KHOST (AIP): A roadside bomb blast left one policeman dead and four wounded in Paktika province while six suspected people were detained in Khost last night, officials said Sunday (June 03). A police vehicle struck a landmine in the Babrak Tana area of Ali Sher district, killing on police and inj...

KABUL (AIP): President Hamid Karzai has called General Abdul Rashid Dostam and Governor Jowzjan Juma Khan Hamdard to Kabul after violent clashes in Shebarghan, governor's spokesman said Sunday (June 03). Both the governor and Junbesh-e-Milli leader were called to Capital Kabul after the investiga...

HERAT (AIP): An Afghan military officer Sunday (June 03) claimed they had seized Iranian made landmine in Herat province. A weapons cache of Taliban was seized in the Teerkash area of Ghoryan district yesterday (June 02) in which five landmines had Iranian trademark, said General Rahmatullah Safi...

KABUL (AIP): A US soldier died in Kabul today (June 02) of an undetermined cause, a coalition statement said Saturday. The cause of death is under investigation, the statement said. It said the servicemember,s name will be withheld until next-of-kin notification.

KABUL (AIP): Several suspected Taliban were killed and two detained during a raid on a compound in Helmand province early today (June 02), a coalition statement said Saturday. The raid was conducted by Afghan and coalition forces in the Nahr Surkh district of Helmand province, the statement said....

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (AIP): Life returns to normal in Shebarghan Saturday (June 02) after violent clashes between supporters of General Abdul Rashid Dostam and police, capital of northern Jowzjan province. Businesses centers, schools, offices and several organizations restarted its routine work after a...

KHOST (AIP): Three Taliban were killed in a clash with police in Barmal district last night while Taliban picked up district chief of Gomal , said governor Paktia province Saturday (June 02). A number of suspected Taliban planning to attack Shakeen area of Barmal district were attacked by police...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Members of Afghan Jirga Commission met President of Pakistan General Pervez Musherraf at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Saturday (June 02) and discussed matters relating to the Grand Jirga which will be held in Kabul in August. Members of the Afghan Jirga Commission were also presen...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A huge number of Taliban were killed during joint operations and boat sinking incident in the Kajaki district of the volatile southern Helmand province today (June 02), interior ministry said Saturday. "The operation was jointly conducted by Afghan and NATO forces. A boat filled w...

JALALABAD (AIP): Afghan forces detained three people and recovered explosive materials during a raid on a house near Jalalabad, capital of eastern Ningarhar province today (June 02), police said Saturday. The raid was conducted on the house of one Zarif in the Tagab camp on Jalalabad-Torgham by p...