SHEBARGHAN (AIP): An engineer of rural uplift department of Jowzjan province, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen a few months ago, was freed last night, an official said Saturday (March 19). Engineer Muhammad Rahim was freed last night, Engineer...

KABUL (AIP): President Hamid Karzai is expected to visit Iran tomorrow (March 20) to hold talks with Iranian leaders on bolstering political and trade relations, sources said Saturday. As it is considered an unannounced visit, the Afghan president...

KABUL: (AIP): The Afghan President Hamid Karzai would deliver an important speech on several issues including the transformation of security affairs to the Afghan security forces on the first day of the new year in the country (March 21, 2011). Re...

KANDAHAR: (AIP): The Taliban gunned down an employee of the Kandahar municipality here late yesterday (March 18), an official said Saturday (March 19). Two unknown armed motorcyclists opened fire on a municipality worker, Muhammad Nadir, in second...

KHOST: (AIP): Two foreign soldiers and as many Afghan National Army (ANA) troopers were injured in a hand-grenade attack in Domanda district of Khost province on Saturday (March 19). The combined forces were attacked with a hand-grenade in Borki a...

KANDAHAR: (AIP): Three minors were injured in a bomb blast in Jharay district of Kandahar province on Saturday (March 19). Three children sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device went-off in Hotel area of Jharay district at about 11:...

HERAT: (AIP): As many as 11 Taliban fighters joined the peace process in western Herat province on Saturday (March 19), an official said. Eleven Taliban including their commander Maulvi Jalal joined the government in Shindand district of Herat pro...

KUNDUZ: (AIP): Unidentified armed men gunned down an employee of the education department in Yaftal district of Badakhshan province and decamped with 11 million Afghanis, an official said Saturday (March 19). Four armed men, one of whom was in pol...

KABUL: (AIP): The interior ministry spokesman Zamari Bashari has said the government would provide much focus to the security of highways in the country. Addressing a press conference in Kabul on Saturday (March 19), Bashari said the government wo...

GHAZNI (AIP): Three people were killed when his rivals opened fire on them yesterday (March 17) in Waghiz district of Ghazni province, an official said Friday. Maroof Ayoubi, spokesman of Ghazni governor, told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that decea...