The use of tear gas and water cannon on people trying to break through a fence is criticised as “misguided and short-sighted”. Hungary is facing international outcry over the treatment of migrants after clashes broke out on its border with Serbia. Police fired tear gas after hundreds of migrants broke …
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TEHRAN: Iran’s Ambassador to Kabul Mohammad-Reza Bahrami and Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani discussed rewriting border signs and documents in Kabul. The Afghan government plans to increase the number of its customs offices alongside borders with Iran to make more income and to fight drug trafficking from Afghanistan to narcotics …
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AT-KABUL: Taliban insurgents on Wednesday claimed that dispute within the group ranks over the leadership has ended as Mullah Omar’s family pledged allegiance to Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor. After death report of Mullah Mohammad Omar leaked, a major rift was seen between the new leader of the group, Akhtar Mansoor, …
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Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Khana-e-Ahzab Milli, a cluster of political parties, and representatives of different civil society bodies criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) on Wednesday for failure to create employment opportunities and pave ground for increased participation of youth in the government. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, the political …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Minister of Urban Development Affairs, Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, urged Russian business tycoons to invest in Afghanistan’s real estate sector. Naderi who is on a trip to Moscow, leading a government delegation, said that his visit to Russia is aimed to convince Russian officials to invest in …
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AT-KABUL: At least four people, including the chief of district police crime branch, were killed and 41 injured in a suicide car bomb attack in Paghman district of Kabul on Wednesday morning. The Kabul police spokesman Ebadullah Karimi said that a suicide bomber rammed an explosive filled vehicle into the …
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Market for over $4 billion food is available in Afghanistan: Agriculture Minister By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A 7-day Afghan food product’s exhibition inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition was organized by Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) in collaboration with Afghanistan Expo Center in Shahr-e-Naw. Afghan food products and beverages were …
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AT-KABUL: Spokesman to the former President Hamid Karzai, Aimal Faizi, rejected the allegations that Karzai had ordered security officials not to attack a training center of the Taliban militants in central Logar province. Police Chief of Logar province, Daud Ahmadi, had recently told BBC that he has evidence showing that …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Minister of Water and Energy on Tuesday said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had shown its interest to provide funds for construction of Kamal Khan, Kajaki and Dahla dams. Addressing a press conference here, Ali Ahmad Osmani said that the three major dams are part of the …
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AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) has decided to deploy 1,000 more local policemen in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Chief of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) department at the MoI, General Ali Shah Ahmadzai, said the decision is aimed to improve law and order situation in the …
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