KHOST (AIP): A civilian was killed as rockets fired from the Pakistan side of the border hit Paktika province yesterday (April. 25), governor said Thursday. Governor of Paktika Province Dr. Muhammad Akram Khpalwak told Afghan Islamic Press that 20...

JALALABAD (AIP): A roadside bomb went off in Mehtar Lam, capital of Laghman province today (April. 26), killing one passer-by and wounding another, an official said Thursday. The bomb had been planted under a small bridge in front of anti- terrori...

KHOST (AIP): Gunmen killed two people in Paktika province yesterday afternoon, governor said Thursday. Both the people were killed in Patana area near Sharana, capital of Paktika province. A man who introduced himself as spokesman of Taliban to...

KABUL (AIP): Unknown assailants attacked security post on Mazar Sharif-Ghebarghan highway last night in Balkh province, causing no damage, an official said Thursday (April. 26). "Yes, a check post of highway police was attacked with small arms fir...

KABUL (AIP): Some 200 Afghan Eradication Forces (AEF) began eradicating poppy crop today (April. 26) in Terin Kot District of Uruzgan province. A statement jointly issued by the interior and counter narcotics ministries Thursday said the poppy er...

KABUL (AIP): Infant mortality rates in Afghanistan declined from an estimated 165 per 1,000 live births in 2001 to about 135 per 1,000 in 2006, a survey said. The survey was conducted by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). A health facility assessm...

KABUL (AIP): Five foreign fighter were killed in air strike near Pakistan border after a group of over 10 fighters attacked Afghan Border Patrol officers manning checkpoints seven kilometres east of Chamkani in the Dand Patan District of Paktia yeste...

KHOST (AIP): A roadside bomb stuck a vehicle of Afghan National Army in Khost province today's morning (April. 26), causing no casualties, a military official said Thursday. Commander of 203rd Thunder corps, Muhammad Ikram Sami told Afghan Islamic...

HERAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen ambushed a police convoy in the western Herat province yesterday evening (April. 24), killing three policemen and wounding four others, an official said Wednesday. The security in-charge of Salama Dam, Abdul Hamid...

JALALABAD (AIP): Afghan and foreign forces conducted joint operations in the eastern Kunar province last night, killing five Taliban, police claimed Wednesday. The operation was launched in Sheno Darga area of Wattapur district in which five Talib...