By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah expressed his deep concerns over widespread poverty in the country. He said that the government will spare no efforts to alleviate poverty. Based on summery report of a survey jointly conducted by the Ministry of Economy and the World Bank, …
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KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday cancelled a multimillion government’s contract with a former Kabul Bank chief executive and major defaulter Khalilullah Ferozi for an ambitious residential scheme. The notable businessman stood with top government officials on Wednesday as he signed the contract for a new township: 8,800 homes across …
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By Nabi Zeerakyar Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Bacha Khan Markaz in Peshawar and meet a number of key Awami National Party (ANP) leaders. ANP is the political legacy of the larger-than-life Bacha Khan Baba—a Pashtun nationalist leader in British India, who rose to prominence for his …
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Ali Jan Khan Contrary to its pledges and commitments regarding helping resolution to long standing Afghan conflict and return of peace and stability in the already war stricken country, there seem visible contradiction in statements of high ranking Pakistani officials. Sartaj Aziz, Security Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: A number of lawmakers claimed that the aid for landslide affected people in Argo district of Badakhshan last year was misused. Nazefa Zaki, an MP from Kabul, said that the aid sent to landslide-hit areas in Argo district were misused and didn’t help the affected people. “Millions …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Commemorating the 8th anniversary of the 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing, the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Speaker Abdul Rauf Ebrahimi asked the government to bring the perpetrators of the Baghlan bombing to justice. At least 10 members of the Wolesi Jirga and Meshrano Jirga have been killed in …
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AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai Foundation named after the former Afghan President inaugurated on Saturday in Kabul for the purpose to serve youth with educational facilities in the country and abroad. The ex-President Hamid Karzai said that this foundation was totally aloof from politics as it will remain absolutely an academic center …
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AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture and the Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs jointly arranged Fateha ceremony for the departed soul of the veteran Awami National Party (ANP) leader, Afzal Khan Lala, in Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by the former President Hamid …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: A month long campaign, entitled ESCAPE “Faraar”, launched on Saturday in Kabul to encourage Afghans to avoid illegal migration to western countries. The campaign was initiated by a number of civil society activists in Kabul to encourage Afghans, particularly young generation, to avoid illegal migration to western …
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By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: A number of civil society activists and residents of Ghazni and Zabul provinces on Saturday urged the government to target the Islamic State (IS) militants’ hideouts in Zabul province. They said that IS, also known as Daesh, have sanctuaries in Khak-e-Afghan district of Zabul province, from where …
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