PESHAWAR (AIP): A group of 46 Pakistani prisoners who were released from Kabul arrived in Pakistan through Torkhum border on Thursday. The officials at border said that the freed Pakistanis were accompanied by a diplomat of Pakistan embassy Kabul who took them to the border in two vehicles. It i...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Thousands of people Thursday staged a protest demonstration against kidnapping of a government official in Khost, reports said. AIP sources said that thousands of people hailing from different tribes took control of the road, leading to Gardez, north of Khost against the abduction o...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A sizable number of coalition troops arrived at restive Zabul province in the last two or three days, an official confirmed. Talking to AIP deputy governor of southeastern province Maulvi Muhammad Omer confirmed arrival of coalition forces, however, he said that he was unaware abou...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Khyaal Muhammad Hussaini was appointed as acting governor of restive Zabul province, replacing Hafeezullah, the ex-governor, reports said. Sources from Kabul and Qallat said the central government designated Mr. Hussaini, a popular commander from Ghazni as acting governor on the dem...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two security personnel were injured in an attack of Taliban insurgents while one student militia fighter was also arrested at Jaffar area, in Shah Joee district, Zabul province on Wednesday, reports said. Administrative chief of Shah Joee Haji Baz Muhammad told AIP that they had als...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two persons who escaped from government custody allegedly involved in the murder of General Shah Alam, were arrested by the chief commander of 27-army division in Kandahar, an official confirmed. A Zabul official Haji Baz Muhammad told AIP that the accused Farid and Nanee were detai...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three detainees who had been booked in connection with killing of 27-army division escaped from government custody, reports said. Deputy governor of restive Zabul province Maulvi Muhammad Omer told AIP that all the accused had been detained for being involved in murder of general Sh...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Twenty two kilogram explosive material was defused in front of an NGO office at Mazar-e-Sharif, reports said. AIP sources said that some unidentified persons had placed 22kg explosives in front of UNAMA office, between the night of Thursday and Friday. However, bomb disposal squad d...

PESHAWAR (AIP): One person was injured when unknown persons threw a bomb at an office of an NGO in Mazar-e-Sharif , reports said. AIP sources from Mazar said that some unknown persons hurled a bomb at an NGO (ACTED) situated in second phase of city. A person of a neighboring office who came to ACTE...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least one person was injured when some unknown persons fired two rockets at eastern Jalalabad city on Sunday morning. AIP sources said that the rockets were fired after short intervals at the city. One rocket hit a home in Joay Hafft, western part of the city wounding one perso...