LOGAR (AIP): Taliban fighters claimed to have killed two soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) in Logar province on Friday night but officials reject the claim.Taliban guerillas' spokesman, Doctor Muhammad Hanif, on Saturday phoned Afghan Islamic Pr...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban militia claimed to have killed four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Zabul province on Saturday.Qari Muhammad Yousuf, Taliban fighters' spokesman, phoned the office of Afghan Islamic Press by satellite and said: "Taliban...

JALALABAD (AIP): Former Jehadi commander and member of Wolesi Jirga (National Assembly) of Afghanistan, Asmatullah and his bodyguard were killed and three others injured in Laghman province on Sunday morning.

KABUL (AIP):   Two US CH-47 Chinook helicopters made emergency landings today (Sunday) in separate locations in southern Afghanistan resulting in the injury of five US soldiers and one Afghan National Army soldier, says a press release issu...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghans in Pakistan are informed that there will be a temporary break in the UNHCR assisted voluntary repatriation programme from Pakistan during the winter, says a press release issued by UNHCR on Friday.All repatriation from Pakista...

KANDAHAR (AIP): An Iranian working in brick-kiln was stabbed to death in Herat two days back.   Security sources in the province say that the Iranian was working in a brick-kiln and was killed by unidentified people by striking with knives....

PESHAWAR (AIP): An Islamabad-based Urdu daily  "HAMDARD" on Sunday carried out on its front page some points from the speech of  Maulana Hassan Jan Madani, a well-know religious scholar of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan, in w...

PESHAWAR (AIP) Taliban guerillas said to have released the two Afghans on Wednesday who were also kidnapped with the Indian engineer from Nimroz province. Qari Muhammad Yousuf, Taliban militia spokesman, phoned Afghan Islamic Press and said: "Taliban...

JALALABAD (AIP): Fire has been broke out in the forests of Kurngal valley of eastern Kunar province for the last three days.Rasheedullah Zalmai, director of agriculture department, while giving details to Afghan Islamic Press on Wednesday said: "Fire...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban fighters on Wednesday claimed to have killed three persons allegedly spying for the American troops in central Urozgan province Tuesday night.Qari Muhammad Yousuf, spokesman for Taliban guerillas told Afghan Islamic Press by p...