PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed that they killed an Afghan commander while captured eight policemen in southern Kandahar province. Talking to AIP spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi said that Taliban attacked a security post at Zamatu area, Shah Wali Kot district, killing commander of...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A landmine explosion left two boys injured in northern Jowz Jan province on Thursday (April 14), police said Tuesday. A police official of Jouzjan province Muhammad Ibraheem told AIP that the mine blasted near 620-army division at Aqucha district, injuring two children. He sai...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A landmine exploded at Hadda-Jalalabad road on Tuesday morning, causing no casualties, police sources said. The sources said that the mine went off at Jalalabad-Hadda road, about seven kilometers away from the city at 1:00 a.m. midnight. Security personnel at a post said mine...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban abducted four government servants in Zabul province on Sunday night, an official confirmed Monday. In-charge of Arghandab district, Zabul Abdul Qayyum told AIP that Taliban picked up a revenue official along with three other workers from his house. However there was n...

April 18, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): On the appeal of governor of Balkh province hundreds of students, local officials and elders joined hands to launch a campaign against opium and standing crop in three districts. A police official of Balkh Dr. Naseerud Din Humdard told AIP that the campaign led by...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Deputy President Zia Massod visited Jalalabad City and held meetings with officials and local elders. Reports from Jalalabad said that the deputy president leading a delegation met with officials, tribal chiefs and other concerned authorities of Nangarhar, Nooristan and Ku...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban accepted responsibility for targeting oil tankers transporting fuel to US forces in Kandahar on Sunday morning. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi said that seven oil tankers were been destroyed in the rocket this morning. Earlier, an Afghan army official M...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three brothers died of suffocation while cleaning a well near Jalalabad on Sunday, reports said. Sher Ali Khan, a resident of Muqam village told AIP that three brothers went inside the well one after another and were found dead in the well. Ends

PESHAWAR (AIP): Former Taliban information minister strongly rejected reports that he held talks with Afghan government and American forces. Talking to Afghan Islamic Press over phone on Saturday (April 16), he dispelled the impression that he was holding talks with the government. He vowed t...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed five Afghan soldiers in Zabul province on Wednesday. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP on phone that Taliban attacked convoy of Afghan forces at Nawrak area, Kabul-Kandahar Highway, killing five soldiers. He said one vehicl...