PESHAWAR (AIP): MALGAGAI CAMP, Pakistan, Nature is a cruel host in Balochistan. After many years of suffering from drought, the Afghan refugees in Malgagai camp this winter saw their mud houses collapse under relentless snow and rain. "Until 15 days ago it was snowing but after that it was rain," s...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A delegation led by Afghan Interior Minister Lutfullah Mashal on Tuesday reached southern Kandahar province to discuss the ongoing security situation in the province. A spokesman of Interior ministry told newsmen at Kandahar that Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed deep conce...

March 8, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Red Crescent distributed aid goods among cold and rain affected people in Logar province on Tuesday. A resident of the area Dr. Meerwais told AIP that 600 bags of flour, 600 blankets, 600 empty bowels of water, warm clothes and other edibles were given to the...

March 07, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): A former district in-charge and his friend died of wounds in northern Balkh province, an official confirmed Monday. Police chief of Mazar-e-Sharif General Muhammad Akram Khakraizwal told AIP that Ali Baba 80, former district in-charge was found wounded along with h...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Hundreds of people staged a protest demonstration against Balkh governor and chief of health department in Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday. Reports from Mazar-e-Sharif said that the protestors marched in the streets and changed slogans against the governor and health chief. The prot...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A former commander of Hizb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) was appointed as governor of Zabul province, reports Kabul television. The commander Delbar Jan Arman was made as provincial head by the President Hamid Karzai at the request of Interior Ministry. Hailing from Khost province, Mr...

PESHAWAR (AIP): The newly appointed governor of Wardak province has formally started work after taking charge of his office on Sunday. Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi was introduced by deputy minister for interior Shah Mehmood Miankhail in a ceremony today arranged in Maidan City, capital of the pr...

PESHAWAR (AIP): As many as 400 supporters of Uzbek warlord General Rasheed Dostum held a gathering in Mazar-e-Sharif in order to thank President Hamid Karzai for appointing their leader on high post in Defense Ministry. AIP sources from Mazar-e-Sharif said that about 400 supporters of ex-Commu...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Residents of Imam Sahib district in Kundoz province have expressed fear that overflow of water in River Aamu could cause floods if preventive measures were not taken. In-charge of Imam Sahib district Maalaim Jumma Khan told AIP on Saturday that they had taken some steps to preve...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Elders of 13 district Shooras (councils) at a mammoth gathering pledged to preserve forests of eastern Afghan province. Governor of eastern Kunor province Haji Asadullah Wafa told AIP on Saturday that the meeting was held at Asadabad, capital of the province which was attended by...