KABUL (AIP): The US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and British Defense Secretary Ainsworth Robert Willian separately arrived in Afghanistan today (Dec. 08). Talking to media soon after his arrival at Kabul Airport , Robert Gates said he would m...

KABUL (AIP): A delegation has been constituted to hold investigations into reports of civilian casualties during a raid in Laghman province, interior ministry said Tuesday (Dec. 08). The interior ministry said in a statement that the delegation was f...

JALALABAD (AIP): Foreign forces killed a key Taliban commander during an airstrike yesterday (Dec. 06) in eastern Kunar province, the ISAF claimed Monday. The aircrafts of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pounded several hideouts of...

HERAT (AIP): British ambassador to Afghanistan Mark Philip Sedwill paid a short visit to western Herat City today (Dec. 07) along with a team. Besides meeting the governor, he met with local officials and discussed matters of mutual interests wit...

KABUL (AIP): Speaker of the Afghan parliament has announced that chairmen of parliamentary committees would formulate a policy about giving vote of confidence to the new cabinet members. He made this announcement after a thorough debate in the pa...

JALALABAD (AIP): Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) late on Monday night (Dec. 07) claimed that their fighters killed more than 10 foreign soldiers during an attack on their convoy in Manogi district of eastern Kunar province. Waliullah, a purported spokes...

JALALABAD (AIP): One ISAF soldier was killed and another suffered wounds yesterday (Dec. 06) in a mine blast in eastern Nooristan province, ISAF said Sunday. Press office of ISAF in eastern zone said in a statement that a foot patrol of ISAF force...

HERAT (AIP): The body of a 17-year old boy kidnapped for ransom three days ago was found at a shop yesterday (Dec. 05) in Zaranj City, capital of Nimroz province, police said Sunday. Provincial Police Chief Col. Abdul Jabbar Purdali while giving d...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Three Afghan civilians were killed and several others wounded today (Dec. 06) in two separate roadside bomb blasts in restive Helmand province, police said Sunday. Two persons were killed and several others sustained injuries whe...

KABUL (AIP): A soldier of Afghan National Army (ANA) was injured today (Dec. 06) when the vehicle he was traveling in hit a roadside bomb in Khost province, defence ministry said Sunday. The defence ministry said in a statement that the incident t...