PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday claimed to have fired three rockets at an under construction airport in Khost province last night. Taliban fired three rockets at a newly under construction airport in west of Khost city last night, spokesman of Taliban fighters, Dr. Muhammad Hanif told Afghan Isla...

HERAT (AIP): A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition forces in Farah city this morning, officials said on Thursday. "A suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden car near a joint convey of coalition forces and Afghan National Army this morning about 8:00 am...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Heavy fighting was continuing between Taliban fighters and government forces having the support of coalition troops in Kandahar province on Wednesday noon, residents of the area said.A resident of Panjwai district of Kandahar province told Afghan Islamic Press by phone that fierce fi...

JALALABAD (AIP): Taliban on Wednesday claimed to have attacked a security post in Kunar province last night.Taliban fighters attacked Pironi Post in Watapur district of Kunar province last night, spokesman of Taliban fighters, Dr. Muhammad Hanif told Afghan Islamic Press.Police deputed at the post e...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two Canadian troops were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Kandahar on Monday, military official said.

KABUL (AIP): Afghanistan got a new national anthem after some 10 years when Taliban came into power in 1996 and banned the anthem.According to the details, the anthem has been written in Pashto language and carrying the word of Allah-o-Akbar (God is Great) and names of different nations living in Af...

HERAT (AIP): The bodies of two employees of UNICEF who were killed yesterday brought to Herat hospital late last night while their bodyguards are still missing, security officials said.A high-ranking security official of Herat Muhammad Rasool while talking to journalists said three rockets were fire...

PESHAWAR: Taliban on Saturday claimed to have fired rockets at a vehicle of Afghan National Army in Wardag province last night. Taliban spokesman Dr. Muhammad Hanif, while talking to Afghan Islamic Press from an un-identified location, said their fighters targeted an army vehicle on the night betwee...

KHOST: The Afghan National Army arrested six armed opponents of government during operations in Paktika province last night, governor claimed Saturday. A serious of operations were conducted last night by Afghan Army in Waramai district of Paktika province, governor of Paktika province Muhammad Akra...

JALALABAD (AIP): About 20 shops were gutted as fire broke out in a timber store in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Ningarhar province on Sunday.The incident happened in eastern side of the Mian Aslam Market in Jalalabad city after a petrol generator used for cutting woods caught fire due to severe hea...