Date 31-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Owing to severe snowfall and bad weather, Pakistan interior minister has postponed his visit to Afghanistan. According to programme, Pakistan interior minister was due to arrive in Kabul today (January 31) however, due to bad weather, his visit was postponed....

Date 30-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Authorities in Pakistan has opened Turkham border for Afghans intending to travel their homeland. However, the border would remain closed for people coming to Pakistan. AIP learnt that the border was opened partially for Afghan people after a week of its complete...

Date 27-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces last night (Jan 26) launched a massive attack on Taliban positions at Kohi Safi, 50kms northeast of Kabul, sparking a fierce gun battle which continued till morning. Informed sources told AIP that Taliban have repelled the attack. They s...

Date 26-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has closed its three offices in Pakistan. Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Mullah Abdus Salam Zaeef told AIP that the offices representing Taliban, have been closed down following the UNSC sanctions on Afghan government. Except Afghan missions,...

Date 25-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Uzbekistan government has offered arbitration between the two warring Afghan factions, Mullah Abdus Salam Zaeef, Afghan ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad said. The offer was made to Afghan envoy, Mullah Zaeef, during a meeting between him and Uzbekistan foreign...

Date 24-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Mass graves containing 70 bodies were recovered in the Taliban-controlled area in northern Takhar province, a spokesman for the opposition forces told AIP. The spokesman said that Taliban forces were forced to retreat from various areas of Khawja Ghaar. He sai...

Date 22-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces claimed to have recaptured headquarters of Yakawlang district in Bamyan province last night (January 21). Fighters of Hizbi Wahdat launched a massive attack on Taliban positions, sparking a two-hour fierce gun battle and captured the headquar...

Date 21-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has strongly refuted the UN secretary general Kofi Anan remarks in which he has alleged that the Taliban were killing civilians in Bamyan province. UN secretary general Kofi Annan has alleged that Taliban were killing ci...

Date 19-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Abdullah Guard, who recently joined Taliban has said that Russia had supplied three types of tanks to northern alliance forces. Talking to AIP on phone from Taluqan, center of Takhar province, Abdullah Gaurd said that the northern forces have T-52, T-62 and T-55 ta...

Date 17-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): A key commander of northern alliance, Abdullah Guard has joined Taliban along with his 195 armed supporters in northern Takhar province. The governor of Takhar, Qari Ahmadullah told AIP that the said commander joined Taliban at Tangi Farkhar, 30km northeast of Talu...