PESHAWAR (AIP): A vehicle of United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) came under attack in Zarmat, Paktia province yesterday, reports said. An eyewitness told AIP that the vehicle of UNAMA was targeted with light weapons, damaging windscreen of the vehicle at Zarmat area by some un...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Pakistani and Afghan forces traded heavy artillery fire in Mohmand Agency last night. Reports reaching here said that unrest increased in last two days on Pak-Afghan border situated alongside Mohmand Agency. The residents of the area told AIP that firing continued between forces o...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Fierce fighting is going on between the Taliban and Afghan forces in Zabul province, a spokesman of governor Zabul confirmed. He told AIP that the clashes were still continuing in a mountainous area of Ataghar district. The local authorities said that three Afghan soldiers were inj...

JALALABAD (AIP): Jalalabad City came under rocket attack last night when some unidentified persons fired four rockets at a part of the city. However, no immediate information of casualties or losses was available till last reports. A rocket also fell near UNICEF office. According to details, som...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A rocket was fired by some unknown persons into a base of allied forces at Gardez today morning, reports said. Eyewitnesses from Gardez told AIP over telephone that the rocket was fired early morning from an undisclosed location, which landed near a base of coalition forces. They...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five highwaymen posing themselves as military personnel were arrested after depriving people of cash and other valuables at Arghach, Jalalabad, Ningarhar province on Friday. According to a report published in Jalalabad-based Pashto Daily the NUNN, the dacoits had blocked the road, s...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A high-level Kabul delegation comprising western diplomats, representatives of allied and US troops called on Jalalabad administration and local elders on Friday. A report published in daily the Nunn Jalalabad said that the delegation discussed the formation of new constitution of A...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The allied and Afghan joint forces started a massive operation in the border territory of Ningarhar province. Reports reaching here said that at least 15 helicopters loaded with artillery guns came from Kabul and landed at Goshta area. The convoys of troops also arrived in the are...

KABUL (AIP): Bomb disposal squad defused explosives planted by some unknown persons at Makroyaan-3 bazaar Kabul today (Monday). Talking to newsmen, police chief of Makroyaan-3 Muhammad Saddiq Hashami said that the shell could have caused large-scale destruction if it had gone off. He blamed tha...

The Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) in its yesterday's report (June 13, 2003) about a blast in Lashkar Gah, Helmund province erroneously had given the name of an NGO as Interfox while the real name was Inter Sos. Ends