KABUL (AIP): Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan Rustum Shah Mohamad has described the following points in his hurriedly called press conference after announcing closure of Pak embassy in Kabul. He said that if the Afghan government did not agree on the following three points they would not open the...

KABUL (AIP): Afghanistan has strongly condemned attack on Pakistani embassy in Kabul on Tuesday and announced to give compensation for the loss, caused by unruly mob. In a statement issued by the Afghan foreign office in Kabul said that the government condemned the unfortunate incident. It said th...

KABUL (AIP): Pakistan has announced to close its embassy in Kabul. The announcement was made by its ambassador to Afghanistan, Rustam Shah Mohamnd in a press conference at Kabul a short while ago. Ends

JALALABAD (AIP): The first death anniversary of former governor Ningarhar province was observed here on Monday. In this connection several programs were arranged to mark the first death anniversary of former governor Haji Abdul Qadeer, who was killed by some unknown persons on July 6, 2002 in Kabul...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A vehicle of United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) came under attack in Zarmat, Paktia province yesterday, reports said. An eyewitness told AIP that the vehicle of UNAMA was targeted with light weapons, damaging windscreen of the vehicle at Zarmat area by some un...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Pakistani and Afghan forces traded heavy artillery fire in Mohmand Agency last night. Reports reaching here said that unrest increased in last two days on Pak-Afghan border situated alongside Mohmand Agency. The residents of the area told AIP that firing continued between forces o...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Fierce fighting is going on between the Taliban and Afghan forces in Zabul province, a spokesman of governor Zabul confirmed. He told AIP that the clashes were still continuing in a mountainous area of Ataghar district. The local authorities said that three Afghan soldiers were inj...

JALALABAD (AIP): Jalalabad City came under rocket attack last night when some unidentified persons fired four rockets at a part of the city. However, no immediate information of casualties or losses was available till last reports. A rocket also fell near UNICEF office. According to details, som...

PESHAWAR (AIP): A rocket was fired by some unknown persons into a base of allied forces at Gardez today morning, reports said. Eyewitnesses from Gardez told AIP over telephone that the rocket was fired early morning from an undisclosed location, which landed near a base of coalition forces. They...

PESHAWAR (AIP): Five highwaymen posing themselves as military personnel were arrested after depriving people of cash and other valuables at Arghach, Jalalabad, Ningarhar province on Friday. According to a report published in Jalalabad-based Pashto Daily the NUNN, the dacoits had blocked the road, s...