PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday claimed to have fired five rockets at a district headquarters in Kunar province yesterday.Five rockets fired by Taliban hit district headquarters of Sarkano in Kunar province yesterday, however, we do not have detail...

Four killed in separate attacks in Helmand province.

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday denied the killing of the uncle of former governor of Helmand in a landmine explosion.While rejecting reports of the killing of Haji Lala, uncle of former governor Helmand and his nephew by Taliban fighters, spokesma...

KABUL (AIP): Two Italian troops were killed and four others wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Logar province on Friday, sources said.Informed sources told Afghan Islamic Press that a vehicle of ISAF struck a landmine in Masai area of Logar prov...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday reached Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, to participate in the two-day meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).The president was accompanied by a high-level delegation including For...

Afghan driver of slain Indian engineer freed.

HERAT (AIP): As many as 14 Iranians jailed for different crimes were freed from Herat prison on Thursday on the orders of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.An official, Muhammadullah Afzali told Afghan Islamic Press that 14 Iranian prisoners were release...

JALALABAD (AIP): Thousands of bags filled with explosive materials were seized in Jalalabad on Thursday, official said.While giving details to journalists police chief of Ningarhar province, Abdul Baseer Salangi said police had intelligence reports t...

Deputy chief justice of Farah high court shot dead.

KABUL (AIP): A 20-member cabinet of President Hamid Karzi sworn in during a ceremony held here on Tuesday.President Hami Karzai administered oath to 20 ministers of his cabinet who secured trust vote from the Wolesi Jirga a few days back.They took th...