KABUL (AIP): Taliban attacked the headquarters of Jaghato district, Wardak province last, causing no damage to police, a security official said Tuesday. Police repelled the attack by showing strong resistance, said Muhammad Asif, security chief of Wardak province. The blood seen at the site of...

QALAT (AIP): Unidentified gunmen attacked abducted a district attorney in Ghazni province yesterday (May 19), an elected representative said Tuesday. The attorney of Jaghori district was on his way back to the district after visiting Ghazni city in connection with collecting the salaries of his s...

KANDAHAR (AIP): A suicide bomber wounded four soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANP) in Paktika province province today (May 19), ANA spokesman said Monday. The suicide bomber who was on foot attacked a convoy of Afghan National Army in Barmal district, injuring four soldiers, said Muhammad Gul,...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Police and intelligence personnel yesterday (May 18) arrested a district police chief on charging of having links with Taliban in Kandahar province, police said Monday. The police chief of Khakrez district Abdul Qadar was handed over to attorney office in Kandahar after his arrest, s...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Police and ISAF troops killed two Taliban during operation last night in Ghazni province, police said Monday. The operation was conducted in Gul Hassan Village of Gillan district, said Abdul Wali Toofan, a police commander of Gillan told Afghan Islamic Press. Meanwhile, Taliban...

KABUL (AIP): Security personnel arrested a would-be suicide bomber in Khost province today (May 19), a security official said Monday. The would-be suicide bomber, Rahmat, hailing from Doaba area, North West Frontier Province of Pakistan was detain in Bagh area of Khost City, security sources told...

KABUL (AIP): Anti-narcotics police seized 455 kg of drugs in Kandahar and Helmand province during the past one week, a statement said Monday (May 19). The narcotics were seized in Ghorak district of Kandahar and Musa Qala and Sangin district of Helmand province, it said. The statement said th...

HERAT (AIP): A mine explosion left five shepherds dead and six more wounded in Farah province yesterday (May 18), governor of the neighbouring Nimroz province said Monday. The shepherds hailing from Chakhansor district of Nimroz province where carrying their livestock in a vehicle when a roadsi...

KANDAHAR (AIP): US ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood visited Ghazni province Sunday (May 18). While addressing a press conference after his arrival in Ghazni, the US envoy promised 30 million US dollars aid for the province. He said half of the aid would be spent on the construction of ro...

JALALABAD (AIP): Two police were killed in Taliban attack on a check post last night in Ningahar province, an official said Sunday (May 18). The security check post was attacked between Memla and Khwaran areas of Khugyani district, said Zalamy Dadak, district chief of Khugyani. Earlier, Taliba...