QALAT (AIP): Taliban clashed with Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Zabul province today's morning (Nov. 10), a military commander said Saturday. The clashed took place on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Spina Ghbarga area after Taliban attacked ANA troops, said Muhammad Aslam, an ANA commander in Z...

KABUL (AIP): A known Taliban commander among several fighters were killed as security forces retaken Gulistan district of Farah province today (Nov. 10), a defence ministry statement said Saturday. The statement did not disclose the name of the Taliban commander and number of casualties, saying a...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least four people including three policemen were killed in explosion near the house of a federal minister today (Nov. 09), police said Friday. The blast occurred near the house of Federal Minister Amir Muqam in Hayatabad. According said that the federal minister escaped unhu...

KABUL (AIP): Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) Thursday (Nov. 08) disassociated themselves from the Baghlan blast in which over 100 people were killed and wounded. Spokesman of Hezb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) Waliullah phoned Afghan Islamic Press from an undisclosed location said, "Hezb-e-Islami was not behind...

QALAT (AIP): A senior education officer of Zabul has said 17 of the 12 schools closed down after Taliban attacks have been reopened last week. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press Thursday (Nov. 08) Muhammad Nabi Wadan said 14 boy schools were opened in the Arghandab district on the demand of local re...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Parliamentary election will be held by mid-February in the country, state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) reported President General Musharraf as saying. According to the state run television the announced during the of National Security Council held today (Nov. 08). The president a...

KABUL (AIP): Five members of Wolesi Jirga, killed in the Baghlan explosion, were laid to rest in the vicinity of parliament house in Kabul today (Nov. 09) with their five bodyguards. Funeral prayers of the deceased parliamentarian and their bodyguards were offered near Darul Aman which was atteneded...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan president Hamid Karzai has announced three-day mourning of the deadliest blast which killed at least 42 people on Tuesday (Nov 6) including six lawmakers and children, during a press conference in Kabul today (Wednesday). Hamid Karzai said that according to official figure at...

KABUL (AIP): Death toll in yesterday suicide blast reached 35 on Wednesday (Nov 7), said doctors in the Baghlam main hospital. The suicide blast, which occurred in a sugar factory in northern Baghlan province at the time when schoolchildren were welcoming Afghan lawmakers. Six lawmakers were amon...

KANDAHAR (AIP): The visiting defence minister of Canada remained unhurt in a missile attack on a Canadian military base in Pashmol area in Zheri district of southern Kandahar province yesterday afternoon (November 6), the press office of Canadian forces in Kandahar said on Wednesday. It said t...