JALALABAD: (AIP): Area elders and religious clerics have demanded forthwith release of the detained religious scholar. Elders and clerics from several districts and areas of Nangarhar province including Khogiani, Sherzad, Pacheeragam, Chapparhar,...

HERAT: (AIP): The security forces seized several ancient monuments during search of a vehicle in Qadas district of Badghes province last night, official sources said Wednesday (February 09). An intelligence official in Badghes told Afghan Islamic...

KABUL (AIP): Polling began Tuesday (Feb. 08) to elect speaker, deputy speaker and administrative commission of Wolesi Jirgan (Afghan lower house of parliament) as the house failed to elect its speaker in the previous four attempts. The newly elect...

JALALABAD (AIP): A roadside bomb, targeting the son of former governor of Ningarhar province, wounded two people this morning (Feb. 08) in Jalalabad City, an official said Tuesday. The bomb planted on a bicycle went off when a vehicle ridding in b...

JALALBAD (AIP): Afghan and foreign forces detained six suspected Taliban during an operation earlier today (Feb. 08) in Pacheer-o-Agam district of eastern Ningarhar province, local residents said Tuesday. A resident of Lower Pacheer area told Afgh...

KABUL (AIP): The Afghan lower house of parliament again failed Tuesday (Feb. 08) to elect its speaker, deputy speakers and administrative commission as none of the contesting candidates secured the required number of votes. Election for post of Wo...

KABUL (AIP): The election drama continues, as the Afghan lawmakers Tuesday (Feb. 08) failed one again to elect speaker of the lower house in six attempts of thrice held polls during the past two weeks. In the run-off round Dr. Abdul Qayum Sajjadi...

MAZAR SHARIF: (AIP): A police officer was killed while four more cops sustained injuries when their vehicle struck a landmine in Chamtal district of Balkh province on Tuesday (February 08), official sources said. A landmine went off when a vehicle...

JALALBAD (AIP): The Afghan and foreign forces detained six suspected Taliban during an operation earlier today (Feb. 08) in Pacheer-o-Agam district of eastern Ningarhar province, local residents said Tuesday. A resident of Lower Pacheer area told...

JALALABAD: (AIP): An explosion hit a vehicle of the police in eastern part of Jalalabad City on Tuesday (February 08). Officials at the hospital said five injured police were brought to the hospital. Reliable sources told AIP that two police tr...