Date 21-10-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Forces of General Dostam once again captured Shabargan, capital of Jozjan province. A spokesman of anti Taliban alliance in Peshawar confirmed the report and said Gen. Malik now shifted to Maymana, capital of Faryab province, and Gen. Dostam gained control of Sh...

Date 19-10-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Abdul Karim Khalili, leader of Hizb-i-Wahdat, arrived in Mazar-e-Sharif from Bamyan yesterday, a report said. Report added that he will meet Muhammad Akbari, leader of another faction of Hizb-i-Wahdat, who arrived in Mazar on 16th October. The report further said...

Date 14-10-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): A high-level delegation of Taliban government will soon visit Turkmenistan to discussed pipeline issue with Turkmen official. Maulvi Ahmad Jan, Taliban minister for minerals and industries, will lead the delegation and it will include Maulvi Shahabudeen, Taliban...

Date 14-10-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Foreign Minister of Prof. Rabbani government in northern Afghanistan General Malik returned home after official visits of Iran and Turkmenistan. General Malik hold talks with his Iranian and Turkmen counterparts and other high level official during his visits....

Date 12-10-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Fighting between Taliban forces and their rival alliance continue, reports arrived from Kunar province said. Reports said that fighting continues in the province from the last two weeks between Taliban and their rival forces that caused heavy casualties on both s...

Date 29-9-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Heavy fighting continues in the northern province of Mazar-e-Sharif between Taliban and opponent forces as Taliban claimed to have captured Surkh-e-Parsa district in Parwan province. Reports from the area said that Taliban busy in strengthening their positions ar...

Date 28-9-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban today claimed to have captured Gormar town in west of Mazar-e-Sharif last night as their forces continue their advancement in the area. Taliban sources in Kabul told AIP that Taliban last night captured Goremar town in west of Mazar and seized a number of...

Date 10-9-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Fighters of Hizb-I-Wahdat has captured the Mazar-I-Sharif airport after they retaliated Taliban forces from airport and other parts on Mazar frontline, sources in Hizb-I-Wahdat said. Sources of Hizb-I-Wahdat in Peshawar told AIP that their forces pushed back Talib...

Date 10-9-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have deployed fresh 600 troops to Mazar-e-Sharif today (Sep. 10), sources said. Sources told AIP that Taliban high command deployed their 600 fresh troops to the Mazar. These troops were deployed through aircrafts from Kabul to Mazar-e-Sharif.

Date 01-9-1997 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban launched heavy attacks on their opponent forces in Farza frontline in north of Kabul this morning, reports said. Taliban entered in Farza and captured its some areas after capturing Guldara area, about 25 kilometers in north of Kabul, three days back. Toda...