January 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Afghan Interior Ministry and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have formed separate investigation teams to probe the assault on General Dustom, an official said. Police chief of Jowz Jan General Muhamm...

January 23, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Taliban on Saturday (Jan.23) claimed to have killed 14 US soldiers in an attack in Uruzgan province. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Latifullah Hakeemi told AIP that they destroyed two vehicles of US forces in Kishi and...

January 20, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Supreme leader of Taliban Mulla Muhammad Umer has dispelled the impression that Taliban are holding talks with the Afghan government. He made these comments in a press statement issued on his behalf to media out...

January 20, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Three persons were killed and 23 others injured on Thursday morning when a suicide bomber set off his explosive vest at a mosque in Jowz Jan province, however, main target Uzbek warlord General Abdul Rasheed Dostum es...

January 20, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Two workers of a foreign NGO were deprived of cash, expensive camera and mobile sets on Thursday morning by unknown dacoits in eastern Nangarhar, reports said. According to the reports reaching here suggest that tw...

January 19, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): The NWFP government on Thursday asked Afghan refugees to observe Eidul Azha with Pakistan instead of Saudi Arabia. Afghans living at Kacha Gari refugge camp in Peshawar said the Afghan commissionerate conveyed them...

January 19, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): In a joint operation, the Afghan and coalition troops recovered opium, arms and ammunition on Monday night (Jan. 17) from the house of a government supporter in eastern Nangarhar province. The AIP sources said that...

January 19, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): A former Jihadi commander of Laghman province was appointed as deputy intelligence chief in Kabul a few days ago. Dr. Abdullah Laghmani who was serving as intelligence chief at Kandahar province was assigned the du...

January 19, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Five Afghan soldiers and a pro-government commander were killed in two separate attacks in Kandahar province, Taliban claimed. Spokesman of Taliban Mufti Lateefullah Hakeemi phone AIP on Wednesday and said that a v...

January 19, 2005 PESHAWAR (AIP): Driver of an oil tanker supplying fuel to US forces was killed and conductor injured on Wednesday evening when Taliban fired rockets at the tanker on Spin Boldak-Kandahar Highway, an official said. In-charge of Spi...