JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Six Afghan soldiers died in an exchange of fire at a maternity hospital as U.S. soldiers tried to arrest a military commander in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, witnesses said. U.S. soldiers blocked access to the hospital after the clash, but people who said they s...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The chief commander of 100 Afghan armed division was arrested by the American forces after a clash in Jalalabad today (Thursday), reports said. The US troops detained General Esmatullah Mohabat, the chief commander of Afghan armed division No 100 after fighting in northwest part of...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A child was injured in a bomb blast near Indian Consulate in eastern Jalalabad city on Thursday. Eyewitnesses told AIP that a 10-year old boy was wounded in a small blast near Indian Consulate in Jalalabad, however, it did not damage anything in the building. It is pertinent to men...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The body of a Pakistani engineer, who was killed on Monday (Dec. 08) in Ghazni province, was brought to his hometown Swat, northwest of Pakistan on Wednesday morning. The body of Anwar Shah was shifted through Torkhum border last night at 3am. Sources at Torkhum border said that th...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 18 people were injured in a bomb explosion in southern Kandahar province on Saturday, reports said. AIP sources from Kandahar said that the blast took place near a commercial market situated on Herat Road, injuring 18 people today afternoon. Among the seven seriously injur...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The American Defense Secretary on Thursday visited Afghanistan where he called on Afghan Militia commanders in northern Afghanistan. The secretary persuaded the militia commanders to dissolve their individual forces and accede them in Afghan National Army. The US defense secretary D...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A rocket landed near American Embassy in Kabul on Thursday, reports said. AIP sources from Kabul said that a rocket probably fired from mountains in east of Kabul landed about 300 meters away from the US mission at in the evening. However, there was no immediate report of casualt...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A Turkish engineer, who had been abducted a month ago, was handed over to police officials of Ghazni province today (Sunday) after being released by Taliban last mid night, reports said An eyewitness told AIP from Zabul by satellite phone that the Turkish national Hassan Onal, who...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three persons including two policemen were injured in a powerful explosion near police headquarters in Khost, reports said. AIP sources said the blast took place last night near police headquarters in Khost city. Two policemen who were guarding outside the headquarters injured while...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two American soldiers and one Afghan were injured in a landmine blast in eastern Afghanistan, reports said. Informed sources on Wednesday (Nov 26, 2003) said that a vehicle of US forces ran over a landmine placed at Naray, about 100 kilometers southeast of Asadabad, the capital of e...