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Slain Japanese Aid Worker Honored Posthumously
December 29,2019
PESHAWAR - Renowned Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, who was killed in the eastern city of Jalalabad this month, has been awarded posthumously a decoration for his contribution ...
Nangarhar: Circulation of Small Notes Gets Under Way
December 29,2019
JALALABAD - The circulation of process 200million small banknotes has begun in eastern Nangarhar province, following public complaints regarding their shortage and a campaign to ...
US to Facilitate $85m Funds for The Strategic Chabahar Port Equipment Purchase
December 28,2019
WASHINGTON - United States has given a ‘written’ assurance to India that will help facilitate global banks to fund the purchase of equipment worth $85 million to be erected at Chabahar port which ...
All Parties Shall Respect Electoral Bodies Decisions
December 28,2019
KABUL – Mohammed Sarwar Danesh, the Second Vice President, said electoral issues shall be addressed by electoral bodies and all sides should accept their decisions. Referring to ...
2pc of Work on Dam Project Completed in 3 Years
December 28,2019
MAIMANA - Only two percent of work on the Dahna Dara dam in northern Faryab province has been completed in three years while more than a hundred ...
Balkh Theater Show Highlights Rights Situation
December 28,2019
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - A theater show was organised in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Thursday to highlight human rights situation in the country, an official ...
Taliban Leadership in Pakistan Sends Delegation to Afghanistan’s Helmand
December 28,2019
HELMAND - A council of Taliban leaders based in Pakistan’s Quetta city has dispatched a delegation to Afghanistan’s border province of Helmand, a credible ...
4 Scarce Mountain Goats Hunted in Salang District Mountains
December 28,2019
CHARIKAR - Two hunters have shot four mountain goats in the Kokalami and Alocha areas of Salang District Mountains of central Parwan province, an official said on Friday...
Korea Aims to Improve Household Food Security
December 28,2019
KABUL – The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$1 million (1.18 billion; AFN78.2 million) contribution from the Republic of Korea. The new funding will go towards improving ...
IECC Urged to Ensure Neutrality in Addressing Complaints
December 28,2019
KABUL - The Alliance of Political Parties for Afghanistan’s Solvation, on Thursday stressed over the neutrality of the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) and ...
Over 16,500 Electoral Complaints Registered: IECC
December 28,2019
KABUL - Independent Eelectoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Monday announced receiving more than 16,500 complaints, saying the commission is doing its job impartially ...
In A First Poultry Feed Factory Established in Farah
December 28,2019
FARAH CITY - For the first time a poultry feed factory has been opened in Farah City, the capital of western Farah province, an official said. Farah province ...
Ghani’s Running Mate Says an ECC Member Is Favoring Rival Team
December 26,2019
KABUL - Ashraf Ghani’s first vice-president candidate Amrullah Saleh said on Wednesday that a member of Electoral Complaints Commission was favouring rival team ...
Russia Hopes US, Taliban Sign Peace Deal as Soon as Possible
December 26,2019
MOSCOW - Russia expects that the United States will soon sign a peace deal with the Taliban, President Vladimir Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan said on Tuesday ...
Afghanistan’s Annual Imports of Medicine Cost 500 Million Dollars
December 26,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said that although many investments in medicine production by private sectors inside the country have been done, the Afghan ...
Over 20 Tons of Saffron Harvested
December 26,2019
KABUL – The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has announced that 19,469 kg of saffron crops have been harvested from the cultivated saffron plants this year ...
Iran, Afghanistan Relations Based on Common Values
December 26,2019
Iran for its cooperation with Afghanistan in different junctures. The Iranian ambassador said that Afghan development and security are common objectives for Iran as well, adding that the relations ...
6 Mining Contracts Inked with Local Companies, 2 in Pipeline
December 26,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed six contracts of sand and gravel excavation with local companies, an official said on Wednesday ...
3 Million Children Deprived of Education
December 26,2019
KABUL - Findings of Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) show that three million children do not have access to education across the country, with nearly 60 percent of them girls ...
OIC Secretary General Welcomes Preliminary Results
December 26,2019
KABUL - The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef A. Al Othaimeen welcomes the announcement of the preliminary results of the Presidential ...
The Secretary General Condemns the Attack on Afghan Security Forces
December 26,2019
KABUL - The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen condemned the attack, which targeted Afghan security forces ...
Modi Invites Ghani to Visit India
December 25,2019
KABUL - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday and invited him to visit India. In a series ...
Human Rights Activists Call for End to Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
December 25,2019
GHAZNI - In a UN-backed radio programme broadcast from Afghanistan’s south-eastern province of Ghazni, rights activists and other community leaders urged ...
Pakistan Welcomes the Announcement of Preliminary Results of Afghan Presidential Elections
December 25,2019
KABUL - One day after the preliminary results of the Afghanistan election were announced by IEC, the ministry of foreign affairs of Pakistan in a press release welcomed this announcement...
Iran, India to Speed Up Chabahar Port Development
December 25,2019
KABUL - Iran and India have agreed on stepping up implementation of the Chabahar port project, officials from both countries say. “A pleasure to co-chair ...
Bid to Smuggle Heroin to India Thwarted: MoI
December 25,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday claimed thwarting an attempt at smuggling drugs to India at the Kandahar airport. Police detained at ...
Nangarhar Olive Factory Gets New Machines from Italy
December 25,2019
JALALABAD - Local officials in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday said latest machines provided by Italy have been installed and activated at the Olive Processing Factory.
Despite Restrictions, 26 Afghans Flee Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
December 25,2019
PESHAWAR - Twenty-six suspected Afghan citizens have fled to their homeland from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police say...
Daesh-Affiliated Gunmen in Herat
December 25,2019
HERAT - Officials in the western province of Herat said they are concerned about some movements by gunmen affiliated to Daesh who relocated from eastern Afghanistan ...
Temporary US-Taliban Truce Won’t End Afghan War
December 25,2019
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga or upper house of Parliament members on Tuesday called for a general ceasefire and warned that temporary truce between the US and the Taliban could not ...
Ghazni Provincial Council Concerned Over Chain Assassinations
December 25,2019
GHAZNI - With the increase in organized and chain-bound terrors in Ghazni, some citizens and members of the provincial council are deeply concerned about the security ...
Alice Wells Urges Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) to Fully Address Complaints
December 24,2019
KABUL - Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells, urged the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) to . . .
ICC: US Threats over Afghan War Probe Troubling
December 24,2019
KABUL - The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief has lashed out at America’s threat over moves to investigate alleged abuses . . .
Herat’s Ulema Urges Govt, Taliban to Call ‘Ceasefire’
December 24,2019
HERAT - Herat’s Ulema Council – an influential council of religious scholars – held a conference on Sunday in Herat city and issued a resolution . . .
Iranian Official Partially Blames Afghans for Recent Unrest
December 24,2019
TEHRAN - An Iranian official has partially blamed Afghan refugees for protests across his country last month. Mansoor Haji, director general. . .