Date 25-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Acting governor of northern Takhar province, Qari Ahmadullah, has said that Taliban forces after fierce gunbattles with opposition forces have captured several areas in northern Afghanistan near border with Tajikistan. In Kanduz, he said, Taliban forces captured s...

Date 23-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban have rejected the opposition claims that they have seized Tangi Farkhar district in northern Afghanistans Takhar province. A spokesman for Taliban said that they were still in control of the district Tangi Farkhar and the opposition was spreading false ne...

Date 20-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban forces clashed with the opposition soldiers at Tangi Farkhar frontline, 25kms southeast of Taluqan center of Takhar province last night (October 19). The opposition forces launched a huge attack against Taliban forces last night, sparking a fierce gunbatt...

Date 19-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban said an opposition gang planning a huge conspiracy against Taliban in Taluqan, center of Takhar province has been busted. 73 suspects including their two commanders were detained by Taliban accusing them of hatching conspiracy and provoking people against...

Date 16-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): An explosion in Kandahar police line injured at least four persons last night, sources told AIP on Oct 16, 2000. After the blast, dust and smoke was seen emitting from the police headquarters. Taliban sources said one person was injured in the blast which was...

Date 15-10-2000 PESHAWR (AIP): A powerful explosion last night (October 14-15) near Afghan communication ministry building in Kabul spread a great wave of panic, but caused no casualty, officials told AIP. The blast shattered windowpanes of several nearby buildings, said Allah Dad, deputy commun...

Date 15-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): The opposition forces claimed to have gained more grounds in northern Afghanistan against the Taliban. A spokesman for the opposition told AIP that they have recaptured Sher Khan port and its adjacent areas near border with Tajikistan. He also claimed recaptu...

Date 14-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Uzbekistan believes that the Afghan government is not involved in interfering into the affairs of others and there was no need to deploy Russian army along Afghan border with Uzbekistan. This was stated by the Uzbek envoy to Pakistan during a meeting with his Afg...

Date 12-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban were ready for talks with the opposition forces anywhere they want as the Afghan government prefer negotiations against violence. The Afghan government head of negotiating team, Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi told this to the special envoy of the United Nations...

Date 11-10-2000 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has asked the Arab countries to take measures for preventing Israeli atrocities against the people of Palestine. In a statement from Kandahar, Omar said that Israel would not halt its actions against Palestinians as it h...