KABUL (AIP): Personnel of Afghan National Army detained seven suspected people in Khost province yesterday (March. 09), interior ministry said Monday. The interior ministry said in a statement that a weapon and explosive material were also recover...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A district police chief and another person were injured in a roadside bomb explosion in the Ghazni province today (March. 10), police said Monday. District police chief of Khugyani, Muhammad Nasim was on way to provincial headquart...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A meeting of ulema (clerics) headed by renowned religious scholar of Kandahar Abdullah Zakiri strongly condemned the publication of blasphemous caricature of prophet of Islam Muhammad (PUBH) and a Dutch film criticizing the Holy Quran...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Five policemen were held today (March. 10) on charges of killing a money-changer in Kandahar province, military attorney said Monday. The five policemen including a commander of security post were detained by personnel of military att...

KABUL (AIP): Prisoners of the notorious Pul-e-Charkhi Jail once again started observing hunger-strike against jail authorities for not release their attendants, a prisoner said Monday evening (March. 10). An inmate, Abdullah Taib told Afghan Islam...

HERAT (AIP): Residents of Herat City on Monday (March. 10) announced to observe two-day strike to lodge their protest against rising insecurity in the city. The announcement was made after a meeting held at city central mosque. The meeting attende...

KABUL (AIP): One soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed and another wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Paktia province today (March. 08), an ISAF statement said late Saturday night. The statement said a rou...

KHOST (AIP): Taliban killed a district intelligence officer in Khost province yesterday (March. 08), police said Sunday. Taliban opened fire on Habib Khan, intelligence officer of Daumanda district, injuring him critically, said Colonel Wazir Bads...

HERAT (AIP): Two Taliban were killed and three others wounded during a clash in the western Badshis province yesterday (March. 08), police claimed Sunday. The clash happened in the Chigan area of Qadas district after Taliban attacked a security po...

HERAT (AIP): Police on Sunday claimed they have seized a vehicle loaded with heavy weapons in the Anardara district of Farah province today (March. 09). Provincial police chief General Khayal Baz Sherzai told Afghan Islamic Press the weapons were shi...