KABUL (AIP): Counter-narcotics police seized 158 kg of opium during an operation in northern Baghlan today (Jan 28), interior ministry said Thursday. The counter-narcotics police conducted operation in the Andrab district of northern Baghlan provi...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that the killings of civilians is a big issue and demanded of foreign forces to reduce the number of night operations to a lower level so that civilian deaths could be avoided. He said this whil...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) on Thursday claimed that 50 Afghan security personnel surrendered to its fighters in Andrab district of Baghlan province. The security personnel led by one Gul Rehman surrendered to Hezb-e-Islami along with...

KABUL (AIP): United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has removed the names of five key former Taliban officials from the UN blacklist. A statement issued by the UNSC said the former Taliban whose names have been removed from the blacklist including...

JALALABAD (AIP): A protest rally was held in Asadabad, capital of eastern Kunar province today (Jan. 27) against the female head of Women Affairs directorate for allegedly killed her daughter-in-law. The protesters including women and men demanded...

KUNDUZ (AIP) Infighting between the supporters of two militia commanders on the outskirts of Kunduz city left three militiamen wounded last night (Jan. 26), provincial police chief said Wednesday. Muhammad Razzaq Yaqoobi, chief of Kunduz police to...

KABUL (AIP): Black Water, a security firm, has surrendered 390 different types of weapons to disarmament programme, an official of the interior ministry said Wednesday (Jan. 27). Abdul Manan Farahi, chief of counter-terrorism directorate at the...

GHAZNI (AIP): A soldier of Afghan National Army (ANA) was killed in a mine explosion in southern Zabul province today (Jan. 26), an official said Tuesday. Wazir Muhammad Jawadi, chief of Shamalzai district while giving details to Afghan Islamic Pr...

KABUL (AIP): National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday (Jan. 26) claimed to have arrested several suspects on charges of masterminding Kabul attacks. NDS officials told media that the arrested persons admitted to have links with Haqqani ne...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Police personnel manning a check post on Lashkargah-Kandahar highway in Helmand province reportedly hijacked an oil tanker and escaped yesterday (Jan. 26), gubernatorial spokesman said Tuesday. Muhammad Daud Ahmadi, spokesman of Hel...