KANDAHAR (AIP): The number of females drug addicts on the rise in the southern Kandahar province as it crosses 255 figures, a rights worker said Tuesday (May. 01). The number might be high but complete details will be ascertained after a survey which is underway, said Najeeb Hashmi, in-charge of...

KABUL (AIP): The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Tuesday said a significant number of Taliban were killed in southern Helmand province April. 30. Some reports while quoting a commander of British troops in Helmand suggested that 75 Taliban were killed in Sangin district...

MAZAR-E-SHARAIF (AIP): Unidentified assailants gunned down a high-ranking official of a local non-governmental organization and wounded three other workers early today in (April. 30), informed sources said Monday. The gunmen attacked the office of local NGO "Shah Rukhi" at approximately 1:30 a.m....

HERAT (AIP): Angry mob set ablaze district headquarters and police offices in Shindand, Herat today's morning (April. 30), eyewitnesses said Monday. There is a rebellion like situation in the district as thousands of people took to the streets in the district headquarters against the killing of "...

KABUL (AIP): Coalition aircraft pounded Taliban positions and killed 136 Taliban 37 miles south of Shindand, Herat Province, during the last three days, the US led coalition said Monday. After gaining intelligence of Taliban activity in the Zerkoh Valley, Coalition and ANP forces attacked their...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber crashed his explosive laden motorcycle into a vehicle of a private US security agency in Kandahar today (April. 30), killing one security personnel and wounding three others, police said Monday. The incident was happened on Kandahar-Herat road in Howz-e-Madad area...

KABUL (AIP): Coalition forces detained two men today (April. 30) during a raid at a suspected al-Qaida safe house in Khost, the US-led coalition said Monday. The detainees will be questioned in order to determine their identities and their affiliation with violent extremists in the area, the coa...

KHOST (AIP): A member of Provincial Security Council was shot dead by anti-government elements in Noristan today (April. 30), police said Monday. Maulvi Fazl Ahmad Muslim was representing Kamdesh and Brikot districts in the provincial security council formed by Governor Noristan to maintain in th...

KHOST (AIP): A police cop was wounded in Taliban attack on a district headquarter in Khost province last night, governor said Monday (April. 30). Opponents attacked Speera district on the night between 29-30 April, wounding a policeman, said Arsal Jamal, governor of Khost. Later police request...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to cooperate in promoting peace, security, stability and economic development in the region, said "Ankara Declaration" issued after talks between President General Pervez Musharraf and President Hamid Karzai. TEXT OF ANKARA DECLARATION His Excell...