Date 23-1-2002 PESHAWAR (AIP): The area of Qala Zaal is captured by the forces of General Dostam following heavy clashes between and Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, sources said to AIP. The said area is situated some 60km away from the centre of Kunduz. Sources said that Dostam forces have pul...

Date 23-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Naimatullah Jalali has been appointed as the Intelligence Director of the Interior Ministry, Radio Kabul reported. He is the close kin of Interior Minister Muhammad Younas Qanooni. The radio further said the vital posts of Military Intelligence, Civil Intelligence...

Date 23-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): The danger regarding the occurrence of more bloody clashes looms large after most of the areas are now captured by the fighters of Commander Zakeem Khan. As per detail supporters of Zakeem Khan have taken the control of majority of state-run departments which include...

Date 21-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): US commandos had arrested two persons in Khost and were taken away by the forces, sources from Khost told AIP. Sources said that several helicopters landed Zani Khel village which is 10-12km away from Khost this morning. A local Sirajuddin and another persons were...

Date 21-1-2002 PESHAWAR (AIP): The arrest of four people is aimed at investigating the whereabouts of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a strong supporter of US forces in Khost commander Zakeem Khan told AIP. He said that earlier the US forces have rounded Haqqani who was later injured in US attack in Novembe...

Date 20-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has banned the buying of national products and Ministry for Forest and Agriculture has also banned the cutting of tress, Radio Kabul reported. It said that the national products where ever founded should be handed over to police forthwith. Accor...

Date 20-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has suspended electricity supply to Pak-Afghan border on the account of non-payment of bills, sources told AIP. Sources said that Rs50,00,000 were outstanding bills against the Pak-Afghan border while some sources added t...

Date 20-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Major Gen Muhammad Zahir Akbar has been appointed as Military Intelligence chief by defence ministry, Radio Kabul reported. The interim government Defence Minister Muhammad Qaseem Faheem has approved the said official appointment as intelligence chief. The defence...

Date 19-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Seven Taliban were arrested by police last night in Jalalabad, Radio Kabul reported. It said that the arrested people include some persons who have links with Al-Qaeda. The security forces, the radio further said, has taken in possession some 300 heavy and small a...

Date 19-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Fire erupted in the big hospital of Jalalabad and the fire fighters are struggling hard to extinguish the fire due to no fire brigade, sources told AIP. The fire engulfed all material and other equipment in a jiffy and turned them into ashes. The administration is...