KUNDUZ (AIP): Belgian Defence Minister, Pieter de Crem, arrived on a surprised visit in Kunduz province Saturday (Jan. 30). The Belgian defence minister met Belgian troops and German troops based in Kunduz province and promised to launch hundreds...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): A child was killed and five more wounded as an unexploded rocket went off in Nawa district of southern Helmand province, a spokesman said Saturday. Muhammad Daud Ahmadi, spokesman of Helmand governor told Afghan Islamic Press tha...

HERAT (AIP): Taliban attacked a convoy of Afghan and foreign forces between Bala Murghab district and Qilla-e-Nau, capital of Badghis province, security officials said Saturday. They, however, did not provide further details in this regard. Me...

JALALABAD (AIP): Taliban on Saturday night (Jan. 30) claimed to have killed an officer of Afghan National Army (ANA) and a foreign soldier during an attack in eastern Kunar province. Haji Muhammad Duran, a regional Taliban commander told Afghan I...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Afghan and foreign forces have cleared a building s seized by Taliban suicide attackers today's morning (Jan. 29) near the barracks of Afghan army in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province. A coordinator of Afghan Islamic Press who...

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...