PESHAWAR (AIP): A former commander of Jamiat-e-Islami Afghanistan was murdered by unknown persons at Peshawar on Friday (November 12). Sources close to the commander told AIP that the ex-Jamiat commander Muhammad Anwar alias Dungar was praying at his home situated in Hayatabad, Peshawar when uni...

PESHAWAR (AIP): One Afghan soldier was killed in southeastern Khost province yesterday evening, an official said Thursday. Talking to AIP, Governor of Khost Merajuddin Pathan said that the police and Afghan soldiers were on routine duty when a resident of the area opened fire, killing a policem...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An Afghan commander who earlier denied surrendering heavy weapons was arrested by Afghan and Americans forces in western Ghor province on Sunday, governor said. The governor of Ghor Abdul Qadir Elum told AIP from Chaghcharan that a number of US and Afghan forces arrived by helicop...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The US airplanes sprayed poisonous chemical over poppy crop in some parts of eastern Nangarhar province in the last few days, eyewitnesses said. The residents of Khogyani district said standing poppies have been exterminated due to toxic spray by the American planes in the last so...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have kidnapped an Afghan Crimes Cell incharge along with his companion in southern Kandahar province on Saturday. Talking to AIP on Sunday, a Taliban spokesman Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi said that they abducted Toryali Sardar, in-charge of Crimes Cell along with...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A Peshawar-based Afghan trade commissioner was arrested by Pakistani police after fake Pakistani currency and heroin was recovered from his car. According to a local Urdu daily Mashriq, the Afghan trade commissioner Syed Abdullah Bacha was arrested by police after recovery of Rs1...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A spokesman of Jaishul Muslimeen has said that both sides (govt and Jaish) agreed to hold talks on Sunday regarding the release of three foreign hostages. Spokesman Syed Khalid told AIP on Saturday that Afghan government and UN delegation arrived at the place but they have not de...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A government soldier was killed and another wounded on Thursday night in a clash with unknown persons in eastern Kunor province last night, sources said. Sources from Asadabd, capital of Kunor, said that a fierce combat occurred between American forces and unidentified armed men a...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two bomb explosions took place near offices of UNICEF and Swedish Committee in eastern Jalalabad City; however, it did not cause any casualties. Eyewitnesses told AIP from Jalalabad that a powerful bomb blast occurred near UNICEF office situated in east part of the City. The witn...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two persons were wounded in a brief clash amongst the government forces at eastern Jalalabad City on Thursday, sources said. Informed sources told AIP from Jalalabad that a clash took place between border security forces and guards of commander Abdul Sami, who is also son-in-law o...