KUNDUZ (AIP): Afghan and foreign forces killed 12 suspected Taliban including foreign fighters and detained nine more during an operation last night in northern Kunduz province, governor said Tuesday. The operation was conducted in Zarkharid area,...

KHOST (AIP): Four civilian were injured during a clash between Taliban and police today (Aug. 17) in Baak district of Khost province, an official said Tuesday. The clash erupted a little before noon when Taliban attacked police in the district cen...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai left Kabul for Russia on Tuesday to attend quadrilateral regional conference. The Afghan president is accompanied by high-ranking Afghan officials including ministers during his visit. Besides Russia,...

KANDAHR (AIP): A member of a district council was killed and his two bodyguards wounded today (Aug. 17) in a mine blast in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, police and health officials said Tuesday. The dead body of Haji Zakria Khan and...

KABUL (AIP): Afghanistan has set four-month deadline for disbanding all private security companies in the country. Waheed Omar, spokesman of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, while addressing a press conference here on Monday (Aug. 16) said the presi...

KUNDUZ (AIP): Afghan and foreign combined force killed 12 suspected Taliban, including foreign fighters, besides detaining nine more during operation in north of Kunduz last night, governor said Tuesday. The Kunduz Governor Muhammad Omar told Afgh...

KANDAHAR: (AIP): A civilian was killed and another sustained injuries in landmine blast in Kahta Sardi area in Arghandab district of Kandahar province yesterday (August 16). A press release issued by the Kandahar Press Office on Tuesday said the p...

KABUL: (AIP): The Afghan Finance Minister Muhammad Umar Zakhelwal Tuesday handed over the cheque of $ 1 million to the Pakistani ambassador in Afghanistan to help the flood-hit people of Pakistan. Talking on the occasion, Zakhelwal said Afghanista...

KABUL: (AIP): The Afghan and coalition force killed a Taliban facilitator in Logar province yesterday, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) press release said Tuesday. The release added the Afghan and coalition forcer conducted raid...

KUNDUZ: (AIP): A person was killed and four more, including minors, sustained injuries in an explosion in Qillazal district of Kunduz province on Monday. The Qillazal District Security Commander Jhagran Syed Ibrahim told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP)...