KABUL (AIP): The five ministers who were nominated by President Hamid Karzai and later won the trust of parliament, will take oath of office today (August 9). The ministers including Karim Khurram for Information and Culture, Muhammad Jalil Shamas for Economy, Muhammad Amin Farhang, trade, Niamat...

KABUL (AIP): Five new ministers took oath of office in a ceremony held here in the Presidential Palace on Wednesday (August 9). President Hamid Karzai administered oath to the new ministers in an impressive ceremony. Besides President Hamid Karzai, the ceremony was also attended by Chief Justice o...

KABUL (AIP): The interior ministry said on Wednesday (August 9) that the Lebanese engineer abducted by Taliban fighters has been gotten freed from the Taliban detention today. The Press office of the interior ministry told Afghan Islamic Press that the Lebanese engineer was now in the safe hands of...

KABUL (AIP): Coalition soldiers killed 15 fighters during a firefight at the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) base in the Kamdesh District of Nuristan Province late Tuesday evening, a coalition statement said Wednesday (August 9).  It said thirty Taliban attacked the base with small-arms a...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan and Coalition forces recovered a weapons cache and two explosive devices yesterday Aug. 8 in different locations of eastern Afghanistan, says a coalition statement Wednesday (August 9). The statement said the weapons including 200 pristine rockets hidden in a cave in the Kohi S...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Prisoners clashed with police in Lashkargah Jail on Wednesday (August 9) after the jail administration refused to accept their demands. Administrative Chief and spokesman of Helmand province, Mohiuddin Khan while giving details to Afghan Islamic Press said, "Unrest once again erupt...

KUNDUZ (AIP): ISAF personnel assisted local elders and Afghan forces in brokering an agreement between the two warring factions in Kata Qala, Faryab province yesterday (August 8). A statement issued by ISAF on Wednesday (August 9) said the local political leadership and the Afghan National Securit...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Two Taliban were killed during a clash with Afghan forces in the troubled Helmand province last night, police said Tuesday (August 8). Taliban attacked a security post in Garmser district of Helmand province on the night between Monday and Tuesday, police chief of Helmand province,...

KABUL (AIP): The father of abducted Lebanese engineer on Tuesday (August 8) said the killing of his son by the hands of Muslims will hurt the war stricken people of Lebanon and delight Israel. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press Hussain Hassan, father of abducted Lebanese said, "Today too we made hect...

PESHAWAR (AIP): On the appeal of the parents of kidnapped Lebanese engineer, Taliban on Monday (August 7) announced 18 hours extension in deadline to decide the fate of the hostage. We had set 24 hours deadline which expired today 6:00 P.M. local time, however, the deadline has been extended for fu...