LASHKARGAH (AIP): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a local policeman in Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province this morning (Sept. 17), an official said Saturday. The gunmen shot and killed the local policeman in Saidabad area of Nad Ali distr...

KABUL: (AIP): The Afghan President Hamid Karzai kicked off a three-day anti-paralysis drive for children throughout Afghanistan by vaccinating few minors at the presidential palace here Saturday (September 17). A presidential media centre press re...

JALALABAD: (AIP): Four Afghan civilians were injured in an improvised explosive device blast in Pacheeragam district of Nangarhar province on Saturday (September 17). An eyewitness told the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that an IED went off near a ve...

SHEBERGHAN: (AIP): Nine persons, including five children were killed in an improvised explosive device blast in Ghormach district of Faryab province yesterday (September 16). The Faryab Police Chief Syed Ahmad Sami told the Afghan Islamic Press (A...

KANDAHAR: (AIP): Fifty-seven prisoners were released from the Kandahar central prison on the directives of the Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday (September 17). A Kandahar media centre press release, available with the Afghan Islamic Press...

KHOST: (AIP): Two brothers were killed and another injured in an improvised explosive device blast in Zurmat district of Paktia province on Saturday (September 17). The Zurmat District Chief Gulab Shah told the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that two...

JALALABAD: (AIP): Three vehicles o f the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were damaged in separate improvised explosive device blasts in Pacheeragam, Speen Ghar and Khogiani districts of Nangarhar on Saturday (September 17). An eyew...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan government Friday (Sept. 16) claimed security forces had killed 23 armed opponents and detained eight others during separate operations in the country over the past 24 hours. Afghan and international forces conducted operation...

HERAT (AIP): A clash between two armed groups left nine people dead in Daulina district of Ghor province last night, police said Friday (Sept. 16). Khudayar Qudsi, police chief of Ghor province, told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that armed supporter...

LASHKARGAH (AIP): Gunmen shot and killed a policeman in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province today (Sept. 16), police said Friday. Two gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on police manning a checkpoint in Tortank area of the provincial, kil...