PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan security forces seized more than a ton opium after a brief clash with smugglers at Kandahar-Herat highway on Friday evening. The AIP sources from Kandahar said that the highway guards recovered 1200 kilogram opium from a landcruiser coming from Kandahar city at Kushk-e-Nakh...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Nangarhar Police has set on fire 150 kilograms opium worth thousands of US dollars on Saturday. Police chief of Ghani Khail district Matiaullah Khalid told AIP that Anti-Narcotics Department and police personnel arrived at five helicopters on Thursday (March 10) and started search...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A police officer of Nangarhar was killed in a bomb blast on Friday night, an official said Saturday. Deputy police chief of Nangarhar Qari Ameer Jan Liwal told journalists at Jalalabad that the slain police officer was identified as Khushaal of Khewa district. He said the offi...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two persons were injured when guards of a foreign construction company opened fire at a vehicle on Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Saturday evening. The AIP sources from Jalalabad said that two passengers traveling in a corolla car wounded when guards of a Chinese construction company...

March 12, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Five persons were injured in exchange of fire between guards of two Afghan officials in Zabul province on Friday, governor said Saturday. Governor of Zabul Dilber Jan Arman told AIP that guards of in-charge Arghandab district Abdul Qayyum and police chief of Shahjoe...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Investigation has been launched into a tribal clash that had left one person dead and three others injured in Balkh province on March 8, an official said Friday. Police chief of Chamtal district Hayatullah Roagh told AIP that a delegation was sent to Chehltan area, Albaras locali...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two nomads were killed and two others injured on Tuesday in an attack by local commanders in northern Balkh province two days ago. The AIP sources from Mazar-e-Sharif said that armed commanders attacked the nomads living at Alburss mountains, Chamtaal area, killing two gypsies an...

March 9, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Four persons were wounded when two blasts rocked Maymana City, Faryab province yesterday evening. The AIP sources said that blasts took place at Maymana City, the provincial capital, however, no official was available for comments. Ends

PESHAWAR (AIP): Nangarhar police claimed to have seized 730 kilograms opium and 185 kilograms heroin in different raids in the last Afghan calendar year. Sources told AIP that Nangarhar police recovered 730 kilograms opium, 185 kilograms heroin, 2121 kilograms hashish, 397 kilograms material used...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Heavy rains inundated as many as 1,668 houses in Farah province in the last few days, governor said Wednesday. Governor of Farah Asadullah Falah told AIP about 1,668 houses were submerged in water due to heavy downpours in the past few days in provincial metropolis and other part...