PESHAWAR: Ten people, including a son of commander Bacha Khan Zadran were killed during a clash between forces of tribal warlord and the Americans in Paktia province on Sunday. Talking to AIP over telephone from village Utmanay this morning, a spokesman of commander Ghami Khan said that the US tro...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three Afghan soldiers were killed when some unknown armed assailants opened fire on an army post at Zawara area, Khost province on Tuesday night. Eyewitnesses from Miran Shah, a border town of Pakistan told Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) over telephone that a security check post was at...

PESHAWAR (AIP): In the back drop of the US attack on Iraq, the American troops rushed to Speen Buldak, Kandahar to deal with any untoward incident amid rumors of Taliban uprisings and consolidation there. Talking to AIP over telephone, the in-charge of district Speen Buldak Fazl Deen Agha confirme...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Former Mujahideen leader Maulvi Rafeaullah Moazzen died after protracted illness on Saturday. He was 72. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), family sources of the deceased said that Maulvi Rafeullah Moazzen died after protracted illness at Qila Mera, Ghazni province on Saturday...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A shopkeeper was injured when a fire broke out at his shop in Talashee square, Jalalabad city on Tuesday. AIP sources said that the fire erupted at a diesel and petrol kiosk, reducing the shop into ashes. They said that almost 1,000 litres of diesel and petrol burnt. It is pertine...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The US forces are gathering in Kunar province situated near Pakistani territory Chitral. Reports reaching here on Monday said that the American troops assembled in Bari Kot, Kunar province which is likely to launch massive operation against al-Quida in the locality. Bari Kot is a lo...

PESHAWAR: Five people, including two tribal chieftains were killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan on Friday. Reports reaching here said that a convoy of tribal elders heading towards Kabul, was ambushed by some unknown persons in Zerok, Paktika province, killing two tribal chieftains Haji Am...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Authorities in southeastern Afghan province intensified search operation following reports that unidentified assailants were planning more suicide attacks. A resident of Khost told AIP on Thursday evening that the government forces and policemen were checking vehicles at all routes...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A group of Taliban have accepted the responsibility of several attacks against American, Afghan and allied forces inside Afghanistan, saying that Jihad (holy war) was the only way through which enemy forces could be defeated. A press statement issued to different newspapers in Pesha...

PESHAWAR: The Afghan Defense Minister General Qaseem Faheem has appointed the following army officers with immediate effect. 1- General Gul Zarak Zadran. 2- General Mir Anjamuddin Agha. 3- Lt. General Ameer Muhammad. 4- Major General Mohsin Sultani. 5- Major General Nasrullah. 6- General Ab...