Nearly 41% of Afghan children under the age of five years suffer from chronic form of malnutrition, said UNICEF on Monday. The government in collaboration with UNICEF and partners joined hundreds of millions of people today in celebrating the annual Global Handwashing Day, emphasizing the importance of handwashing with soap …
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KABUL: Afghanistan National Security and Defense Forces in cooperation with the NATO forces raided Taliban hideouts in southern Ghazni province, killing 31 militants on Sunday night. At least 31 Taliban fighters were killed in Andar district of Ghazni province, after afghan forces conducted clearance operations supported by Resolute Support ground …
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KABUL: At least 49militants were killed and12others wounded in multiple extensive military 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 conducted joint …
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KABUL: Afghan Mixed Martial Art (MMA) champion Ahmad Wali Hotak was severely injured after he was stabbed multiple times in his abdomen by unknown gunmen in Kabul Sunday night. Five men armed with firearms and knives attacked the free fighter champion Ahmad Wali Hotak last night in Bagrami area at …
Read More »AT-KABUL: As Afghanistan prepares to hold parliamentary elections for its 14 million voters on 20 October, Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) calls for more protection for its journalists, who are the guarantors of free, transparent and democratic elections. With 13 journalists and two media workers killed since the start of January, …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The process of election is absolutely principled in Islamic teachings, the Independent Election Commission told the Taliban group after the extremists labeled the forthcoming election as western propaganda, threatening to sabotage the national process of voting. Earlier the Taliban group through a statement said they would do …
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Amidst continuous, even alarming rate of violent and terror acts, Afghan government of Ashraf Ghani is firm on his decision of holding parliamentary elections on coming 20th of current October whatever might be the situation or its outcomes. No doubt to commend interests and involvement of Afghans in the election …
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AT-KABUL: Members of senate believe that efforts should be made for a national consensus besides the regional and international works for a sustainable peace in Afghanistan. The comments come after both Taliban and the US officials confirmed a meeting in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar on Friday. In their …
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KABUL: Amid an aggravation of election violence, the independent election commission on Sunday called upon Afghan forces to reinforce security of the entire election processin order to ensure a vast voter turnout and safe election. Security forces must ensure people that the parliamentary election will be held in a safe …
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KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says it has completed the transfer of the electoral materials to all 34 provinces and has started transporting them to the districts. The parliamentary and district council elections are to be held on October 20, and the election commission said Sunday that it was …
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