Date 21-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): US commandos had arrested two persons in Khost and were taken away by the forces, sources from Khost told AIP. Sources said that several helicopters landed Zani Khel village which is 10-12km away from Khost this morning. A local Sirajuddin and another persons were...

Date 21-1-2002 PESHAWAR (AIP): The arrest of four people is aimed at investigating the whereabouts of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a strong supporter of US forces in Khost commander Zakeem Khan told AIP. He said that earlier the US forces have rounded Haqqani who was later injured in US attack in Novembe...

Date 20-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has banned the buying of national products and Ministry for Forest and Agriculture has also banned the cutting of tress, Radio Kabul reported. It said that the national products where ever founded should be handed over to police forthwith. Accor...

Date 20-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has suspended electricity supply to Pak-Afghan border on the account of non-payment of bills, sources told AIP. Sources said that Rs50,00,000 were outstanding bills against the Pak-Afghan border while some sources added t...

Date 20-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Major Gen Muhammad Zahir Akbar has been appointed as Military Intelligence chief by defence ministry, Radio Kabul reported. The interim government Defence Minister Muhammad Qaseem Faheem has approved the said official appointment as intelligence chief. The defence...

Date 19-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Seven Taliban were arrested by police last night in Jalalabad, Radio Kabul reported. It said that the arrested people include some persons who have links with Al-Qaeda. The security forces, the radio further said, has taken in possession some 300 heavy and small a...

Date 19-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Fire erupted in the big hospital of Jalalabad and the fire fighters are struggling hard to extinguish the fire due to no fire brigade, sources told AIP. The fire engulfed all material and other equipment in a jiffy and turned them into ashes. The administration is...

Date 18-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Owing to differences between Afghanistan and Pakistan tribes, refugees coming on a major road is closed, sources informed AIP. They said that, conflicts between Zakakhel tribe of Khyber Agency and bordering tribe Shenwar in Afghanistan has now taken a serious turn....

Date 18-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): A three-member delegation has left for Tokyo today, Radio Kabul reported. The delegation include Minister for Reconstruction Mir Muhammad Amin Farhang, Minister for Health Dr Suhaila Sediq and a high official of foreign office. The radio further said that the dele...

Date 18-1-2002 PESHAWAR (AIP): The attacks on each other by the US-Arab forces in Kandahar hospital have claimed several lives in clashes, says a spokesman to AIP. He said that the attacks were not ended and the US forces have besieged the hospital so far on having reports that six Arabs are...