KABUL: (AIP): A three-day anti-polio vaccination campaign was launched in 14 provinces of Afghanistan, the civil health ministry said Sunday (June 05). A press release of the civil health ministry said 21,000 volunteers would vaccinate about 3.1 m...

KANDAHAR: (AIP): The Taliban and Kandahar authorities on Sunday (June 05) claimed causing casualties to each other in separate incidents here. The Taliban spokesman Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi told the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) their fighters att...

KHOST (AIP): A roadside bomb killed three workers of a road construction company yesterday (June 03) in Spera district of south-eastern Khost province, police said Saturday. A vehicle of Malik Yar Baba Construction Company struck a mine in Spera...

GHAZNI CITY (AIP): A policeman shot dead his fellow lady cop after a verbal clash yesterday (June 03) in Ghazni City, capital of Ghazni province, police said Saturday. The shooting incident was caused by exchange of hot words between the policema...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two back-to-back explosion struck Kandahar University in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar City today (June 04), killing and wounding several people, sources said Saturday. The first explosion was caused by the detonation of explo...

KHOST (AIP): Taliban claimed they had killed two police in a roadside bomb attack today (June 04) in Ahmadabad district of Paktia province. A police Ranger vehicle struck a mine planted by Taliban in Salamkhel area of Ahmadabad district, Paktia pr...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded head of Kandahar judicial department today (June 04) in Kandahar City, police said Saturday. The gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Aqil Shah, head of Kandahar Judicial department, in Deh Khwa...

GHAZNI (AIP): A roadside bomb killed three people of a same family and wounded another late yesterday (June 03) in Charkh district of Logar province, an official said Saturday. A motor-rickshaw struck a mine in Dabar area of Charkh district late y...

Serial No 1755 June 04, 2011 Chamkani peace shura chief abducted KHOST: (AIP): Unidentified armed men abducted chairman of peace shura in Chamkani district of Paktia province on Saturday (June 04). The Chamkani District Chief Saadat Khan told t...

KABUL: (AIP): The United States Secretary of Defence Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Kabul on Saturday (June 04). He is expected to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai and commanders of foreign forces in Kabul to discuss with them the prevail...