PESHAWAR (AIP): An Afghan soldier died of drinking toxic liquor while four others fainted on Thursday (Oct. 21) in eastern Kunor province. The sources told AIP from Asadabad, capital of Kunor that five Afghan soldiers got drunk at the army center where the US forces were also based. One sold...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban shot dead a district election official in Oruzgan province, an official alleged Sunday. Talking to AIP over phone provincial election in-charge Haji Atequllah said that Dr. Muhammad Ibraheem was an election official of Khas Oruzgan district was killed while his two sons w...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Saturday claimed to have killed four US soldiers in a mine explosion in eastern Nangarhar province. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP over phone that that Taliban destroyed a vehicle of US forces at Wazeer area, Khogyani district, Jalalabad, killin...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Thursday night claimed to have shot down an American helicopter in Herat province. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi phoned AIP that the helicopter was shot down at Taiwara area. He also claimed that two vehicles of US forces were destroyed on Wednesda...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Counting of votes completed in southern Kandarhar province with Hamid Karzai secured majority of the votes in his hometown. Following are details of result announced in Kandahar stadium on Thursday: Total votes polled : 312576 Rejected votes : 3680 Votes cast : 308896 H...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Hamid Karzai achieved landslide victory in eastern Afghanistan after completion of counting amid reports of numerical controversy in Nooristan province. Vote counting ended in Pashtoon dominated provinces-Nangrahar, Laghman, Kunor and Nooristan provinces on Wednesday afternoon....

PESHAWAR (AIP): A high military official of eastern Laghman province said Tuesday that Taliban insurgents fired rockets at 100-army brigade on Tuesday night, causing no casualties. An official of 100-brigade commander Khan Wali told AIP from Mehtharlam, capital of Laghman province that Taliban...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An election official was killed by Taliban on Monday in Paktika province, police said Provincial Police Chief Muhammad Raheem Ali Khel told AIP over phone from Sharana, capital of Paktika that Dr. Abdul Sattar was going to his clinic situated at Yahya Khail bazaar when his car wa...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday night claimed to have killed an election official in Paktika province. A spokesman for Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP over phone that the election official Dr. Abdul Sattar was shot dead in at Yaha Khillo area. Hakeemi also claimed that three Af...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan interim President Hamid Karzai appears to be leading the presidential elections after results received from eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. Talking to newsmen at Jalalabad, an election official Hidayatullah Watanyar said that votes collected from Kunor, Nangarhar and Laghman...