PESHAWAR: A 45-year old man committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun at village Sarkay, district Zarmat, in Paktia. According to Pashto weekly Nan, published from Jalalabad, one Sakhee Jan committed suicide due to financial problems. The...

PESHAWAR: A vehicle of the US troops hit a landmine in Paktia Province on Wednesday. According to details, an American military vehicle struck a landmine, planted in village Mulla Qilla in district Zarmat. The authorities in the district did not s...

PESHAWAR: US forces have seized a huge cache of missiles and other heavy weapons in village Nazyaan, 60km east of Jalalabad few days back. Reports reaching here said that the American troops recovered 100 missiles and other heavy weapons from the ho...

PESHAWAR: A function was held at a school for boys in Qilla Janan, Behsud area near Jalalabad on Sunday. The function was attended by the deputy governor of Ningarhar Dr. Muhammad Asif, Indian Counsel General Ramish Chandera, Afghan and UN offici...

PESHAWAR (AIP): NWFP government has released 37 Afghan prisoners from Central Jail Peshawar who were involved in minor crimes on Monday morning. The Afghan Consular Abdul Khalaq Farahi, NWFP minister for education and other officials were also pres...

PESHAWAR: One Afghan soldier was killed when his comrade opened fire on him across the Torkhum border on Monday. Reports reaching here said that the slain Nasir Khan was killed by his colleague for unknown reasons. The motive behind the incide...

Serial No 53 PESHAWAR (AIP): Seven people, including three children and two women were killed when roofs of a house collapsed in Kunar province last night (Saturday). Reports reaching here said that a two-storey building caved in due to torrent...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan military men were killed when some unidentified armed persons attacked a post of government forces near Pakistan border in Helmund province, last evening (Friday). Reports said that some unknown persons who were armed w...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A bomb of high intensity exploded in Jalalabad last night (Friday). Reports reaching here said that the bomb was planted in front of a scrap shop, located in west of Pakhtoonistan square, Jalalabad. The front part of the shop w...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The US forces have arrested two former officials of Taliban government in Paktia province on Friday, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP over telephone this morning that the US and Afghan troops reached Zarmat in the morning and deta...