HERAT (AIP): A civilian was killed while a police officer and four civilians were wounded in an explosion today (Jan. 03) in western Herat City, capital of Herat, health officials said Monday. Muhammad Rafiq Sherzai, spokesman of a local hospital,...

KABUL (AIP): Gunmen killed two people last night in Qarqin district of northern Jowzjan province, officials said Monday (Jan. 03). The gunmen broke into a house in the limits of Qarqin district and killed two people including owner of the house an...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Unidentified gunmen killed four people and wounded two more last night in northern Baghlan province, police said Monday (Jan. 03). Police chief of Markazi Baghlan district of Baghlan province, Colonel Amin Mangal, told Afghan Islami...

KABUL: (AIP): New Afghan ambassadors have been nominated to Pakistan and United States of America (USA), reliable sources told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) on Monday (January 03). The sources said the political deputy head of the foreign ministry, M...

LASHKARGAH: (AIP): The United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox paid a visit to Helmand on Monday (January 03) and discussed with the governor the issue of transfer of security affairs from British soldiers to Afghan troops in Helm...

HERAT: (AIP): The police seized huge quantity of narcotics from a house in Koh-i-San district of Herat province, an official said Monday (January 03). The Herat police headquarters in-charge (Security) Dilawar Shah Dilawar told a media conference...

KABUL: (AIP): The foreign ministry strategic study centre chairman Dr Muhammad Dawod Muradyan has been fired from his position on the directive of the president. Reliable sources told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that Dr Muradyan, who is one of the...

KABUL: (AIP): The Taliban claimed to have shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the foreign forces in Marja district of Helmand province on Monday (January 03), however, the ISAF said it crashed due to mechanical problems. The Taliban spok...

KHOST: (AIP): Two explosive-laden vehicles were seized and four persons were held with the cars in Garbaz district of Khost province today (January 01), an official said Saturday. The Khost Police Chief Abdul Hakim Ashaqzai told Afghan Islamic Pre...

KHOST: (AIP): Three landmine makers were killed in an explosion triggered by a mine they were preparing at their house in Khost last night, an official said Sunday (January 02). The Khost Police Chief Abdul Hakim Ashaqzai told Afghan Islamic Press...