PESHAWAR (AIP): A British soldier was killed and at least five others including an Afghan interpreter wounded in a suicide bomb blast in Afghan capital on Wednesday, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP that two vehicles of British forces were going on at Kabul-Jalalabad Highway, Pull-e-Charkhee are...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The in-charge of Char China, a district of southeastern Zabul province said that the facts finding mission constituted by Kabul government to investigate into killing of 11 people, arrived at district today (Saturday). Abdul Rahman, district in-charge told AIP today that the delega...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has replaced the governor and police chief of Paktika province with immediate effects, reports said. The Afghan interior ministry has appointed Gulabdin Mengal and Muhammad Raheem (deputy police head) as new governor and police chief of southeastern province repla...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The students of Nangarhar Medical University staged a protest demonstration against failure of large number students in the last exams at eastern Jalalabad City on Wednesday, reports said. Talking to AIP from Jalalabad, a student of the university blamed that teachers were involved...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The student of Nangarhar Medical University ended their protest following successful negotiations with administration on Wednesday afternoon, reports said. A student of the university told AIP that about 600 students including girls staged a protest demonstration on campus against...

PESHAWAR (AIP): In a statement aired by Radio Kabul, deputy general of defense ministry General Muhammad Raheem Wardak warned the army deserters that action would be taken against them if they failed to return to their units and recruitment centers immediately. The statement aired in Dari language...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The deputy governor of Zabul has said that the workers, who protested against the deteriorating law and order situation, have decided to continue working until the new governor takes charge of his office. Talking to AIP, deputy governor Maulvi Muhammad Omer said heads and directors...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The security chief of restive Zabul province said that the clean up operation started in Shah Joee district two days ago had ended on Sunday. Talking to AIP today Sunday, security chief colonel Muhammad Ayub said that 12 people were detained on charges of helping suspected Taliban...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A prominent religious scholar of restive Zabul province, who had been detained some days back, was released after demands of people two days ago. Deputy governor Maulvi Muhammad Omer told AIP that Maulvi Abdul Salam was arrested by the Afghan forces some days back and was later shi...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed that they had killed 10 American soldiers in rocket attacks at Khost airport between the night of January 14 and 15, 2004. In a statement faxed to newspaper offices in Peshawar on Friday evening, the Taliban accepted responsibility of targeting Khost airport with a...