PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed that they shot down an American helicopter in southeastern Khost province. Taliban spokesman Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP that they had shot down the US chopper in Khost on Thursday. He strongly rejected...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Authorities of southern Kandahar province said that they arrested two Taliban commanders last night. Abdul Razzak, chief commander of border security forces at Spin Boldak, said that two Taliban commanders Mulla Muhammad Dawood an...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Prices of petroleum products have been increasing for the last two weeks in Afghanistan, reports said. Masook Neikbakht, owner of Istiklal filling station while talking to AIP on Wednesday said the price of petrol was Rs.19 two w...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Some unknown gunmen fired at least five rockets at a base of American forces in eastern Kunor province last night, reports said. Eyewitnesses from Asadabad, center of Kunor told AIP on Tuesday that the rockets were fired from the n...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Six Taliban fighters were killed and eight others detained including six commanders in Oruzgan province in the last two days, governor claimed. Governor of Oruzgan Jan Muhammad told AIP on Monday that six Taliban commanders were ar...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Rejecting reports of losing control over the district, police chief of Chashth, Herat province on Monday claimed that the area is still under control of government forces. Talking to AIP over satellite phone this afternoon, distric...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Unknown gunmen fired rockets at Asad Abad, capital of Kunor last night however there were no reports of casualties or damages, sources said. Sources told AIP from Asad Abad on Sunday that three rockets landed in Dum village near th...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday accepted responsibility for blowing up a vehicle of American military in Ghazni province yesterday. Talking to AIP this morning, spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi said that the vehicle was blown up i...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday claimed to have shot down an American helicopter in southeastern Khowst province; however the authorities strongly denied the assertion. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP over telephone tha...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two elections workers were killed by Taliban in Uruzgan province yesterday evening, an official confirmed. Chief of election registration group in Charchino district Haji Attiqullah told AIP on Saturday morning that Taliban attack...