KABUL: (AIP): A person sustained critical injuries in a bomb blast in Khushal Khan Maina area of Kabul City on Monday (July 11). An eyewitness told the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that the blast took place at a shop of watermelons outside Shah blaz...

KABUL: (AIP): The commission formed by Hamid Karzai to probe allegations of civilian casualties said in its report that all the persons killed in bombardment of ISAF troops in Daomanda district of Khost province were civilians, and that they had no l...

KABUL: (AIP): The Afghan President Hamid Karzai met the United States Chief of Central Command General James Mattis at the presidential palace here Monday (July 11). A press release said they discussed security transition of Afghan forces, peace p...

HERAT (AIP): A district governor was killed in a roadside bomb attack that also left three other people wounded in western Badghis province, an official said Sunday. A vehicle riding in by head of Maqur district, Muhammad Daud, struck a mine at a...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A policeman was killed another wounded in a bomb blast today (June 10) in Khakrez district of troubled Kandahar province, an official said Sunday. The bomb planted on a motorcycle went off near the shrine of Shah Maqsood Afgha in...

SHABARGHAN (AIP): Police arrested a key Taliban commander in Sar-e-Pul district, capital of Sar-e-Pul province, yesterday (July 09), they claimed Sunday. The Taliban commander, Mulla Abdul Qadeer, wanted to extend financial support to his aides w...

KABUL (AIP): National Security Council has said there were still some issues in strategic relations between United States and Afghanistan to be discussed at high level. The National Security Council met here on Sunday with President Hamid Karzai i...

Note: Updated with Taliban comments. GHAZNI (AIP): At last 10 people were wounded today (July 09) in a suicide attack targeting police chief in Qalat, capital of Zabul province, deputy governor said Saturday. The suicide bomber targeted provinc...

JALALABAD (AIP): Unidentified gunmen torched a girls school last night in Chaparhar district of eastern Ningarhar province, an official said Saturday. The gunmen tied watchmen of the school in Ghazo village of Chaparhar district and set ablaze fo...

HERAT (AIP): Afghan officials claimed a group of Taliban joined the government-led peace process in western Ghor province. Abdur Rasheed Bashir, security chief of Ghor province, told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that a 15-member group of Taliban led...