KABUL (AIP): Minister of finance praised the Coalition's "Afghan First" program, which promotes the use of Afghan suppliers and goods, as a model to help build Afghanistan's economy, says a press release issued by coalition forces Monday (Nov. 13)....

KHOST (AIP): Police on Monday (Nov. 13) reported that a close associate of al-Qaeda Second-in-Command, Aman Al-Zwahiri was arrested a few days back in Khost province. Six people were arrested a few days ago and the investigations revealed that a cl...

JALALABAD (AIP): NATO aircrafts heavily pounded a mountain in Kunar province days before that caused no casualties, local said on Sunday (Nov. 12). According to details NATO aircrafts heavily bombarded the Karmol Dag Mountain in Watapur district o...

KABUL (AIP): Italian foreign minister Massimo Dalema Sunday (Nov. 12) proposed an international conference to rid out problems and difficulties being faced by Afghanistan. He was addressing a joint press conference in Kabul with his Afghan counterp...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday (Nov. 12) rejected reports of the killing of 30 fighters in Kunar and Paktika province, saying that only two fighters were killed and three injured in Paktika clash. In an e-mail to Afghan Islamic Press Taliban sp...

KHOST (AIP): Five people killed and three other injured when a Jihad-era landmine exploded Saturday (Nov. 11) in Paktia province, official said. In-charge of Paktia Information Department Din Muhammad Darwish told Afghan Islamic Press that some p...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A former jehadi commander of Uruzgan province announced support to government Friday (Nov. 10) and promised to cooperate with the government, governor said. Commander Akhtar Muhammad, who is also an influential tribal leader, was n...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan and Coalition forces captured three terrorists early Thursday (Nov. 09) morning during an operation on a compound near the city of Khost, says a press release issued by coalition forces Nov. 09. The statement said credible intell...

QALAT (AIP): Two Afghan policemen were killed and nine others wounded in two separate attacks last night in Zabul province, officials said Thursday (Nov. 09). The first incident was happened in Dajoi area of Shah Joi district as Taliban fighters a...

KANDAHAR (AIP): As many as 28 fighters were killed and four wounded during two separate engagements in the troubled Kandahar province last night and today's early morning (Nov. 09), police said Thursday. Coalition and Afghan forces conducted opera...