JALALABAD (AIP): A landmine explosion left one person dead and five others wounded in eastern Ningarhar province yesterday, officials said Monday.A landmine exploded in front of a house in Goshtal area of Speen Ghar district yesterday (19-02-2006) noon, killing a man, Toor and five others, spokesman...

KABUL (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai is saddened by the unfortunate death of a large number of people in Philippines, says a press release issued here on Saturday.   According to reports, at least 1,800 people died due to a landslide caused by heavy rains in Philippines. The Pre...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Afghan police captured a Talib commander after a clash in Zabul on Friday, police sources said.A firefight took place between Taliban and police after a group of 20 Taliban fighters blocked Kabul-Kandahar highway in Nowrak area between Shajoi and Qalat in Zabul province, Muhammad Nab...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Angry demonstrators torched KFC, an American  multinational fast food outlet and regional office of Mobilink in Peshawar on Wednesday while airport was also attack where two people injured. People who were demonstrating against the publication of sacrilegious cartoon first...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Islamabad on an official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday. The president who was accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, members of Afghan parliament and other senior government officials met President of Pakistan General Pe...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Atleast two people were killed while protesters set ablaze a portion of Punjab Assembly building, cars and several other buildings during a violent protest in Lahore on Tuesday against the publication of blasphemous cartoon in European newspapers.Thousands of people took to the roads...

HEART (AIP): A team probing sectarian clashes in Herat has appealed the masses to avoid disturbances in the city.Muhammad Ismail Khan former governor of Herat province and head of the team, constituted by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to probe the sectarian unrest, addressed a press conference on hi...

KABUL (AIP): Like other parts of the country, protest demonstrations were also held on Friday in capital of Paktia province, Maidan city and Bagram district of capital Kabul.Faithful took to the streets against the publication of sacrilegious cartoon of Holy prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and...

KABUL (AIP): Around two thousand faithful rallied in Kabul against the publication of sacrilegious cartoon and torched the national flag of Denmark.Soon after Friday prayers around two thousand people gathered in Makroyan, eastern part of capital Kabul and shouted slogans against US, Denmark and oth...

KANDAHAR (AIP): Hundreds of demonstrators besieged governor house in Herat on Friday and were demanding the transfer of governor Herat, eyewitnesses said.An eyewitness told Afghan Islamic Press that people gathered near govern house soon after the Friday prayers and started shouting slogans against...