AT-KABUL: At least three hideouts of the so-called Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist group have been destroyed in an airstrike carried out in eastern Nangarhar province, security official said. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement, said that the airstrike has resulted into killing of at …
Read More »Editorial: Impede anti-school attacks
Around 50 school students have been poisoned in the first anti-school attack in 2017 in Kabul, which has of course, exemplified the work of conservative radicals in the country. The Ministry of Education confirmed the poisoning of 50 school students, and they were poisoned during program titled “Supporting Education”. They …
Read More »Over 9.5mln children to receive polio vaccination
AT-Kabul: The Ministry of Public Health, in joint venture with the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Health Organization (WHO) is to launch the second spring round of National Immunization Days (NIDs) for polio eradication in 2017 today, the ministry said in a statement. More than …
Read More »27 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 27 militants were killed and 20 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has …
Read More »1,000 youth to enjoy vocational trainings
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on Sunday signed an agreement with Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute to provide vocational trainings to 1,000 youth in Kabul, Helmand and Laghman provinces. The project will last one year with an expense of 70 million Afs. “Running of this training program aimed to …
Read More »Key Taliban commanders killed in Samangan
AT-KABUL: The Interior Ministry (MoI) in a statement on Sunday said that Taliban’s shadow deputy governor and shadow district governor, including six other militants have been killed in an operations conducted by the Afghan Special Forces in Samanagan province on Saturday. The statement added that the Taliban’s shadow deputy governor …
Read More »‘50 schoolgirls poisoned in Kabul’
AT Monitoring Desk Report-KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday has said that 50 schoolgirls have been poisoned in the third education district of the capital Kabul. The ministry spokesperson, Muhammad Kabir Haqmal told Pajhwok Afghan News, the students were affected from toxic substance during an event, ‘Supporting Education …
Read More »40 insurgents killed in raids
AT News Report-KABUL: At least 40 militants were killed and 43 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …
Read More »Three civilian martyred in Kabul blast
AT News Report-KABUL: Three civilians were martyred in bomb blast took place Saturday in Kabul city, police said. “Three civilians including two women and a child were killed after a magnetic bomb attached to a vehicle went off in the Police District 9,” said Salem Almas, head of investigation department …
Read More »Parliamentarians criticize procurement committee for projects delay
Over 2000 projects heaped up in National Procurement Committee By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament expressed deepest concerns over heaping up of projects in procurement committee and asked government to take measure for solution. “Based on reports, 2,291 projects have been heaped up by …
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