PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan soldiers were killed after being kidnapped by Taliban in southern Afghan province yesterday evening, an official confirmed. Talking to AIP today morning, governor of Zabul Khyaal Muhammad Hussaini said that Taliban insurg...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An explosion took place in front of Municipal Corporation office in southern Kandahar City on Tuesday evening, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP that a low intensity blast occurred in front of Municipality office; however, there wa...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An official of southern Kandahar province said that 40 people including two Pakistanis and several other key Taliban leaders have been detained in the last few days. Talking to AIP, the official said that Afghan forces and local secu...

PESHAWAR (AIP): More than 300 Pakistani prisoners have started hunger strike in Shibergan jail on Saturday, reports said. Sources from Mazar-e-Sharif told AIP that the Pakistani prisoners were protesting against the jail authorities for taking huge...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 35 people were killed and 60 others injured when a gas tanker exploded at Herat-Kandahar Highway on Sunday (May 2, 2004), reports said. Sources from Sheen Dund, told AIP that the blast took place in a Herat-bound gas tanker...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two children were killed and five other injured when a rocket blasted in southeastern Khost province on Saturday (May 01, 2004), reports said. Informed sources believed the rocket was placed by anti-government elements at Tori Ouba,...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan military men were killed and one wounded in a sudden Taliban assault in southern Afghan province last night, reports said. AIP sources said that six Afghan soldiers deployed at Kandahar airport were on way to their hometo...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A contingent of 447 police personnel completed training course in eastern Nangarhar province, reports said. AIP stringer in eastern Jalalabad city said that the course was started a month ago aimed at imparting training to police off...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Thousands of residents on Thursday staged a protest demonstration against the decision of higher education ministry for not enrolling students in medical faculty of Khost University from new education year, reports said. AIP sources...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Khost administration recovered huge quantity of landmines hidden in a pick-up vehicle on Thursday, reports said. AIP sources said Khost security officials seized the mines packed in a vehicle at Mandezi area, about 15 kilometers away...