KANDAHAR (AIP): Two Taliban were killed in a landmine explosion in the Gereshk district of Helmand province today (Aug. 06), police said Monday. Both the suspected Taliban was emplacing the landmine in Qala Gaz area of Gereshk when it went off prematurely, said Muhammad Hussain Andiwal, provincia...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday left for the United States of America on a two-day state visit. During his visit, President Hamid Karzai will meet with his US counterpart Gorge W. Bush at Camp David to discuss bilateral relations including development issues in different secto...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two separate roadside blasts in Zheri district of Kandahar province killed at least six people, police said Sunday. Yesterday (August 4), a motorcar hit a mine in Malayano Adhera area of Zheri district of Kandhar province, killing four, said provincial police chief of Kandahar provi...

JALALABAD (AIP): Five policemen and two suspected Taliban were killed in separate incidents in Chapa Dara district of Kunar province on Saturday and Sunday, official said. Three policemen were killed when their vehicle hit a mine in Chapa Dara district of Kunar province on Sunday, provincial sp...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday (Aug. 05) claimed they had captured a key mound in the volatile Kandahar province. Provincial police chief, however, rejected the Taliban claim. Taliban took control of a strategically important Sangsar Mound in the Zehri district after a day-long firefight today,...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden car near a convoy of foreign forces in Kandahar today (Aug. 04), killing two passers-by, police officials said Saturday. Head of Kandahar anti-crimes police, Rahmatullah Sadeqi told Afghan Islamic Press that the suicide bomber struck...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A suicide car bomb explosion and a clash between security forces and insurgents left at least 22 people dead Saturday (Aug. 04) in two federally administrated tribal areas of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Pro-Taliban militants attacked a check post in t...

HERAT (AIP): Afghan borer police detained five smugglers after a clash in the western Herat Province yesterday (Aug. 03), an officer said Saturday. The border police clashed with smugglers in the Ghoryan district and seized 20 kg high quality chemicals used in processing heroin and a vehicle, sai...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for suicide attack in Kandahar City and said two vehicles of foreign forces were destroyed in the attack. Spokesman of Taliban, Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi phoned AIP from an undisclosed location and said, "The suicide attack on foreign t...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan security forces detained five suspected terrorists and seized 23 kg opium in two separate raids in Kapisa province, a defence ministry statement said Saturday (Aug. 04). The five suspects were detained on charges of terrorist activities in the Tagab district of Kapisa province...