Date 9-5-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): The fire, which broke out in forests of Kunar province a few days ago, has been brought under control following the hectic efforts of the local people and the government fire fighters. Afghan officials in Kabul told AIP that the fire was brought under control on Ma...

Date 7-5-2000 KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has said that the two detained Arab nationals would be trailed in a Shariah court. In a statement from Kandahar, Omar said that the court verdict on the two foreign nationals would strictly be implemented. Omar said t...

Date 5-5-2000 KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban have said that they would decide on giving asylum to Jumah Namangani if he enters Taliban controlled area from Tajikistan. A Taliban spokesman in Kandahar Mullah Abdulhai Mutmaen told AIP that their opposition forces were in control of the Afghan border wit...

Date 4-5-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): A huge fire has broke out in forests in eastern Afghanistans, Kunar province gutting thousands of precious trees and killing hundred of animals, sources told AIP. They said the fire erupted in the forests three days back and still continue to spread. Reports...

Date 1-5-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Former governor of Laghman province, commander Abdullah Jan, along with his several armed men has joined the Taliban militia in Kabul and vowed to support Taliban government in Afghanistan. Sources said the commander had joined Taliban forces along with his 150-arm...

Date 1-5-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): The Afghan government has rejected the accusations that Afghanistan was supporting terrorist elements and serving as terrorist center, saying the history of the country was witness to the fact that it had never supported subversive activities. A statement issued by...

Date 1-5-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban announced monthly scholarships for blind Hafiz-ul-Quran students and they will receive it on monthly basis for the whole life, a statement issued here said. According to the statement issued from the office of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the supreme leader of the...

Date 29-4-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban and Iranian officials held prudent talks over the issue of drug smuggling and poppy cultivation in Mashad, an Afghan official said. The head of Afghan anti-drugs commission, Mullah Abdul Hameed, told Afghan Islamic Press that an Afghan delegation led by hi...

Date 25-4-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have rejected a claim by their opposition forces of capturing three check posts in north of Kabul. A Taliban spokesman while rejected the opposition of capturing three posts from the Taliban near Bagram frontline. He said they repelled an opposition att...

Date 25-4-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Fierce clashes between Taliban and their opposition forces were reported in north of Kabul last night. Taliban sources told AIP that their opposition forces opened fire at Taliban forces at Dorahi Bagram, 50 kilometers north of Kabul, sparking a fierce gunbattle....