KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday claimed to have kidnapped to policemen in Zabul.Taliban spokesman, Qari Muhammad Yousaf told Afghan Islamic Press that last night Taliban fighter kidnapped two policemen during an attack in Shanki district of Zabul province.Taliban attacked a police party patrollin...

KABUL (AIP): Former intelligence chief of Noor Muhammad Taraki regime was presented in the court for the first time on Monday in Kabul.Asadullah Sarwari who was chief of intelligence agency of Afghanistan during the regime of communist ruler Noor Muhammad Taraki and allegedly involved in the arrest,...

KABUL (AIP): The new Afghan parliament elected deputy speakers here on Thursday.Muhammad Arif Noorzai and Fozia Kofi were elected as deputy speakers of Wolesi Jirga by the parliament. A total of five candidates were in the run for the first seat of deputy speaker in which Engineer Muhammad Arif Noor...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Security forces have recovered 600 kilograms of charas during the last one week in a bordering area of Kandahar.Commander of border security troops of Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, Abdur Razziq told Afghan Islamic Press on Thursday that security forces of Kandahar seized...

KABUL (AIP): Counting of votes has been started after polling was held for the election of speakership of the Woelsi Jirgan (National Assembly) on Wednesday.Ustad Abdur Rab Rasool Syaf, Muhammad Younas Qanooni, Safia Sidiqi, Qadria Yazdan Parast, Syed Ishaq Gillani, Noorul Haq Alumi and Shukrial Bar...

KABUL (AIP): Muhammad Younus Qanooni emerged victorious in the run-off election for the speakership of Woelsi Jirga here on Wednesday by defeating Ustad Abdur Rab Rasool Syaf.A neck-and-neck contest held between Younus Qanoon and Ustad Abdur Rab Rasool in the second round. Muhammad Youun Qanooni bag...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber attacked troops of International Security Assistance Force in Herat province on Tuesday.  

KABUL (AIP): Chairman of National Reconciliation Commission and former jehadi leader, Professor Sibghatullah Mujadid was elected chairman of Senate (Masharano Jirga) on Tuesday. Three candidates including Professor Sibghatullah Mujadid, former director of Hewad university in Peshawar, Doctor Bakhtar...

KABUL (AIP): Shia leader Haji Muhammad Mohaqiq assures support to Abdur Rab Rasool in the election of speaker of Wolesi Jiraga which is expected to be held tomorrow.Source closed to Shia leader Haji Hohaqiq said that Shia leader withdrew in support of Ustad Abdur Rab Rasool Syaf in the election of s...

KABUL (AIP): Father of the Nation and former king, Muhammad Zaher Shah addressed the inaugural session of Afghan Parliament and stressed members of the parliament to work for national unity.Former king of Afghanistan, Muhammad Zaher Shah who was given the title of Father of the Nation by the new con...