KABUL: (AIP): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan in a statement on Thursday said 5,897 polling centres out of total 6,835 would be functional across the country. The release added that elections would not be held in 938 centr...

KABUL: (AIP): Following the directives of the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, about 83 prisoners were released from the Pol-i-Charkhi prison on Thursday in respect of the holy Ramazan. Qazi Abdul Wahid Areen, who announced the president directives,...

HERAT: (AIP): An Afghan policeman shot injured two Spanish soldiers in Badghes province on Wednesday, the western zone police commander General Ikram-ud-Din Yawar told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP). The police commander said an Afghan cop and Spanish...

KABUL: (AIP): Two International Security Assistance Force servicemembers were killed of the fire of an Afghan National Police (ANP) member in Badghes province today (August 25), ISAF press release said Wednesday. The release added an ANP member op...

KUNDUZ: (AIP): The Kunduz Governor Engineer Muhammad Umar has said that several Taliban were disarmed by the Al-Qaida in Kunduz province. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, he said that the Al-Qaida disarmed nine important commanders susp...

GHAZNI: (AIP): Two foreign soldiers were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Barki Barak district of Logar province yesterday (August 25), official said Wednesday. The Logar governor spokesman Din Muhammad Darwesh told Afghan Islamic Pres...

KABUL: (AIP): About 40 female students of a school in Kabul City became unconscious on Wednesday, officials said. The education department officials told reporters that the incident happened in Totia School in Kartano area, adding that he did not...

KABUL: (AIP): Seven personnel of the Afghan National Army (ANA) were injured when their vehicle went turtle in Kunduz province yesterday (August25), Defence Ministry press release said Wednesday. The release added seven ANA soldiers sustained inju...

KABUL: (AIP): At least 70 female students of a school in Kabul City became unconscious due to breathing in an unknown gas on Wednesday, officials said. The Kabul Education Department In-charge Najibullah Kamram told media that about 70 female of T...

GHAZNI: (AIP): A vehicle of the national security force was damaged in a landmine blast in Ghazni City early Wednesday. An official, wishing anonymity, told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that a vehicle of the national security force was damaged in a...