KHOST (AIP): A woman was killed and five others were injured in a road accident near the center of Paktia province, Gardez on Thursday after noon (Nov 15), an official said. Security chief of Paktia province Ghulam Dastagir told AIP on Thursday that a woman was killed and five other passengers r...

KANDAHAR (AIP): More than ten Taliban militants and a police official was killed during clashes in Nesh district of Kandahar province on Wednesday morning (Nov 14), police said Thursday. A number of armed Taliban were gathered in Chino village of Nesh district and were planning an attack on district...

KABUL (AIP): An arm cache was seized on Wednesday evening (Nov 14) during a search operation of a building of a foreign NGO, ISS, in Sher Pur area of Kabul city, said Kabul police criminal branch chief General Ali Shah Paktiawal in a statement issued here Thursday. Anti-crime and intelligence off...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban militants ambushed a US-led coalition patrol and destroyed two vehicles, killing seven on board in Narkh district of Wardag province, said a purported Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Thursday. When AIP contacted coalition press office it said in a statement that there...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan and Coalition forces freed seven Taliban-held prisoners during an operation (Nov. 07) in Qalat district of Zabul province, a coalition statement said Wednesday (Nov. 14). Two Taliban were killed and 10 suspects were also detained during the operation, the statement said....

HERAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped an Iranian engineer in the Ghorian district of Herat yesterday evening (Nov. 13), police said Wednesday. The vehicle traveling in by the Iranian engineer working on a railway track from Iran to Afghanistan, was intercept by the gunmen and seized him, sa...

KABUL (AIP): At least two rockets were fired at Kabul city last night (Nov 12), causing no casualties, police said Tuesday. A high ranking police official Ali Shah Paktiawal told AIP that at least two rockets were fired from unknown location at Kabul city near Khushal Khan Mena area, causing no...

KABUL (AIP): Netherlands Defence Minister Eimert Van Middelkoop is scheduled to arrive in Kabul on an official visit tomorrow, defence ministry said Tuesday (Nov. 13). Besides other Afghan officials, the Dutch defence minister will also meet his counterpart General Abdur Rahim Wardak. Both the...

KABUL (AIP): A Coalition servicemember died here today (Nov. 13) of a non-combat related injury, the US-led coalition said late Tuesday night. A coalition statement said the incident was under investigation. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin, it ad...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Four police officials were killed when armed Taliban militants attacked a security check post on the outskirts of Ghazni City, in Ghazni province, police said Monday. An official Mohammad Zaman told AIP that last night in Qadam Qala area, north of Ghazni city, the Taliban attacke...