KABUL (AIP): The Afghan lower and upper houses of parliament elected administrative boards Monday (Feb. 22) at the begging of 5th parliamentary year. As per the Afghan constitution Wolesi Jirga (lower house of parliament) and Masharano Jirga (Senate)...

HERAT (AIP): Two tons of drugs, seized during the last six months in various parts of Herat province, were burnt today (Feb. 21), it is learnt. According to details, the drugs were torched some 15 km away from Herat city. A number of governme...

KABUL (AIP): At least 11 suspected Taliban were killed during separate operations in southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces, defence ministry said Sunday. Foreign and Afghan forces conducted an operation at Dargai area of Shah Wali Kot district,...

KABUL (AIP): Professor Sibghatullah Mujaddidi has withdrawn his resignation as chairman Senate, sources said Sunday. Sources in the Senate told Afghan Islamic Press that several Afghan senators went to the home of Mujaddidi and urged him to withdraw...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has appointed former foreign minister as adviser to security shoora (council). Directives to this effect were issued by the president today (Feb. 21) according to which Dr. Dadfar Rangeen Spanta would be...

KABUL (AIP): Professor Sibghatullah Mujaddidi has withdrawn his resignation as chairman Senate. It is learnt that several Afghan senators went to the home of Mujaddidi and asked him if he did not reverse his decision, they would close the doors of...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Sunday claimed that Taliban destroyed a vehicle of foreign forces in eastern Ningarhar province today (Feb. 21), killing four soldiers. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Afghan Islamic Press that the vehicle was de...

HERAT (AIP): Two persons were killed when a landmine, they were emplacing, went off prematurely in western Herat province last night (Feb. 19), police said Sunday. General Ikramuddin Yawar, police commander in western zone told Afghan Islamic Pres...

HERAT (AIP): Police arrested two persons and seized around 300 bottles of liquor in Chaghcharan city, capital of Ghor province of Afghanistan last night (Feb. 20), a police official said Sunday. Abdul Baqi Nooristani, provincial police chief told...

JALALABAD (AIP): Hezb-e-Islami Gulbadin Hekmatyar and Taliban claimed Friday (Feb. 19) that they had inflicted losses of life and property on foreign forces during separate attacks in Kunar, Logar, Paktia and Khost provinces. Waliullah, a purport...