KABUL (AIP): Police foiled a smuggled bid and recovered huge quantity of opium from five vehicles in Ghor province yesterday (Oct. 18). While giving details to Afghan Islamic Press, press office of the interior ministry said Thursday (Oct. 19) tha...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A heavy bomb explosion happened in northern part of Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province today (Oct. 19), resident said Thursday. A resident of Lashkargah told Afghan Islamic Press that details of the explosion were not availabl...

Serial No. 2510 October 19, 2006 KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber detonated explosives, strapped to his body, near the patrol of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Lashkargah, capital of troubled Helmand province today (Oct. 19), injur...

PESHAWAR (AIP): While accepting responsibility of suicide attack on ISAF patrol in Helmand province today (Oct. 19) Taliban said that over 15 Afghan and foreign troops were perished in the explosion. Spokesman of Taliban of Taliban fighters, Qari...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Aircraft of NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) pounded a village in Zehri district of Kandahar last night, killing nine people and injuring 11 others, residents said Wednesday (Oct. 18). Residents of the area...

KHOST (AIP): Three Pakistan nationals were held during operations conducted by ISAF and Afghan forces in Paktika province yesterday (Oct. 17), a military official said Wednesday (Oct. 18). The operations were conducted in Barmal district of Paktik...

KABUL (AIP): The coalition forces Wednesday (Oct. 18) confirmed operation in Zehri district of Kandahar province last night but expressed ignorance about civilian casualties. Residents of the area earlier told Afghan Islamic Press that coalition ai...

KHOST (AIP): A suicide bomber blew himself up in Paktika province today (Oct. 18) as police tried to arrest him, police said Wednesday. Police on tip-off that a suicide bomber has entered the Argun district headquarters to attack ISAF and Afghan f...

KABUL (AIP): Three schools in the Gelan District of Ghazni Province re-opened yesterday having closed their doors over a year ago because of security concerns, a statement of ISAF said Wednesday (Oct. 18). The statement said that different ceremonie...

HERAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen shot dead two government officials in Badghis province today (Oct. 18), governor said Wednesday. Both the local officials of Bala Murghab district were on way to their homes on Eid holidays when they were attacked...