PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday claimed killing 16 soldiers of NATO-led ISAF during a firefight in Badakhshan province today (Oct. 13). Dr. Muhammad Hanif, spokesman of Taliban fighters told Afghan Islamic Press by phone from an undisclosed that a fierce firefight between Taliban and NATO troops...

KHOST (AIP): At least 15 people including three soldiers of Afghan National Army were wounded in two separate suicide attacks in Khost province today (Oct. 12), eyewitnesses said Thursday. Eyewitnesses told Afghan Islamic Press that the first suicide attack was happened in Khost city while the se...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A landmine explosion left one soldier of Afghan National Army dead and three others wounded in Uruzgan province yesterday (Oct. 11), police said Thursday. A vehicle of Afghan National Army was blown up with a remote controlled landmine in between Chora and Dehrawod districts of Ur...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two Pakistani engineers alleged abducted by Taliban a few days back were freed yesterday (Oct. 11), officials said Thursday (Oct. 12). Both the engineers had been abducted by Taliban while they were conducting survey of a road in Dand district of Uruzgan province three days back,...

JALALABAD (AIP): Three American soldiers were wounded as Taliban attacked a patrol of US troops in eastern Kunar province last night (Oct. 11), governor said Thursday (Oct. 12). The US troops were conducting patrol in Korangal area of eastern Kunar province last night when Taliban attacked them,...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Indian Consulate in Kandahar was attacked with hand-grenade last night, police said Thursday (Oct. 12). A police officer who wished not to be named told Afghan Islamic Press Islamic Press that two Taliban ridding a motorcycle hurled hand-grenades at Indian consulate in Kandahar ci...

KHOST (AIP): Police arrested four Taliban fighters during a clash in Paktika province today (Oct. 12), police said Friday. A group of Taliban attempted to lift a vehicle of a non-governmental organization in Matta Khan District of Paktika province Thursday afternoon but police foiled their bid, P...

KABUL (AIP): A gun battle between joint forces and Taliban left 25 Taliban and one civilian dead while a number of soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) were wounded in the troubled Uruzgan province yesterday (Oct. 11), an ISAF statement said Thursday (Oct. 12). It said a joint ISAF and Afghan Na...

KHOST (AIP): Police arrested two miscreants and recovered landmines in Paktika province today (Oct. 11), police said Wednesday. The miscreants were held in Warama May district of Paktika province and landmines were recovered from their possession, Police Chief of Patika province told Afghan Islam...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Three Taliban fighters were killed during a clash in Zabul province yesterday, police said Tuesday (Oct. 10). Taliban attacked check post in Khak-e-Afghan district of Zabul province yesterday afternoon which turned into a clash between Afghan soldiers and Taliban, police chief of...