KANDAHAR (AIP): Two unknown gunmen, riding a motorbike, shot dead a tribal elder and inured three children, who were playing nearby, in Qarah Bagh district in Ghazni province, officials said today (Sunday). Haji Mohammad Yousaf, a tribal elder, w...

KANDAHAR (AIP): At least two highway police men were killed and one went missing after a group of armed Taliban ambushed the vehicle they were traveling in near Qalat City, capital of Zabul province yesterday (Nov 10), an official said today (Sunday)...

HERAT (AIP): About 1583 kilograms of drugs of different kinds including charas, opium and heroin were set ablaze in the historic city of Herat, Capital of Herat province today (Sunday), police official said. These amounts of narcotics were seized...

HERAT (AIP): Afghan security forces backed by foreign troops and NATO air support launched a massive attack at Gulistan district in Farah province to expel the Taliban fighters, who seized the district ten days ago, killing 20 Taliban and detaining 2...

KANDOZ (AIP): A suicide car bomber injured an intelligence officer and a passerby in northern Kandoz province, official said Saturday (Nov 10). Giving details about the incident, governor of Kandoz Haji Mohammad Omar told AIP that an explosive laden...

QALAT (AIP): Taliban clashed with Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Zabul province today's morning (Nov. 10), a military commander said Saturday. The clashed took place on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Spina Ghbarga area after Taliban attacked ANA...

KABUL (AIP): A known Taliban commander among several fighters were killed as security forces retaken Gulistan district of Farah province today (Nov. 10), a defence ministry statement said Saturday. The statement did not disclose the name of the Ta...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least four people including three policemen were killed in explosion near the house of a federal minister today (Nov. 09), police said Friday. The blast occurred near the house of Federal Minister Amir Muqam in Hayatabad. Acc...

KABUL (AIP): Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) Thursday (Nov. 08) disassociated themselves from the Baghlan blast in which over 100 people were killed and wounded. Spokesman of Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) Waliullah phoned Afghan Islamic Press from an undisc...

QALAT (AIP): A senior education officer of Zabul has said 17 of the 12 schools closed down after Taliban attacks have been reopened last week. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press Thursday (Nov. 08) Muhammad Nabi Wadan said 14 boy schools were opened i...