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

KABUL (AIP): Afghan Interior Minister Ali Ahmed Jalali said that a person, Abdul Rasheed, hailing from Khoghyanee district, Ningarhar province had masterminded Kabul blast that left four German Peacekeepers dead and dozens injured. Speaking at a press conference at Kabul, Mr. Jalali said that the...

PESHAWAR (AIP) A Kabul delegation led by Afghan Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Attiqullah visited Jalalabad today (Tuesday). Sources said that the delegation had analyzed the views of officials and people about forming of 70 thousand national army and recovery of heavy weaponry from th...