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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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‘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 …

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Political interference, mismanagement is key factor behind crisis 

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A large number of Jihadi leaders in a gathering titled “assessment of current situation of the country” on Thursday criticized the National Unity Government’s over its failure in the past two years. They termed mismanagement, political interference in security organs, dividing of organs based on party and …

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‘Only youth can drive Afghanistan toward stability’

AT-KABUL: The former president, Hamid Karzai, on Thursday said that only unity can lead Afghanistan toward peace, stability and prosperity. “Brotherhood and togetherness is the wish of every Afghan,” the former president said, adding that only unity can lead Afghanistan toward “peace, happiness, prosperity and freedom.” Speaking in a gathering …

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Zakhilwal challenges Afghan side provoked border clash

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan ambassador and President’s special envoy to Islamabad Dr. Omer Zakhilwal has challenged the impression that Afghan security forces provoked the recent deadly clash between Afghan and Pakistani forces at the Spin Boldak border area. Zakhilwal hold talks with advisor to Pakistan prime minister on foreign affairs, …

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Govt to curb graft rather than remarks: Wolesi Jirga

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Some members of the Wolesi Jirga voiced Wednesday against President Ashraf Ghani’s recent remarks on corruption in the country. President Ghani had told the European Union’s anti-corruption conference in Kabul that many advantageous measures had been taken over the years to overcome the ongoing graft in the …

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Karzai terms education necessary for Afghan youth

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai stressed on the education especially for the youth, saying it is “necessary and important” for the country. In a meeting with the elders and youth from the provinces of Kunduz and Takhar in Kabul, Karzai asked the elders not to spare any efforts in the …

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