JALALABAD (AIP): US ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Newman visited eastern Kunar province on Monday and promised assistance to people of the province. The American ambassador also met government officials and local elders in Asadabad, capital of Ku...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Monday disowned the pamphlets distributed in Afghan refugee camps in Peshawar urging jihad in Afghanistan. Spokesman of Taliban fighters, Dr. Muhammad Hanif, phoned the office of Afghan Islamic Press on Monday and expresse...

KABUL (AIP): In a major reshuffle in police department, 86 officers were either transferred, appointed or reposted by the interior ministry on the directives of Afghan president. A press release received by Afghan Islamic Press carries the following...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Monday claimed fresh attacks in Paktia and Paktika province. Spokesman of Taliban fighters Dr. Muhammad Hanif told Afghan Islamic Press Taliban fighters fired 20 rounds of BM-21 cannon on the base coalition and Afghan Natio...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two Taliban were killed and six captured in Uruzgan province, police said. Police chief Herado district of Uruzgan province Allah Yar Bawari while giving details to Afghan Islamic Press said police conducted a series of operations in...

KHOST (AIP):  Two rockets were fired on a district headquarters in Paktia province, residents said on Sunday. Residents of Ande Patan district said two rockets were fired on district headquarters by unknown personals which missed the target bu...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Lt. Gen. Asmatullah Dawlatzai was appointed as General Commander Police of south-east provinces. A meeting was held in the Training Center of Kandahar Police here on Saturday. Besides others Defense Minister Gen. Abdur Raheem Wardak...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Ambassador of the United States in Afghanistan Mr. Ronald E. Neumann has said Saturday that US will extend every possible support to Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Police to counter terrorism in Afghanistan. He was talking to...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A jihad-era landmine killed two workers and injured four others when they were installing booster of a mobile phone company in Helmand province yesterday, officials said Saturday. Eight labourers were busy in installing a booster for...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban kidnapped four policemen after an attack on a security post in Farah province. Police chief of Bakwa district Muhammad Ibrahim told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban kidnapped four policemen including the a police commander f...