KANDAHAR (AIP): Talks between Taliban and Afghan government yield no results today (July 28) but will continue tomorrow, an official said Saturday. "We did not reach on any conclusion in today's talks but we are still in contact with Taliban," sai...

JALALABAD (AIP): Afghan Border Police (ABP) detained a smuggler at Torkham border, transporting Afghan National Amy uniforms and equipment to Pakistan yesterday (July 25), a coalition statement said Thursday. He tried to cross into Pakistan at the...

KABUL (AIP): Two Afghan children were wounded by ISAF soldiers when the driver of the vehicle they were riding in failed to follow signals to stop, an ISAF statement said Thursday (July 26). A 5-year-old girl was wounded in the hand and a 2-year-ol...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan Foreign Minister Dr. Dadfar Rangin Spanta is likely to step down tomorrow (July 28), informed source said Friday. Sources told Afghan Islamic Press that former jehadi leader and chairman of foreign affairs committee of the parli...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday (July 27) said no new extension has been given in the deadline for South Korean hostages. Earlier, a member of the government appointed team said that Taliban had agreed on extending deadline which they had set ye...

GHAZNI (AIP): A soldier of Afghan National Army and a Talib fighter were killed during a clash in the southern Zabul today (July 27), a military officer said Friday. Taliban attacked a convoy of Afghan National Army (ANA) on Kabul-Kandahar highway...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Head of the government delegation for talks on Korean hostages, Waheedullah Mujaddidi, Thursday (July 25) said no talks could be held with Taliban on Korean captives last night. "Taliban could not be contacted as their phones were...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan and coalition forces killed over 50 Taliban during a battle that lasted more than 12 hours and finished early this morning (July 26) on the western side of the Helmand River in Helmand province, a coalition statement said Thursday...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Residents of Tarin Kot, capital of southern Uruzgan province Thursday (July 26) expressed concern over civilian casualties in NATO operations. Dozens of people gathered in the provincial capital to take out a protest rally against...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Several Taliban and a policeman were killed during a clash in southern Kandahar province yesterday (July 25), police said Thursday. Taliban attacked a police patrol in the Maroof district, killing one and injuring eight policemen,...