PESHAWAR (AIP): Dead bodies of two foreigners were brought to Jalalabad while a UN plane landed at the airport, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP that bodies of two foreign nationals, who had been killed by some unknown persons in eastern Nooristan province yesterday, were brought to Jalalabad ai...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Three persons including two foreigners were killed by some unidentified assailants in eastern Nooristan province on Tuesday, reports said. Police chief of Nooristan Ghulam Ullah told AIP that three dead bodies including two foreigners and an Afghan national were recovered by the lo...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan soldiers were killed after being kidnapped by Taliban in southern Afghan province yesterday evening, an official confirmed. Talking to AIP today morning, governor of Zabul Khyaal Muhammad Hussaini said that Taliban insurgents abducted five Afghan soldiers when they attac...

PESHAWAR (AIP): An explosion took place in front of Municipal Corporation office in southern Kandahar City on Tuesday evening, reports said. Eyewitnesses told AIP that a low intensity blast occurred in front of Municipality office; however, there was immediate report of casualties or damage. Conf...

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 security personnel arrested 40 people including two Pa...

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 amount for the release of prisoners. They also com...

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, which was going to Kandahar. The explosion occur...

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, 20 kilometers east of Khost City. Ends

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 hometown Panjwaei when came under an attack from Taliban...

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 officers. About 105 police officers along with 99 c...