KABUL (AIP):A joint military operation conducted by Afghan and international security forces left six suspected Taliban dead, including two commanders, in eastern Kunar province yesterday (Dec. 01), defense ministry said Wednesday. According to a...

KABUL (AIP): A soldier of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed by Taliban attack yesterday (Dec. 01) in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said Wednesday. The ISAF soldier was killed when Taliban attacked his patrol, ISAF...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday (Dec. 01) claimed they had killed 10 Afghan police last night in northern Kunduz province but local officials said only one cop was injured in the clash. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of Taliban, told Afghan Islami...

KABUL (AIP): A man was killed by his own mine while two suspected militants planting a mine were detained yesterday in Uruzgan and Khost provinces, interior ministry said Tuesday. Police detained two suspects when they were planting mine in Babr...

KABUL (AIP): A British soldiers serving under the commander of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed yesterday (Nov. 30) in an explosion in southern Helmand province, ISAF and British defence ministry said Tuesday. The ISAF sol...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US President Barack Obama discussed new US strategy for Afghanistan during a video conference Thursday (Dec. 01). A press release issued by presidential office said both the leaders discussed key sec...

HERAT (AIP): A Turkish engineer along with his driver went missing on Zaranj-Dilaram Highway yesterday (Nov. 29), an official said Monday. Governor of Nimroz Ghulam Dasagir Azad told Afghan Islamic Press that the engineer and his driver were on th...

HERAT (AIP): Nine workers of Farah Jail have been arrested in connection with the escape of 12 detainees from the prison, an official said Monday (Nov. 30). Police chief of Farah province Faqir Ahmad Askar told Afghan Islamic Press that the arres...

HERAT (AIP): A soldier of Afghan National Army (ANA) and a policeman was killed while a policeman and an ANA soldier were wounded in two separate incidents in Herat and Nimroz province, officials said Sunday (Nov. 29). An unidentified gunman open...

KABUL (AIP): At least 16 people have died of swine flue (HINI) in Afghanistan so far, acting health minister said Sunday (Nov. 29). The Afghan state-run national television quoted the Acting Health Minister Syed Muhammad Fatimi as saying that 16 p...