Date 17-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Japanese journalist arrested by Taliban forces in Kunar province was released by the administration today, sources said. Japanese journalist after release from Jalalabad prison crossing the Pak-Afghan border Torkham arrived in Pakistan. Sources said that he was...

Date 16-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban forces last night retreated from Sheen Dand airbase, sources told AIP. Sheen Dand, a major airbase in Afghanistan located in Herat province, was vacated and Taliban forces moved towards west. Sources said that it was not cleared that whether local force...

Date 16-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): US jets today carried out air strikes on Kandahar and targeted a mosque and an office of foreign ministry, sources told AIP. According to AIP sources the American warplanes bombarded the eastern areas. During the bombardments, an office of foreign ministry and a m...

Date 16-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar Mujahid after consultations with commanders and close aides have decided to vacate Kandahar, sources told AIP. Sources said decision for vacating Kandahar was taken to secure civilians from the air strikes of American jets, while...

Date 15-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least eight civilians killed and 22 others wounded in air strikes carried out by US jets on Kandahar, a Taliban spokesman told AIP. Talking to AIP, he said that US forces targeted Kandahar city and Merwais Mena in west of the city and carried out heavy bombardm...

Date 15-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar Mujahid has directed forces to withdraw from Ghazni province, a Taliban spokesman Abdullah said. He said that Taliban chief is safe and is still commanding the forces. The directives of vacating Ghazni are released today morni...

Date 15-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have termed media reports regarding Osama Bin Laden capturing by American forces untrue, saying that he is safe and ok, a spokesman Abdullah told AIP. He said that he contacted the Taliban headquarters in Kandahar, and Osama is still safe and he is not cap...

Date 15-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban rejected joining Professor Rabbani's government saying they will never join the government and will launch guerrilla warfare against them, a Taliban spokesman said. Talking to AIP, he said that Taliban high command has decided to strongly resist against th...

Date 14-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): US jets today morning carried out air strikes on Jalalabad and Khost provinces, a Taliban spokesman informed AIP. He said that six air strikes were carried out on Jalalabad city, where a bomb fallen on a river. He said that American jets targeted Jalalabad airp...

Date 14-11-2001 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban forces retreated from Logar and Orozgan provinces where local people have took control of the provinces. According to details, former Jihadi commanders have taken control of the provinces where Engineer Hikmatyar has a strong influence. Meanwhile, Talib...