PESHAWAR (AIP): The American forces raided homes and searched offices of a non-government organization in eastern Jalalabad city on Thursday night. Reports from Jalalabad suggested that the US troops conducted raids on houses and the office of ACLU in the city. It is learnt that some houses o...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three persons including two soldiers were injured when personnel of counter narcotics raided a heroin laboratory in eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, authorities said. The AIP sources from Acheen said that the government forces conducted a raid on the lab at Damgal area durin...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three persons including two soldiers were injured when personnel of counter narcotics raided a heroin laboratory in eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, authorities said. The AIP sources from Acheen said that the government forces conducted a raid on the lab at Damgal area durin...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A delegation led by Afghan minister for anti-narcotics and drugs Habibullah Qadri arrived in eastern Jalalabad city on Friday. The delegation will call on officials, elders of Ningarhar and other concerned officials on Saturday. Cultivators in Ningarhar have been complaining...

April 21, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): At least 12 boys were kidnapped by unknown persons in Northern Balkh province two days back, sources said. The AIP sources said that a person kidnapped 13 boys aged 8 to 12 from Kashenda district on Tuesday. It is learnt that one boy escaped from the custody of...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Four highway guards, reportedly involved in robbery incidents, were arrested on Tareen Kot-Kandahar highway, governor said Thursday. Talking to AIP, Governor of Uruzgan Jan Muhammad Khan said incidents of robberies increased on the highway. He said robbers snatched money and valu...

April 21, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban claimed to have killed eight Afghan soldiers in a landmine explosion in Zabul province on Thursday. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi told AIP over telephone from an undisclosed location that a vehicle carrying Afghan soldiers was destroyed a m...

April 20, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): A blast took place near police station at Hazrat Jee Baba area, southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, however, reports of casualties or damages were not available, sources said. There are no further details of the incident. Ends

PESHAWAR (AIP): Two civilians were killed and two others wounded in a clash between government forces and poppy growers in Farah province on Wednesday, police said. A high ranking police official of Farah province Muhammad Rasool said that about 350 personnel of counter narcotics, police and nati...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A landmine explosion left one person wounded in northern Balkh province on Tuesday, sources said. The AIP sources from Mazar-e-Sharif said that a mine placed at Khandan Omer area, Keshendeh district went off which chopped off the leg of the person. The locals said there have...