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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Angelina Jolie has given her support to female-led Afghan film “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha,” made by first-time director Sahraa Karimi. The pic, which has its world premiere Friday at the Venice Film Festival, chronicles the lives of, and the difficult choices facing, three Afghan women from different …

The award was received by Afghan ambassador in Sri Lanka, Mohammad Ashraf Haidari.  AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat’s “A Letter To The President” won the Best Screenplay award at SAARC Film Festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, July 7. A Letter to the President, the 90-minute, …

Smartphone maker calls on consumers to stop using faulty Galaxy Note 7s and exchange them as reports of fires continue. Samsung Electronics has renewed calls to consumers to stop using its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of phones catching fire …

Timeworn relics from Afghanistan have been unveiled in Korea for the first time, through joint collaboration between the two countries’ national museums. Displaying artefacts of ancient civilizations between the 20th century B.C. and the seventh century, the exhibition titled “Treasures from Afghanistan” ran at the National Museum of Korea in …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-Leather industry in Afghanistan is prominent among the people. Since immemorial times, people from all corners of the country remained associated with this industry. The first footwear making company was established by King Ameer Habibullah Khan. A British citizen expert at the field of producing military boots was …

AT-KABUL: A photo exhibition titled ‘Black and White’ was held in western Herat province on Monday, displaying different aspects of vulnerable Afghans’ life including their miserable living condition, particularly in remote provinces. Organizers of the exhibition said it was aimed at delivering the message of vulnerable Afghans to leaders of …

WASHINGTON: For Najira, an Afghan American and her husband Jimmy Sunday night would remain etched on their memory as a memorable time in their life. The superstar of Indian movies Shah Rukh Khan not only picked them up from several thousands of people attending his concert in a Washington DC …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Peshawar has hosted a two-day long the Afghan-Pakistan cultural show in order to promote the commonalities in culture of the two countries, an organizer said. The two-day event was held at Nishtar Hall in capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to celebrate the Afghanistan Cultural Day. The …

Nobody loves Russian movies, even Russians themselves.�Their films are very long, very slow, black & white or monochromatic. They are crowded by intellectual talk and lack plot, characters or any kind of entertainment. This is common knowledge and, of course, it’s not true. We, the Russians, love our cinema – …

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius returns to court later for sentencing after being convicted of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was found guilty of the culpable homicide of Ms Steenkamp last month but he was cleared of murder. Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to hand down a sentence after …