KANDAHAR (AIP): As many as 11 Afghan policemen and 12 Taliban were killed in two separate clashes in Uruzgan province today (Jan. 23), police said Tuesday. Taliban, however, said that one o their fighters was killed in the firefight. Taliban ambus...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan police arrested an alleged miscreant in Kapisa province yesterday, interior ministry said Wednesday (Jan. 24). The miscreant was arrested in the Siad district of Kapisa and police recovered a rifle, two landmines and a number...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan security forces killed six Taliban and captured four others during operations conducted in Uruzgan province today (Jan. 24), police said Wednesday. The operations were conducted in Kata Sang, a bordering area between Kandaha...

KABUL (AIP): President Hamid Karzai approved the appointed of new governors of Farah and Baghlan provinces. The Afghan National Televison reported that Wednesday (Jan. 24) that Mohiudding Baloch was appointed governor of Farah province and Muhamma...

KHOST (AIP): At least 25 people were killed and wounded as a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at a base of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Khost province today (Jan. 23), governor said Tuesday. All the vic...

JALALABAD (AIP): A father died of shock in the eastern Ningarhar province today (Jan. 23) after hearing the news that his son was fired upon by foreign forces, police said Tuesday. The foreign force fire on a vehicle after it failed to stop on cle...

HERAT (AIP): Four people were killed over petty dispute between two groups in the western Herat province yesterday, police said Tuesday (Jan. 23). The incident was happened in Qalata Nazar area of Sheendand district when a war of words turned into...

KABUL (AIP): Taliban on Tuesday (Jan. 23) claimed responsibility of the suicide attack in Khost province, saying eight foreign and Afghan troops were perished in the explosion. The attack was carried out by a Talib suicide bomber, Muhammad Hanif,...

JALALABAD (AIP): Work on the construction of road has started between Noorgram and Mandol areas of Noristan province, police chief said Tuesday (Jan. 23). Police chief of Noristan province told Afghan Islamic Press that the 60-kilometer long and e...

HERAT (AIP): Taliban attacked a police vehicle in the western Farah province yesterday, killing two policemen and wounding three others, police said Monday. The firefight ignited by a sudden attack of Taliban on Dilaram police vehicle in the Sarpo...