PESHAWAR (AIP): The Authorities of southern Kandahar province confirmed that seven security personnel had been killed in Taliban attack last night. A high ranking security official told AIP that Taliban insurgents attacked Maiwand district, killing seven security personnel last night. The offi...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have torched headquarters of southeastern Paktika province on Friday night. Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi, spokesman of Taliban, told AIP on Saturday morning that they took control of Waza Khwa district headquarters and torched it. He said that Taliban captured...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A group of 26 fighters, apparently part of Afghan forces have been detained by the US forces in Zabul province, an official said. Police chief of Shah Joee district commander Toar told AIP on Friday evening that a group of 35 people led by one Sayed Ahmad had been protecting Kabu...

PESHAWAR (AIP): US and Afghan forces on Thursday killed a Taliban fighter while placing a landmine in eastern Kunor province. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP this afternoon that a Talib was shot dead by Afghan and US forces while placing a landmine at Ali Shang area. He sa...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A bodyguard was injured in an unknown by gunmen in eastern Kunor province last night, reports said. Sources told AIP that unidentified armed attacked official residence of in-charge finance department Mafad Zeer situated at Asadabad, center of Kunor. The sources said that the...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed that they shot down an American helicopter in southeastern Khost province. Taliban spokesman Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP that they had shot down the US chopper in Khost on Thursday. He strongly rejected the assertion of American forces that the helicopt...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Authorities of southern Kandahar province said that they arrested two Taliban commanders last night. Abdul Razzak, chief commander of border security forces at Spin Boldak, said that two Taliban commanders Mulla Muhammad Dawood and Mulla Abdul Khaliq were detained in Essa Khil vi...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Prices of petroleum products have been increasing for the last two weeks in Afghanistan, reports said. Masook Neikbakht, owner of Istiklal filling station while talking to AIP on Wednesday said the price of petrol was Rs.19 two weeks back but it has reached to Rs30 today 11Augus...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Some unknown gunmen fired at least five rockets at a base of American forces in eastern Kunor province last night, reports said. Eyewitnesses from Asadabad, center of Kunor told AIP on Tuesday that the rockets were fired from the nearby mountains but it landed about a kilometer aw...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Six Taliban fighters were killed and eight others detained including six commanders in Oruzgan province in the last two days, governor claimed. Governor of Oruzgan Jan Muhammad told AIP on Monday that six Taliban commanders were arrested from a house at Tareen Kot, capital of Oruz...