PESHAWAR (AIP): UNHCR has advised Afghans, who were registered in Pakistan between 15th October 2006 and 15th February 2007 and have not collected their Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, to collect cards by 31 March 2007. In a press release issued Wednesday (March. 28) the UN refugee agency sa...

KABUL (AIP): Five people were wounded in a hand-grenade attack in Sar-e-pul province today (March. 28), police said Wednesday. Unidentified people threw hand-grenade on people who were returning after attending the inauguration ceremony of Khateebabad School in the provincial capital, said Major...

KABUL (AIP): A 17-year-old girl was killed and two other people were wounded when explosive blow up in a house in the central Parwan province last night, interior ministry statement said Tuesday (March 27). Wreckages of hunting guns and explosive were found in the house that blow up due as it we...

HERAT (AIP): A policeman shot dead a district police chief and his bodyguard in Farah City today (March. 27), police said Wednesday. Salam Khan, the police chief of Lash wa Jund district had come to the province capital in connection with official work but he was shot dead by a policeman along wi...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan police and ISAF forces arrested two armed people after engaging a "small group of extremists" near Puli-Alam in Logar Province March. 24, ISAF said Monday (March. 26). "ISAF soldiers were conducting a counter-mortar patrol when they heard shots being fired. After investigati...

KABUL (AIP): A clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban left 15 fighters and two policemen dead in Helmand and Wardak provinces, interior ministry's spokesman said Monday (March. 26). The enemies of country and peace attacked Jalrez district of Wardak province last night. The firefight continued...

KHOST (AIP): A contracted logistical plane bringing in frozen foods and other consumables suffered minor damage as a result of a hard landing at Salerno Airfield in Khost province today (March. 26), a coalition statement said Monday. The AN-26 fixed wing aircraft, chartered by Supreme Food Service...

KHOST (AIP): Acting Governor of Khost, General Muhammad Ayub Safi, laid the foundation stone of new court building in the provincial capital Monday (March. 26). The two-storey high building will be build at a cost of 11 million afghani from the development budget of the Supreme Court. The new...

KHOST (AIP): Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) killed 30 to 40 Taliban during a major operation in Paktika province near Pakistan border last night, ISAF said Sunday (March. 25). The operation was conducted in the Barmal district close to Pakistan border, a spokesm...

HERAT (AIP): Police foiled Talibn's bid to kidnap Indian and Afghan engineers in Farah province yesterday (March. 24), governor said Sunday. The Indian and Afghan engineers were busy in survey of a site for the construction of a dam in the Ganjabad area of Bakwa district when they were attacked b...