Date 18-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have captured four Pakistani tribesmen, allegedly involved in fighting against Taliban along the opposition forces in eastern Afghanistan. Taliban sources said four Pakistani people, who belong to Afridi tribe and were residents of Terah, a remo...

Date 10-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban recaptured a town in northern Balkh province this morning (May 10). According to details, Taliban last night surrounded a district, Zaare, in northern Balkh province and seized all the roads leading to the district headquarters. A hundred fighters of Ta...

Date 9-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have asked United Nations to shut down its offices in various Afghan provinces. Announcement to this effect was made by Taliban after their office was closed down in New York by the US administration. Deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, Mualvi Abdur...

Date 9-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Foreign Minister has urged United Nations to help restore the activities of Taliban office in New York, which has been closed down the US government. During an interview with AIP, Afghan Foreign Minister Wakeel Ahmad termed the US action as a negative develo...

Date 7-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): A 12-member Taliban delegation led by Afghan Supreme Court chief justice reached Doha on a special flight from Kandahar after they were officially invited by the government of Qatar. According to details, 12-member Taliban delegation including chief justice Afghan...

Date 5-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The officials of Iranian consulate in Herat city reached Iran through border under a tight security cover of Taliban forces. Sources said eight officials of Iran consulate were taken to border Islam Kala in vehicles under a tight security blanket provided by Taliba...

Date 5-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Thousands of mourners of a slain Sunni leader turned violent after his burial and torched two more Imam-e-Barghahs of Ahli Tashei, a Shiite Muslim group, in Herat city on May 5. An exiled Sunni leader of Iran, Mualvi Muhammad Musa, who was killed along with several...

Date 4-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Angry mob set ablaze Iranian Consulate in Herat city, center of western Herat province after the assassination of a Sunni Iranian cleric in a bomb blast on May 4, 2001. A powerful blast in a mosque in west of Herat city claimed at least eight people dead and scores...

Date 3-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban were forces backed by jets aircraft, launched a huge attack against their opposition forces this morning (May 3) in west of Bamyan City and captured Dara Shahidaan. Sources said Taliban jets aircrafts pounded positions of the enemy forces for two times, addi...

Date 3-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban forces after completing their operation and strengthening control over Dara Shahidaan, have captured Shaybar-2 airport in northern Afghanistan. Taliban captured Dara Shahidaan, 20-25 kilometers in west of Bamyan city, center of northern Bamyan province toda...