PESHAWAR (AIP): Two children were killed and five other injured when a rocket blasted in southeastern Khost province on Saturday (May 01, 2004), reports said. Informed sources believed the rocket was placed by anti-government elements at Tori Ouba,...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan military men were killed and one wounded in a sudden Taliban assault in southern Afghan province last night, reports said. AIP sources said that six Afghan soldiers deployed at Kandahar airport were on way to their hometo...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A contingent of 447 police personnel completed training course in eastern Nangarhar province, reports said. AIP stringer in eastern Jalalabad city said that the course was started a month ago aimed at imparting training to police off...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Thousands of residents on Thursday staged a protest demonstration against the decision of higher education ministry for not enrolling students in medical faculty of Khost University from new education year, reports said. AIP sources...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Khost administration recovered huge quantity of landmines hidden in a pick-up vehicle on Thursday, reports said. AIP sources said Khost security officials seized the mines packed in a vehicle at Mandezi area, about 15 kilometers away...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An ex-official of present Afghan government was gunned down in southern Afghan province last night, reports said. Former director of Hajj and Auqaf Maulvi Abdul Bari was shot dead by unidentified persons at the door of his house in S...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three persons including two workers of an NGO were killed in an attack of Taliban in southern Afghan province last night, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP that Taliban insurgents attacked headquarters of Panjwaei district, Kandaha...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A delegation of NATO called on officials of Northern Afghan province on Tuesday, reports said. The delegation comprising 26 nations was welcomed by governor of Kundoz engineer Muhammad Omer, chief commander Army corps No-7 General...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban strongly rejected statement of Afghan president that talks were going on between Hamid Karzai and Taliban. In a press statement issued by Hamid Agha, spokesman of Taliban on Monday said that the American forces must be expe...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Supporters of tribal commander Bacha Khan Zadran staged a protest demonstration demanding central government to implement its agreement made with local commander in southeastern Khost Province on Sunday, reports said. Eyewitnesses t...