PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed 20 soldiers of Afghan National Army during a clash in Zabul province on Friday. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP that clashes started at 11:00 am today which are still going on at Tangi Charan locality of troubled Dai Chopan d...

April 29, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): A bomb placed by unknown miscreants near a school was defused in northern Faryab province on Friday. Governor of Faryab Aamer Abdul Lateef told AIP that the bomb had been placed at the backside of police headquarters near a school in Maymana, capital of the provinc...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An American soldier was injured during an operation against Taliban in Zabul province on Friday, police said. A police official of Dai Chopan district Shah Mehmood told AIP the US and Afghan forces launched an operation during which the soldier was injured at Tang-e-Chaneraan....

PESHAWAR (AIP): American forces on Wednesday freed 10 Afghan civilians who had been detained four days ago in eastern Nangarhar province, an official confirmed Thursday. The official told AIP on condition of anonymity that US forces had detained the civilians in Khogyani district on Sunday (April...

April 27, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Spokesman of governor Zabul Gulab Shah Ali Khail said that a Taliban commander was arrested by Afghan National Army at Dai Chopan area on Tuesday. Talking to AIP on Wednesday, the spokesman said that Mulla Momin, who was an official in Ningarhar Army Corps during T...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least one Taliban insurgent was killed while an Afghan policeman was wounded when clashes erupted in southeastern Zabul province on Wednesday, an official said. In-charge of Arghandab district Abdul Qayyum told AIP over satellite phone that personnel of police were going to Ar...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan and American forces arrived in Zabul following fierce battle which left four Taliban insurgents dead and three policeman wounded on Wednesday, an official said. Talking to AIP, in-charge of Arghandab district Abdul Qayyum said that the clash erupted after the Taliban attac...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The chief commander of 205-army division, Kandahar has said that four Taliban commanders were arrested in a clean-up operation by Afghan forces in Oruzgan province on Wednesday. Talking to AIP, commander Muhammad Muslim Amid said that the operation started yesterday at troubled C...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least four Afghan policemen were killed and two others went missing after a deadly assault by Taliban insurgents in southern Helmond province on Tuesday evening, police sources said Wednesday. Police official of Deshou district Rozi Khan told AIP that Taliban fighters attacked...

PESHAWAR (AIP): One policeman was killed and another wounded when they clashed with each other in northern Balkh province two days ago, sources said. The AIP sources from Mazar-e-Sharif, said that a clash took place among between policemen at Keshendah district, 60 kilometers south of Mazar....