PESHAWAR (AIP): Two Taliban fighters were killed by coalition forces at Oruzgan province on Wednesday night, an official claimed Thursday (Sep 23). In-charge of Khas Oruzgan district Haji Obaidullah told AIP that two Taliban fighters riding on a motorbike were killed when they did not stop at a c...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Governor of Zabul Khyaal Muhammad Hussaini said two US soldiers were wounded in a remote control blast in on Monday in the province, however, Taliban claimed four US soldiers were killed in the incident. He told AIP over satellite phone on Tuesday that two US soldiers were injure...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Fifteen suspected persons were arrested on charges of attacking the convoy of Afghan deputy president Niamatullah Shahrani in western Kunduz province on Monday, sources said. Sources from Kundoz told AIP that the detainees were being interrogated. Earlier, a blast took place...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Defense Minister Qaseen Faheem inaugurated an army corps in a ceremony in southern Kandahar province on Sunday. The defense minister opened the newly established army corps No 205 at Kandahar Airport. The newly trained military personnel were recruited in the unit. Mr...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday claimed to have captured four persons including a high ranking intelligence chief in Oruzgan province. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP that Taliban arrested the people at Naw Sultan Muhammad area, Khas Oruzgan. He added Taliban set on...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Sunday claimed that they killed 10 Afghan soldiers on Kandahar-Herat Highway; however officials of western Herat province rejected the assertions. A spokesman for Taliban Hamid Agha told AIP on phone that they attacked the convoy of Afghan forces at Chukaab area which...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two persons were killed and another wounded by Taliban in Zabul province on Sunday, an official alleges. In-charge of Atghar district Syed Ali told AIP that Taliban picked up three persons from Marouf district 15days ago. He said on Sunday the Taliban insurgents opened fire at thr...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Unknown gunmen on Sunday killed an Afghan military commander in Helmund province, an official said. A government spokesman Muhammad Wali confirmed to AIP that chief commander of brigade No 335 Helmund Abdul Samad was on his way to Lashkarga from Nawa when four unidentified armed m...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three American soldiers were injured on Thursday in Taliban attack in Oruzgan province yesterday, governor said. Governor of Oruzgan Jan Muhammad Khan told AIP that Taliban destroyed a tank of US forces by remote controlled bomb explosion, wounding three Americans at Loban, Dehraw...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Governor of Paktia Asadullah Wafa on Thursday said that landing of missile near the helicopter of Afghan president was not a serious issue but the president advisors gave him (Karzai) wrong suggestion to leave for Kabul immediately. Giving details about the incident, the governo...