AT-KANDAHAR CITY: The ex-President Hamid Karzai urged youth to lend their support to the national unity government (NUG). Talking to lecturers and students of Kandahar University, Hamid Karzai termed education as key to a brighter future of Afghanistan. “Non-violence resistance, national unity and education can lead Afghanistan towards a prosperous …
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AT-KABUL: As insecurity mounts in different parts of the country, particularly the northeastern Badakhshan province, the Internal Security and Defense Commission of the Wolesi Jirga on Tuesday held an extraordinary session with high ranking security officials including the Interior Minister, the Chief of Army Staff and the chief of National …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Kabul Municipality (KM) on Tuesday kicked off construction work over two-way road connecting Karte Ariana and Karte Sakhi areas of the capital city. President’s special envoy on reforms and good governance Ahmad Zia Massoud inaugurated the construction work in the presence of local residents and government …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Unknown armed men blew up a school in Sherina Taqab district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Tuesday. Condemning the anti-education elements, Provincial Education Director, Ahmadullah Arab, said that such activities won’t stop Afghans from getting education. The unidentified men blew up the school building …
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KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday arrested ringleader of a notorious group from the 10th police district of capital Kabul. A statement from the spy network said that Gran Aqa was detained red-handed when he was planning to kidnap a leading businessman. Aqa is the resident of …
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KABUL: Two civilians were gunned down on Tuesday morning on the outskirts of 11th police district of capital Kabul, an official said. Brig. Gen. Humayun Aini, a senior official in the Ministry of Interior (MoI), told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place at 9:00am in front of Omar Farooq …
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AT-KABUL: Terming poppy cultivation and drug smuggling as main hurdles for the government, Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah, on Monday criticized top authorities for turning their back on counter-narcotics efforts in past years. Abdullah told the Council of Ministers (CoM) session that poppy cultivation and drug trafficking will increase insecurity …
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AT-KABUL: Agreements aimed at expanding family planning services were signed between the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and nine private hospitals. The hospitals will provide free of cost family planning service to people while the MoPH will supply required medicines and birth control methods to bring down the child and …
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AT-KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the state-owned electricity supplying company, on Monday said that still 60 percent of population has no access to cheap and uninterrupted electricity in the country. Chief of the DABS, Abdul Razaq Samadi, said that efforts are underway to enhance capacity of the domestic infrastructure …
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KABUL: At least 30 militants, including civilians, are said to be killed in the ongoing clashes between security forces and militants in the Tagab district of central Kapisa province, an official said on Monday. Latest, gunfight erupted early morning on the Alasae main road when security forces convoy was moving …
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