KABUL (AIP): Afghan Defence Ministry on Thursday (Dec. 31) spurned Taliban claim that an officer of Afghan National Army (ANA) conducted Khost suicide attack on a base of foreign forces yesterday. The Defence Ministry said in a statement ANA perso...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Unknown gunmen shot dead a tribal leader in Dand district of restive Kandahar province yesterday (Dec. 29), an official said Wednesday. Executive director of Kandahar Haji Muhammad Ans told Afghan Islamic Press that unidentified ar...

JALALABAD (AIP): Taliban on Wednesday (Dec. 30) claimed to have killed at least six foreign soldiers and wounded several others in a suicide attack in Khost province. Salehuddin Ayubi, spokesman of Taliban in Khost told Afghan Islamic Press that...

KHOST (AIP): Five people, who the Afghan and foreign forces believe are Taliban, were killed in an explosion last night inside a house in Khost province, police said Tuesday (Dec. 29). A heavy explosion happened inside a house in Sahra Village nea...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Afghan officials claimed Tuesday (Dec. 29) that seven Taliban were killed last night during a clash in northern Baghlan province. Taliban, however, claimed they had killed 25 Afghan troops during the same clash. The clash erupted aft...

KABUL (AIP): Alleged masterminds of suicide attack on Dr. Abdullah Laghmani, deputy chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS), were arrested, NDS said Tuesday Dec. 29. It identified the alleged planners as Abdul Rehman, Sharifullah alias Zab...

HERAT (AIP): Operatives of National Security detained five people reportedly involved in the stealing of artifact from the tomb of famous personality Shad Begum and recovered the stolen artifacts in Herat province, an official said Tuesday. Niama...

KABUL (AIP): The Members of Wolesi Jirga (Lower house of Afghan parliament) representing eastern Kunar province on Monday (Dec. 28) staged walkout of the house against the alleged killing of civilians by foreign forces. Condemning killing of stude...

KABUL (AIP): Counter narcotics police seized 64kg marijuana during a raid in southern Helmand province yesterday (Dec. 27), interior ministry said Monday. The interior ministry while quoting General Muhammad Daud, an official of counter narcotics...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 25 people were killed and 78 others wounded (today Dec. 28) when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mourning procession of Shiites in Karachi, the biggest city in Pakistan, sources said Monday. The authorities in Karach...