April 18, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): On the appeal of governor of Balkh province hundreds of students, local officials and elders joined hands to launch a campaign against opium and standing crop in three districts. A police official of Balkh Dr. Nasee...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Deputy President Zia Massod visited Jalalabad City and held meetings with officials and local elders. Reports from Jalalabad said that the deputy president leading a delegation met with officials, tribal chiefs and other co...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban accepted responsibility for targeting oil tankers transporting fuel to US forces in Kandahar on Sunday morning. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi said that seven oil tankers were been destroyed in the rocket th...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three brothers died of suffocation while cleaning a well near Jalalabad on Sunday, reports said. Sher Ali Khan, a resident of Muqam village told AIP that three brothers went inside the well one after another and were found dead in...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Former Taliban information minister strongly rejected reports that he held talks with Afghan government and American forces. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press over phone on Saturday (April 16), he dispelled the impression that he wa...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed five Afghan soldiers in Zabul province on Wednesday. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP on phone that Taliban attacked convoy of Afghan forces at Nawrak area, Kabul-Kandahar High...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two weapons depots of Taliban times have been discovered by Afghan army in southern Kandahar province on Friday, a military commander said. Talking to AIP, chief commander of Kandahar army corps No-205 Muhammad Muslim Amid said tha...

April 15, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed seven Afghan soldiers in southern Helmund province on Friday. Talking to AIP, spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi said that seven government soldiers were killed when their...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have besieged the American and Afghan forces in southeastern Zabul province on Friday. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP over telephone that nearly 500 armed Taliban surrounded dozens of Afg...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan communication minister inaugurated 5,000 digital telephone exchange in eastern Jalalabad City on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, Sangeen Ameerzai said that the exchange would be expanded to 15,000 lines towards the end...