Afghan driver of slain Indian engineer freed.

HERAT (AIP): As many as 14 Iranians jailed for different crimes were freed from Herat prison on Thursday on the orders of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.An official, Muhammadullah Afzali told Afghan Islamic Press that 14 Iranian prisoners were release...

JALALABAD (AIP): Thousands of bags filled with explosive materials were seized in Jalalabad on Thursday, official said.While giving details to journalists police chief of Ningarhar province, Abdul Baseer Salangi said police had intelligence reports t...

Deputy chief justice of Farah high court shot dead.

KABUL (AIP): A 20-member cabinet of President Hamid Karzi sworn in during a ceremony held here on Tuesday.President Hami Karzai administered oath to 20 ministers of his cabinet who secured trust vote from the Wolesi Jirga a few days back.They took th...

JALALABAD (AIP): A car bomb detonated inside the Governor House in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Ningarhar province on Wednesday morning, causing no casualties, officials said.Spokesman of governor house, Haji Muhammad Hasham Ghamsharik told journali...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed 12 Afghan soldiers in a clash in Uruzgan province on Wednesday.A clash took place between Taliban and Afghan National Army in Dehrawad district of Uruzgan province today (Wednesday) in which 12 Afghan so...

HERAT (AIP): Borders security forces seized 14 kilograms of heroin and 28 kilograms opium in Herat yesterday and arrested two persons, an official of border forces said Wednesday.A guard of border security forces was kept under observation on suspici...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A man was killed and two others wounded when Taliban opened firing on a vehicle traveling in by a district police chief in Helmand province yesterday, official said Monday.An official of Marja district of Helmand province told Afghan...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Monday claimed killing 11 Afghan soldiers in Ghazni province. Police rejects Taliban claim.Spokesman of Taliban fighters, Qari Muhammad Yousaf told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban blew up a vehicle of Afghan troops with l...