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...

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,...

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 an...

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 Shen...

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 forei...

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 hosp...

Date 16-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): A Kuwaiti Islamic Welfare Organization director of Afghanistan and Pakistan has said that Usama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda have no links with their organization and they are busy in only welfare activities. In an intervie...

Date 16-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has send a delegation to Khost to sort out differences in the area after the end of clean-up operation, sources said to AIP. The delegation was led by Minister for Borders Amanullah Jadoon and has me...

Date 16-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has banned poppy cultivation and has asked people to refrain from its cultivation. The orders to this effect were issued by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The decision to this effect was made in a...

Date 15-1-02 PESHAWAR (AIP): After carrying out severe bombardment, US commandos have now started a thorough search of the caves in Zhawar area, sources said to AIP. Sources said more than 100 commandos are taking part in the clean-up operation a...