HERAT (AIP): Afghan officials claimed Wednesday (Jan. 20) that 15 Taliban were killed during air strike and ground operation by Afghan and foreign forces in the Bala Murghab district of western Badghis province last night. US special forces accomp...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Interior ministry provided six vehicles including five fire engines and an ambulance to the fire department of Helmand province. Asadullah Sherzad, police chief of Helmand province, told journalists that the fire engines and the...

KABUL (AIP): Personnel of counter-narcotics police seized some 1129 kg narcotics during separate operations in southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces yesterday (Jan. 19), interior ministry said Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the in...

KABUL (AIP): The new foreign minister Dr. Zalmay Rasooli was formally introduced to his subordinates by Second Deputy President Muhammad Karim Khalili. In this connection, a ceremony was held here on Tuesday (Jan. 19) which was also attended by fo...

KABUL (AIP): Three health clinics constructed with the financial assistance of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) were opened Tuesday (Jan. 19) in the eastern Laghman province. Said Ahmad Safi, spokesman of governor Laghman, told Afghan Isl...

KABUL (AIP): Thick smoke is billowing from the building of Afghan Telecom near Serena Hotel after another heavy explosion was heard in Kabul city today (Jan. 18), witnesses said Monday. Sound of another heavy explosion was heard at 11:00 a.m. loc...

KABUL (AIP): Another explosion was heard in Afghan capital Kabul after a lull of 30 minutes today (Jan. 18), residents said Monday (Jan. 18). It appeared that the Taliban attacks in the capital have come to an end but another explosion was heard i...

KHOST (AIP): Three suspected Taliban were killed last night (Jan. 18) during an exchange of gunfire with Afghan and foreign forces in Afghanistan ’s southeastern Khost province, a gubernatorial spokesman said Monday. Governor’s spokesm...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) killed seven suspected Taliban, including a commander, during search operations in the last 24 hour in different localities of Baghlan province. General Murad Ali Murad, commander of 209 Shaheen...

KHOST (AIP): Two civilians were killed and three more wounded yesterday (Jan. 16) in roadside bomb blast in Paktika province, an official said Sunday. The incident happened in the limits of Khushamand district when a civilian vehicle struck a mine...