KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban announced extension in the deadline set for execution of South Koreans and the next deadline was 10am (Monday). A Taliban commander, who declined to be named said that their talks with representatives of Afghan government were...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban spokesman Qari Yousaf Ahamdi said Sunday that they were extending the deadline for Afghan government by 24 hours to decide the fate of 23 South Korean hostages. Talking to AIP from an undisclosed location, he said the deadli...

GHAZNI (AIP): A member of government delegation engaged in talks with Taliban to secure the release of 23 South Koreans has said that they would spend the whole night in Qara Bagh district of Ghazni to resolve the hostages issue. Talking to AIP, Khi...

HERAT (AIP): Four security guards and 25 Taliban were killed as Taliban attacked a convoy in the western Farah province yesterday (July 20), police said Saturday. However, Taliban said 16 police were killed in the firefight. The vehicles of a...

KABUL (AIP): The commission appointed by President Hamid Karzai to investigate into masse grave issue submitted its report to president Friday (July 20). "We have completed the task and presented report to President Friday," said Fazl Hadi Shinwar...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (July 21) said they executed one of the two Germans who were kidnapped a few days back. "Following the decision of Taliban council one of the two Germans was executed today at 12:02 p.m. (local time) as Germany fai...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban attacked a convoy of foreign security company in the western Nimroz province last night, killing two and wounding six guards, an official of the company said Saturday (July 21). The convoy of US Protection and Investigations...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (July 21) said they had also killed the second German hostage today. "The German government failed to accept our demands that is why the second German hostage was also killed," Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Yousa...

KABUL (AIP): The commission appointed by President Hamid Karzai to investigate into masse grave issue submitted its report to president Friday (July 20). "We have completed the task and presented report to President Friday," said Fazl Hadi Shinwar...

KABUL (AIP): Three Afghan police were "unintentionally" wounded by ISAF helicopter fire after Taliban killed two policemen in Kandahar yesterday (July 20), an ISAF statement said Saturday. The two police officers were killed as Taliban opened fire...