PESHAWAR (AIP): Fierce battles rocked Kabul last night as government and rival forces exchanged heavy artillery and weapons fire. Fire exchange continued till today morning and five rockets landed in different parts of the city after fighting broke out between government and rival forces last ni...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A rocket hit famous Pol-e-Khashti mosque in Kabul amid fierce fighting last night. A minaret of the mosque was destroyed when the rocket hit the mosque. Thick smoke spread in the area when the mosque caught fire. There were no arrangements to extinguish the fire that caused dam...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Fire was exchanged after 24-hours of the truce ended between government and opponent forces in southeast of Kabul city. Clashes occurred this afternoon in southeast parts of Kabul as 24 hours truce ended. The truce was implemented after demands from Iran and Pakistan, Afghanistan...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Diplomats of five countries left Afghan capital and reached Pakistan after crossing the international border at Torkham. About 62 diplomatic staff of five different countries left Kabul yesterday and reached Pakistan after crossing Pak-Afghan border at Torkham checkpoint. Di...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Aircrafts belonging to Gen. Abdur Rashid Dostam landed at Charasyab but cause of its landing was not known, sources said. Two Mag-21 aircrafts of Gen. Dostam landed at Charasyab, military base of Eng. Hikmatyar, the aircrafts left the base after a while, however, cause of their...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two planes of government forces were destroyed when Jets of Gen. Dostam pounded the Bagram airfield, in north of Kabul city. Fighting continues in the northern provinces but there is no details at the movement. Meanwhile, weather becomes harsh and snow fall had started in Kabul,...

December 29, 1993 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani has issued a decree to abolish laws related to land distribution enacted by previous communist regimes since 27 April, 1978. According to Radio Kabul, the eight decree issued by first communist President Noor Muhammad Tar...

December 15, 1993 KABUL (AIP): Advisor to Afghan president Muhammad Saeed Hashimi has requested to Saudi King Shah Fahad to help facilitate peace talks among Afghans warring sides. He said that he would soon travel to Saudi Arabia to make a formal request to the Saudi monarch. He expressed dee...

December 14, 1993 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Prime Minister and Chief of Hezb-e-Islami Gul Baden Hekmatyar has authorised Qazi Muhammad Ameen Waqar to be the acting prime minister in the absence of both of his deputies. According to details, the prime minister wrote a letter to deputy h...

December 11, 1993 PESHAWAR (AIP): The government of Pakistan has stopped the supply of food items to Afghanistan following reports of alleged irregularities in the distribution of food supply. According to a report published in a Pashto language daily Wahdat, the decision was made after report...