PESHAWAR (AIP): Pakistan has asked Afghan refugees in bordering town of Miran Shah to immediately leave for their country.An Afghan refugee, who has been living in Miran Shah for the last six years, told Afghan Islamic Press on Monday by phone that p...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A government vehicle destroyed when it hit a landmine during poppy eradication campaign in western part of troubled Kandahar province on Monday, officials said.A vehicle of a high-ranking district officials struck a landmine during po...

JALALABAD (AIP): A moderate earthquake rocked Kabul, Jalalabad and other areas of Afghanistan on Monday. The intensity of the earthquake was 5.3 on Richter scale and it was felt in Kabul, Jalalabad and several other regions of Afghanistan at 2:2...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Body of a 10-year-old boy, who was kidnapped by unidentified people in Kandahar yesterday, found today (Sunday).10-year-old Sher Muhammad was kidnapped by unidentified people yesterday from the jurisdiction of 5th sector in Kandahar c...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban guerillas on Saturday claimed kidnapping four Albanians in Kandahar.

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two soldiers of Afghan National Army were killed and four others wounded as a military vehicle struck a landmine in troubled Helmand province, Afghan Army said Saturday.A military vehicle, transporting supplies to Afghan Army hit a la...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two headless bodies of policemen were found in Lashkargah district of Helmand province on Saturday, source said.The bodies of two policemen who were kidnapped yesterday were found in Safian area of Lashkargah district, Helmand provinc...

JALALAABAD (AIP): Security forces of Ningarhar recovered arms and ammunition in two separate operations on Wednesday, police claimed.Spokesman of Ningarhar police department, Colonel Abdul Ghafoor told Afghan Islamic Press that a motorcar which was h...

JALALABAD (AIP): Ningahar police foiled a sabotage bid and defused a bomb in western part of Jalalabad on Monday, source said.Police recovered explosive materials planted in boiler on a roadside near Ali Khel Mosque in western part of Jalalabad city...

KANDAHAR (AIP): While reacting over the wounding of a Canadian soldier in an attack during a meeting with tribal people, spokesperson of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Kandahar said on Sunday the attack was in violation of Pushtun customs, t...