Date 1-2-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Two separate bomb blasts rocked Kabul city on February 1, 2001, Taliban said. The first blast was occurred at Park-e-Zarnigar near the building of Afghan education ministry while the second one was exploded in a dra...

Date 31-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Owing to severe snowfall and bad weather, Pakistan interior minister has postponed his visit to Afghanistan. According to programme, Pakistan interior minister was due to arrive in Kabul today (January 31) however,...

Date 30-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Authorities in Pakistan has opened Turkham border for Afghans intending to travel their homeland. However, the border would remain closed for people coming to Pakistan. AIP learnt that the border was opened partial...

Date 27-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces last night (Jan 26) launched a massive attack on Taliban positions at Kohi Safi, 50kms northeast of Kabul, sparking a fierce gun battle which continued till morning. Informed sources told AIP...

Date 26-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan government has closed its three offices in Pakistan. Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Mullah Abdus Salam Zaeef told AIP that the offices representing Taliban, have been closed down following the UNSC sanctions...

Date 25-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Uzbekistan government has offered arbitration between the two warring Afghan factions, Mullah Abdus Salam Zaeef, Afghan ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad said. The offer was made to Afghan envoy, Mullah Zaeef, du...

Date 24-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Mass graves containing 70 bodies were recovered in the Taliban-controlled area in northern Takhar province, a spokesman for the opposition forces told AIP. The spokesman said that Taliban forces were forced to retr...

Date 22-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces claimed to have recaptured headquarters of Yakawlang district in Bamyan province last night (January 21). Fighters of Hizbi Wahdat launched a massive attack on Taliban positions, sparking a tw...

Date 21-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has strongly refuted the UN secretary general Kofi Anan remarks in which he has alleged that the Taliban were killing civilians in Bamyan province. UN secretary general K...

Date 19-1-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Abdullah Guard, who recently joined Taliban has said that Russia had supplied three types of tanks to northern alliance forces. Talking to AIP on phone from Taluqan, center of Takhar province, Abdullah Gaurd said th...