KHOST (AIP): Soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) opened fire on two motorcycle riders near Gardez prison in Pakita province yesterday (Dec. 07, killing one civilian and injuring another, police said Friday. Both were civilians but the ANA troop...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Heavy fighting is continuing between Taliban and foreign forces in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province, residents said Saturday (Dec. 08). Afghan and foreign forces launched operation last night to capture Taliban con...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A landmine blast left seven Taliban dead in the southern Kandahar province last night, an official said Friday (Dec.07). The Taliban fighters were placing a landmine in Deh Bagh area of Dand district when the landmine went off, sai...

QALAT (AIP): A contingent of 200 police personnel has been deployed on Zabul-Ghazni highway to maintain security, a security officer said Thursday (Dec. 06). Security chief of Ghazni Muhammad Zaman told Afghan Islamic Press that the police personnel...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban attacked a check post in Helmand province last night, causing no damage of live or property, police said Thursday (Dec. 06). The attack on Wazirmanda post in Gereshk district was repelled by police after a brief clash, said...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan and coalition forces claimed killing 77 Taliban during separate clashes in Helmand and Farah provinces yesterday (Dec. 05). A statement issued by coalition forces here on Thursday (Dec. 06) said armed Taliban attacked a comb...

KABUL (AIP): A suicide car bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a bus carrying Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Chehal Satoon area, south of Afghan capital Kabul, killing 13 including six soldiers and seven civili...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan security forces and Nato-led foreign troops on Wednesday (Dec 5) launched a joint operation in Musa Qila, southern Helmand province to flush out armed Taliban militants and establish writ of the government there, said Helmand g...

QALAT (AIP): NATO-led ISAF and Afghan troops battled with armed Taliban in Darazgan area of Shajoy district of Zabul province on Wednesday (Dec 5) noon, killing ten insurgents, an Afghan army commander of Zabul province told AIP. The commander Mullah...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Counter-narcotics police arrested 23 poppy growers in Kandahar yesterday (Dec. 03), an official said Tuesday. Head of the counter-narcotics wing of Kandahar police department, Colonel Khanzada told Afghan Islamic Press the poppy gr...