PESHAWAR (AIP): An official of southern Kandahar province said that 40 people including two Pakistanis and several other key Taliban leaders have been detained in the last few days. Talking to AIP, the official said that Afghan forces and local secu...

PESHAWAR (AIP): More than 300 Pakistani prisoners have started hunger strike in Shibergan jail on Saturday, reports said. Sources from Mazar-e-Sharif told AIP that the Pakistani prisoners were protesting against the jail authorities for taking huge...

PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 35 people were killed and 60 others injured when a gas tanker exploded at Herat-Kandahar Highway on Sunday (May 2, 2004), reports said. Sources from Sheen Dund, told AIP that the blast took place in a Herat-bound gas tanker...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two children were killed and five other injured when a rocket blasted in southeastern Khost province on Saturday (May 01, 2004), reports said. Informed sources believed the rocket was placed by anti-government elements at Tori Ouba,...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan military men were killed and one wounded in a sudden Taliban assault in southern Afghan province last night, reports said. AIP sources said that six Afghan soldiers deployed at Kandahar airport were on way to their hometo...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A contingent of 447 police personnel completed training course in eastern Nangarhar province, reports said. AIP stringer in eastern Jalalabad city said that the course was started a month ago aimed at imparting training to police off...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Thousands of residents on Thursday staged a protest demonstration against the decision of higher education ministry for not enrolling students in medical faculty of Khost University from new education year, reports said. AIP sources...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Khost administration recovered huge quantity of landmines hidden in a pick-up vehicle on Thursday, reports said. AIP sources said Khost security officials seized the mines packed in a vehicle at Mandezi area, about 15 kilometers away...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An ex-official of present Afghan government was gunned down in southern Afghan province last night, reports said. Former director of Hajj and Auqaf Maulvi Abdul Bari was shot dead by unidentified persons at the door of his house in S...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three persons including two workers of an NGO were killed in an attack of Taliban in southern Afghan province last night, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP that Taliban insurgents attacked headquarters of Panjwaei district, Kandaha...