PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan military claimed to have was captured a Taliban commander in Uruzgan province on Friday. Chief Commander of Kandahar army corps No 205 Major General Muhammad Muslim Amid told AIP that the troops of national army arrested a Taliban commander Jummadar during a clean-up opera...

BAGRAM AIRFIELD (AIP): One US soldier and seven enemies were killed today after an ambush on a joint coalition and Afghan patrol near Lwara in Paktika province, coalition said Friday. Three US soldiers were also wounded in the fighting. Two were evacuated to a nearby forward operating base and the...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A bridge built over River Kabul near Afghan refugee camp Michini, north of Peshawar City has been closed for vehicular traffic after developing cracks. The Afghan refugees living at Michini camp told AIP on Monday that the bridge known as Michini Bridge cracked due to overflow of...

PESHAWAR (AIP): American forces killed five Taliban and captured 10 more in Zabul province on Saturday, police claimed. Police in-charge of district Shahr-e-Safa Ghulam Rasool told AIP that the US troops gunned down five student militiamen and arrested 10 others in a clash with between Meezana an...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Twenty-five Taliban insurgents were killed and 25 others captured in a clean-up operation by Afghan forces on Saturday, said governor. Governor of Oruzgan Jan Muhammad Khan told AIP that operation was launched on Friday after student militia killed six Afghan soldiers on border...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The Pakistan Consulate at eastern Jalalabad City provided food items to Afghan Red Cross to help assist poor Afghan students on Monday. A function to this respect was held and attended by Governor of Ningarhar Deen Muhammad and Pakistan Consul-General Shahzada Mohiyuddin and othe...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Unknown gunmen fired a rocket at a security post in Baghlan province on Sunday night, however, it did not cause any damage, police said. Police chief of Baghlan Fazl Deen Ayar told AIP that the rocket was fired on a security post located at Baghlan Jadeed area. He said the rocket...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Monday claimed to have torched supply vehicle of US forces in eastern Kunor province. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told Afghan Islamic Press that the vehicle was torched at Saokhwar area, Naray district. He said driver and conductor of the vehicle w...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Monday claimed to have killed two coalition soldiers in eastern Laghman province on Sunday. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told Afghan Islamic Press that a vehicle of foreign forces was destroyed at Watan Gatou area, killing two soldiers and wounding th...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 15 people were injured when local people protesting against a commander clashed with police in Takhar province on Monday morning. Reports from Takhar said that thousands of protesters took out to streets against commander Peram Kual. At least 15 persons were injured whil...