PESHAWAR (AIP): A top member of Afghan cleric council died after sustaining serious injuries when unknown gunmen opened for on him in southern Kandahar City on Sunday, deputy governor confirmed. Deputy Governor of Kandahar Dr. Humayun told AIP tha...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Saturday said that their council would decide the fate of American soldiers captured in Kunor province a few days ago. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP by phone that the soldiers were detained whe...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Four tents, some posters and pamphlets were burned when a fire erupted in an office established for upcoming parliamentary elections in Kandahar City on Thursday. An election official Terence White told AIP that the fire engulfed...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three Afghan soldiers were wounded on Thursday morning when the gun of a soldier accidentally went off in eastern Ningarhar province. According to reports, a soldier was busy cleaning his rifle which discharged by accident, injuri...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban killed nine people after taking them hostage in southeastern Uruzgan province two days ago, governor confirmed. Talking to AIP, Governor of Uruzgan Jan Muhammad Khan told AIP on Thursday night that Taliban picked up nine p...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Four persons were detained along with 24 kg opium in Ghor province on Thursday, an official said. In-charge of Pasawund district Sungeryar told AIP that 24 kilograms opium was recovered when a pick-up vehicle was stopped on Helmun...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An Afghan official claimed that some 20 local commanders handed over heavy and light weapons to Afghan government in central Ghor province on Wednesday. Talking to AIP, a police official of Ghor Abdul Azeem said that 20 local comma...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A pro-Taliban commander claimed that 30 to 35 American soldiers were killed in attack on a US helicopter in eastern Kunor province the other day. Talking to AIP on Wednesday morning commander Muhammad Ismail said that seven US spi...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A district police chief was killed and six others wounded in a landmine explosion in eastern Kunor province on Tuesday, governor confirmed. Governor of Kunor Asadullah Wafa told AIP that police chief of district Sarkano was killed...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The American forces have launched an operation to search the wreckage of crashed helicopter reportedly shot down by Taliban in eastern Kunor province the other day. The AIP sources said that the operation was started in mountaino...