AT-KABUL: Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MoCN) on Tuesday stressed on national mobilization against narcotics and drug addiction. The Minister of Counter Narcotics Salamat Azimi said that currently 1.5 million youth are addicted to drugs in Afghanistan. Thus, she said that youth should be mobilized against narcotics and drug addiction. Talking …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Meshrano Jirga (MJ) on Tuesday urged the government to reopen the important Kabul-Kandahar highway while eliminating the insurgents who blocked the road which connects the southern provinces with the center and east of the country. Shir Muhammad Akhundzada, a senator from Kandahar, said that there are hundreds …
Read More »Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Meshrano Jirga (MJ) on Tuesday urged the government to reopen the important Kabul-Kandahar highway while eliminating the insurgents who blocked the road which connects the southern provinces with the center and east of the country. Shir Muhammad Akhundzada, a senator from Kandahar, said that there are hundreds …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday alleged the United States of supporting terrorism in Afghanistan despite calling itself a belligerent force against terrorism and an ally of the war-hit Afghanistan. The senators said that the US was supporting Pakistan which is fueling insurgency in Afghanistan. They said that Washington’s …
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AT-KABUL: At least 70 Taliban militants have been killed and 40 others wounded in a clash between Taliban and Afghan forces in Ghazni’s capital on Tuesday, official said. The deputy provincial governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi said that clashes between Taliban and security forces erupted in Noghi, Qarabaagh and Spandi areas …
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AT-KABUL: In the aftermath of the Taliban’s threat to two private TV channels, Afghan media warned to boycott the Taliban’s news, if the group harmed journalists and media organizations. The Taliban militants labeled Tolo TV and 1TV as ‘propaganda networks’. They declared the television networks and their staffers as legitimate …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) both regional and international pressure pushed Pakistan to offer its support for the peace process of Afghanistan. The HPC Advisor for International Affairs, Muhammad Ismail Qasimyar, said that Pakistan should take some practical step in this regard. This comes at a time that Pakistani …
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Over the past few weeks, Kunduz, a province in northern Afghanistan, has broken through the global news cycles as Taliban fighters overran the region and took control in certain crucial sectors. This was the first time in more than a decade the terror outfit had managed to break through into …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The fact finding commission started its work on Monday to investigate the reasons behind fall of Kunduz city to the Taliban. The former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh and former minister of education Farooq Wardak are leading the fact finding team. Talking to a press conference, Saleh said …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament on Monday approved three memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China. The security deal with the UAE includes a preface and 15 articles and exchange of the criminals with the UAE includes …
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