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...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The Japanese ambassador to Afghanistan arrived in Jalalabad on a two-day official visit on Saturday. The Ambassador, who came from Kabul by road, called on Ningarhar Deputy Governor Dr. Muhammad Asif Qazi Zada and other high Afghan officials. They discussed matters of mutual interes...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Six international peacekeepers including Germans, who were killed in a bomb blast in Kabul Saturday, was believed the first deadly suicide attack against International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Reports reaching here said that the German government had confirmed killing of t...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Khost airport, where allied troops are staying came under massive missiles attack last night. Informed sources told AIP from Khost that the rockets were fired from nearby mountains situated in south of the Khost city. Unknown attackers used far-ranging sophisticated modern missil...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The American forces have started massive ground hunt for capturing Taliban and al-Quida fighters in Shahi Kot area, Paktia province. Sources said that a contingent of US forces carrying at least 20 Gun carriers and other military vehicles was going towards Shahi Kot from Gardez last...

PESHAWAR (AIP): District Nazims of 24 districts of NWFP have announced to tender resignations as a protest against what they called interference of provincial government in local government. The announcement was made in a press conference held here at Peshawar Press Club on Sunday. Addressing on t...

KABUL (AIP): Dozens of disabled people staged a protest demonstration in front of ministry of martyrs and disabled here in Kabul on Saturday. The protesters were chanting slogans against the concerned minister and the ministry officials. They complained that the government had fixed 300 afghani (6...