar city on Kabul-Kandahar highw...

HERAT (AIP): Three people of a family were killed and as many wounded as a bomb exploded inside a house in Herat province on Thursday (August 17), police said. Police Chief of Herat Province, Muhammad Ayub Salangi told Afghan Islamic Press that the incident happened in Ghorian district but did not...