PESHAWAR (AIP): American forces on Thursday defused at least three landmines in Khost, reports said. Sources at Khost told AIP that the US troops defused three landmines at Sheikh Ameer area, about 15 kilometers north of Khost. The landmines were planted at highway by some unknown persons. They a...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least three rockets were fired at Khost airport by some unidentified assailants last night, reports said. Sources in Khost told AIP that the rockets were fired from south side to hit the airport, however, one of the rockets exploded at Baloch Kalley village situated near the ai...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A Turkish engineer of a private construction company was kidnapped by Taliban from Kabul-Kandahar Highway, reports said. Sources from Zabul and Ghazni provinces informed AIP that the student militia abducted the Turkish engineer on last Thursday (October 30) from the highway situate...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 25 people were killed in during a gun battle between two government military commanders in Helmund province, reports said. AIP sources from Helmund said that the fighting started yesterday (Friday) around 3pm at Gere Shck between two government army commanders, leaving at l...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Pakistan on Saturday sent troops to Pak-Afghan border to track down suspected Taliban and al-Quida fugitives. The troops were moved following two successive attacks at a post of Afghan forces in Bangi Dar, a border locality of Ghulam Khan. Sources said that the Afghan forces were...

PESHAWAR (AIP): District headquarters of an eastern Afghan province was set on fire after seized by some unidentified persons on Saturday morning, reports said. Informed sources told AIP that a group of unknown persons attacked Wuta Pourr district headquarters, about 35 kilometers northeast of Asad...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Chief Justice of Afghan Supreme Court Maulvi Fazl Hadi Shinwari has left for India for treatment. AIP sources said that Mr. Shinwari was feeling pain in his leg for two weeks. Later, he was admitted to a hospital in Kabul for some days. The sources said that the chief justice had...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A bas of combined forces (Afghan and coalition forces) came under rocket attack at Sara Bagh, about five kilometers east of Khost last night. Reports said three rockets were fired at the base of combined troops, however, no immediate report of casualty was available. Meanwhile, s...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A minor blast reported near an NGO, damaging a wall of the office in Jalalabad on Sunday evening. No detail of casualty or damage was available because of darkness. It is to pertinent to mention here that two similar blasts were reported near two government departments from Jalal...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The joint operation started by coalition and Afghan forces in Khost near Pakistan border territory yesterday ended Sunday. Eyewitnesses told AIP that the joint forces searched houses and seized light weapons recovered from the local people. However, it is said the troops did not ma...