Date 4-12-02 PESHAWAR: Eidul Fitr will be celebrated Thursday (tomorrow) in Afghanistan, Radio Kabul reported. In a statement issued by Afghan Supreme Court said that reports received from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia embassy (KSA) said that moon was sighted. Radio said that the prayer of Eid will...

Date 4-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): The NWFP government has released 46 prisoners which were arrested in Afghanistan. The said prisoners were behind bar in central jail by the Frontier government , says deputy superintendent Jehan to AIP. He said that all persons would be released after complete inv...

Date 3-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): As many as 50 persons were killed in four days fight between two rival commanders after which a ceasefire has been declared. A three-member delegation send by President Hamid Karzai met with the two commanders and the ceasefire has been declared from last evening, sa...

Date 3-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least two grenade were tossed at the UNHCR office by unidentified persons in Ghazni province, military spokesman Muhammad Ismailzai. He said that it caused no loss to the human life besides the windowpanes of the office were broken. The spokesman has denied the...

Date 2-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Jalalabad security chief Ajab Shah has said that the two bomb explosions have caused no loss to the human lives. He confirmed the two bomb explosion happened near a hospital and flayed the incident. He said that it is a matter of great sorrow that the explosion oc...

Date 2-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): A German helicopter carrying six soldiers was shot down near Pol-e-Charkhi in Kabul. Eyewitness said that the copter caught fire before coming down while the area is now besieged by ISAF soldiers.

Date 2-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Commander Amanullah Khan has said that no US gun ships have carried out strikes in his area and clashes were started once again after short ceasefire. Talking to AIP, Amanullah said that the air strikes were conducted on Zawal and Gardana areas which were controlled...

Date 1-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): A powerful bomb went off in a pick-up near Khost airport which rocked the city. Informed sources said that the blast happened near the US base situated in the airport adding that the pick-up was parked in the area in the dark of the night. An eyewitness told AIP t...

Date 1-12-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Severe clashes are going on in the area of Sheen Dand area between commander Ismail Khan and Amanullah Khan in Sheen Dand, Amanullah spokesman Abdul Kareem Afghan told AIP. Heavy weapons were being used by both forces and there are no exact information of human casua...

Date 1-12-02 PESHAWAR: Ningrahar University teachers have launched a protest against the non-payment of their salaries from the last four months. Teachers spokesman said to AIP that they had no money to meet both ends and vowed that the teachers community will continue their strike till the paym...