PESHAWAR (AIP): At least three Afghan soldiers were killed and several others wounded in an operation started against Taliban in north parts of southeastern Zabul province three days back, reports said. Talking to AIP on Saturday (August 28) governor of Zabul Khyaal Muhammad Hussaini confirmed th...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Conductor of a vehicle carrying goods for coalition forces was killed while its driver was injured on Friday when unidentified armed men opened fire on their vehicle in Khost province, sources said. The sources told AIP that the incident occurred at Ismail Khel area, Khost-Gardez...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Governor of Ghazni Haji Asadullah Khalid claimed that a key Taliban commander had been killed by coalition and Afghan forces on Saturday in southern Afghanistan. Talking to AIP on Saturday night he said that coalition and Afghan forces killed Mulla Rozi Khan and arrested several o...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have denied issuing threats through a website to kill American defense secretary. Spokesman of Taliban Hamid Agha told AIP over telephone on Friday (August 27, 2004) that they did not issue any threat on any website to kill US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The spo...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Elders of Zabul on Thursday announced support for Hamid Karzai in the upcoming presidential elections. Deputy chief of central Shoora Sardar Muhammad told AIP today that a meeting attended by representatives of local and central Shooras held at Qallat, center of Zabul and announc...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least three persons were killed and six others injured on Wednesday when two rival groups exchanged fire in eastern Laghman province, reports said. Authorities in Laghman confirmed to AIP on Thursday that the clash took place between two groups in Korenj village, five kilometer...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed two commanders of Northern Alliance in Faryab province on Monday. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP over telephone that Taliban killed two commanders of Northern Alliance namely Muhammad Ismail Kabuli and Kamal in Faizabad distr...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed four persons including an Afghan official in Badghees province last night (Sept 23). Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP that in-charge of Ghor Macch district was killed along with three soldiers in an attack on district headqua...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A military commander of eastern Nangarhar province narrowly escaped unhurt in a mine explosion Monday. Haji Muhammad Zahir, chief commander of border security forces and son of ex-governor Haji Qadeer was traveling in a car after inspecting Pak-Afghan border when a landmine blast...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai is arriving at a two-day official visit to Pakistan today Monday. His plane will land at Islamabad PAF airbase at about 1:15 am. A high level ministerial delegation will accompany the Afghan president to discuss bilateral and regional matters with Pak...