February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At lest 72 people died of cold-related diseases in western Ghor province, deputy governor said Tuesday. Ghor Deputy Governor Keramuddin told AIP over phone that he received reports from various districts two days ago which put the death toll at 72. He said tha...

February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Five children died and as many as 330 houses and five mosques caved in due to heavy rains and snowfall in southeastern Khost province, police sources said Tuesday. Provincial Police Chief Major General Muhammad Ayub told AIP that inclement weather played havoc w...

February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 13 people were killed on Monday when landslide hit several houses in Punjsher valley, sources said Tuesday. Sources from Kabul told AIP that an avalanche struck several houses in Bazarak village in the scenic valley, killing 13 people. Local authoriti...

February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 41 people including children and women died of freezing cold and cold-related diseases in southeastern Paktia province, deputy governor said Tuesday. Paktia Deputy Governor Hayagul Suliman Khel told AIP that some 60,000 residents of Jani Khel area have b...

February 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): As many as 1500 people are making hectic efforts to open Ghor-Herat Highway which is closed due to heavy snowfall, an official said Tuesday. Ghor Deputy Governor Keramuddin told AIP from Maya Syah area over phone that efforts are being made to remove snow from th...

February 15, 2009 ISLAMABAD (AIP): The UN Refugee agency would resume voluntary repatriation of Afghan refuges on March 7, the agency said UNHCR said that the programme had been halted during the winter. It said that the voluntary repatriation programme is carried out under a tripartite agree...

February 14, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): The black box of a private airline that crashed on Feb. 03 with 104 passengers including crewmembers onboard was found in the eastern part of Afghan capital on Sunday, an official said Monday. He said the box is presently in the custody of investigation commissio...

February 14, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government on Monday sent medicines to Azra district of Logar province for the treatment of the affected people in the recent snowfall. A helicopter loaded with one ton medicines flew to the district. The medicines will be distributed among the affected pe...

February 14, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Security forces seized 561kg opium on Sunday in Helmand province, governor said. Helmand Governor Mullah Sher Muhammad told AIP that acting on a tip-off security forces raided a market in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand, and recovered 561 kg opium from shop beside...

February 14, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Several dead bodies of the crashed plane were shifted to Afghan capital, Kabul, which were recovered form snow, an official said Monday. Spokesman of defence ministry General Muhammad Zahir Azeemi told AIP that a team was constituted to identify the dead bodies a...