PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban in Kandahar have asked women to avoid wearing modern veil and should use a long chadar. In Kandahar, Radio of Taliban was airing an announcement from last few days that the Afghan women should not use veils, which are common among them and should wear a chadar to fully co...

Date 22-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): A meeting involving the officials of UNHCR, Afghan, Pakistan governments thoroughly discussed the problems being faced by Afghan refugees and took various decisions in this regard. Afghan government representative Qari Abdul Majeed Omari told AIP that it was decid...

Date 21-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): The Afghan government has said that the opposition forces were carrying out attacks against Taliban forces from Iran, which may affect Afghan-Iran ties. An armed group of at least 80 fighters entered Herat from Iran on May 17, and clashed with Taliban forces at She...

Date 20-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least eight people, mostly Afghans, were killed and 14 others including children and women were wounded when a passengers coach heading towards Turkham from Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine. The incident occurred in an area between Michani Post and Turkham bo...

Date 20-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least eight people, mostly Afghans, were killed and 14 others including children and women were wounded when a passengers coach heading towards Turkham from Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine. The incident occurred in an area between Michani Post and Turkham bo...

Date 19-5-01 PESHAWAR (AIP): A five-member Turkish delegation of Foreign Ministry left for Afghanistan through Turkham border this morning (May 19). Aydemir Erman, who is coordinator of human assistance for Afghanistan in Turkey Foreign Ministry, was leading the delegation. The delegation is...

Date 19-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban said more than 140 armed men of the resisting forces have announced joining Taliban in Kunar province. According to reports, the forces of a popular Afghan warlord Muhammad Arif Khan, who have been active in Babar Tangi area of Kunar province contacted Tal...

Date 18-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have captured four Pakistani tribesmen, allegedly involved in fighting against Taliban along the opposition forces in eastern Afghanistan. Taliban sources said four Pakistani people, who belong to Afridi tribe and were residents of Terah, a remo...

Date 10-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban recaptured a town in northern Balkh province this morning (May 10). According to details, Taliban last night surrounded a district, Zaare, in northern Balkh province and seized all the roads leading to the district headquarters. A hundred fighters of Ta...

Date 9-5-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have asked United Nations to shut down its offices in various Afghan provinces. Announcement to this effect was made by Taliban after their office was closed down in New York by the US administration. Deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, Mualvi Abdur...