GHAZNI (AIP): Foreign forces raided a house last night in the limits of Ghazni City, killing two people and wounding another, police said Thursday. Khyal Baz Sherzai, police chief of Ghazni province, told Afghan Islamic Press that the foreign forces...

PESHAWAR (AIP): US unmanned aircraft struck a suspected hideout of militants in North Waziristan, a troubled tribal district of Pakistan, today (Nov. 19), killing three people, security officials said Thursday. Security officials told Afghan Islam...

GHAZNI (AIP): Foreign forces raided a house last night in the limits of Ghazni City, killing two people and wounding another, police said Thursday. Khyal Baz Sherzai, police chief of Ghazni province, told Afghan Islamic Press that the foreign forces...

KABUL (AIP): A British soldier was killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Nov. 16, ISAF said Wednesday. ISAF, however, has not disclosed further details of the incident. Meanwhile, British defence ministry said in a stateme...

KABUL (AIP): Nine suspected Taliban were killed while 22 others detained during joint operations of foreign and Afghan forces in different regions of Afghanistan yesterday (Nov. 17), defence ministry said Wednesday. The Afghan defence ministry sai...

GHAZNI (AIP): Afghan National Police (ANP) killed an armed man dressed in the uniform of Afghan army while arrested two others yesterday (Nov. 16) in Ghazni City, a police official said Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Provincial Police Ch...

KABUL (AIP): President Hamid Karzai and his challenger Dr. Abdullah Abdullah are about to reach an understanding with the mediation of chief of Ittehad-e-Islami Prof. Abd Rab Arrasool Sayaf, sources said Tuesday (Nov.17). An informed source told A...

HERAT (AIP): Prisoners at Chakhcharan Prison have ended their hunger strike today (Nov. 17) following successful talks with a delegation. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press, Ghor Governor Muhammad Iqbal Muneeb said the inmates called of their hunger...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his two deputies will take oath of office for second term on Nov. 19, a statement said Wednesday. Strict security arrangements have been adopted to ensure safe participation of foreign and local digni...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban attacked a security post in Arghandab district of Kandahar province last night, killing eight police, police said Monday (Nov. 16).