Date 9-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces have launched a massive retaliation attack against Taliban in west of Taluqan city to stop further progress of Taliban towards the center of Takhar province. Reports say fierce fighting was continuing in west of Taluqan and the opposition forc...

Date 9-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban after capturing an important bridge in west of Taluqan city have started entering the suburb areas of the city in northern Afghanistans Takhar province, reports reaching here said. The bridge, Puli Khas Kapa, just three kilometers in west of Taluqan city wa...

Date 9-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): To banish Taliban forces, who entered the suburbs of Taluqan city, the opposition forces have launched a series of attacks, sparking fierce gunbattles, sources said. According to Taliban sources, Taliban repelled many attacks of their opposition forces but the oppo...

Date 8-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): After capturing Bangi frontline by Taliban forces in north of Afghanistan, they seized control of another district Qabr-e-Qazi, sources told AIP. Taliban faced no worth mentioning resistance and easily captured Qabr-e-Qazi, 15 kilometers in north of Taluqan, cente...

Date 8-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban fighter jets pounded Taluqan city on August 8, 2000, as the residents evacuated in large number. Large plumes of smokes were seen arising from the blitzed zones of the city. However, no report about the casualties could be ascertained in the airstrike. S...

Date 7-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): After a fierce fighting Taliban captured Bangi in west of Taluqan, center of Takhar province, AIP learnt. According to details, Taliban forces entered the bazaar of Bangi and after a fierce clash with the opposition forces captured the headquarters and the bazaar....

Date 6-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Once again Taliban and their rival commander Masood forces clashed at Bangi frontline, as Taliban attacked them from Kanduz and Eshkmish frontlines, sources told AIP. Taliban breaking the frontline forced the Masood army to move back and captured Dehweeran and Dara-...

Date 5-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): The Afghan government has said that more economic sanctions against the people of Afghanistan would multiply their miseries. An Afghan foreign ministry spokesman in a statement said that Russia was the main factor behind the destruction of Afghanistan, adding Russia...

Date 3-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban forces launched a massive attack on Eshkmish area in northern Takhar province and captured it after a long battle, sources told AIP Dozens of troops of the opposition forces were killed and wounded and several others were captured during the clashes, source...

Date 1-8-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban last night captured three check posts in Eshkmish area of Takhar province after a brief clashes with the opposition forces, sources told AIP on August 1, 2000. They said these clashes were not so fierce and Taliban easily captured the check posts. An op...