PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban Saturday (Oct.28) disowned the roadside bomb blast in Uruzgan province which left 14 people dead Friday (Oct. 27). Taliban fighters were not behind the landmine explosion in Tarin Kot capital of Uruzgan province, spokesman of Taliban fighters, Qari Muhammad Yousaf told Afg...

JALALABAD (AIP): Posters of the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbadin Hekmatyar was distributed in Khugyani district of eastern Ningarhar province during the nights and days of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Residents of Khugyani district informed Afghan Islamic Press that the posters of Gulbadin Hekmatyar were sp...

KANDAHAR (AIP): At least 14 civilians killed Friday (Oct. 27) in an explosion in the Urzugan province, official said. Spokesman of the Governor Urzugan, Abdul Qayum Qaumi, while giving details to Afghan Islamic Press said that an explosion occurred in the Sufad Khar area close to the provincial c...

KAUL (AIP): International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan Ministry of Defence are conducting a joint investigation into reports of civilian casualties in air strike on 24 October in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, says a press release issued by ISAF Friday (Oct. 27). It...

HERAT (AIP): Unknown gunman Thursday (Oct. 26) shot dead a young man and injured other two in Zeer Koh area of Shindand district of Heart province when they were busy in games with accordance of Eid-ul-Fitar, reports said. An official of police department told AIP on the condition of anonymity that...

KABUL (AIP): The United States awarded $94 million on Oct. 19 to seven Afghan firms to build or improve road and water distribution systems in six Afghan provinces, says a press release issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers on Monday (Oct. 23). The statement said the funds will help build more...

HERAT (AIP): A high-level delegation of government officials and members parliament arrived in the troubled Sheendand district of western Herat province Monday (Oct. 23) to find a peaceful solution to the factional fighting which left 32 people dead yesterday (Oct. 22). Police Chief of Southwest...

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (AIP): Unidentified people attacked a high school with rockets in Balkh province last night, causing no damage, security sources said Sunday (Oct. 22). Sources said that two rounds of RPG were fired at Badayee Balkhi High School in Taimorak village of Chahar Bolak District, Balkh p...

KANDAHAR (AIP): The NATO-International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Sunday that 15 fighters were killed during a firefight in the southern Zabul province. Talking to Afghan Islamic press, a spokesman of ISAF in Kandahar, Maj. Morell, said a patrol of ISAF was attacked in Deh Chopan distr...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Eid-ul-Fitre will be celebrated in Afghanistan and NWFP and some other Muslim countries tomorrow (Oct. 23). On the completion of month-long fast, faithful will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with religious zeal and fervor in Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabai and other parts o...