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KABUL: India’s Barkatullah University (BU) has showed interest in opening a campus in Afghanistan and signed a “Letter of Intent” with the Afghan ambassador to New Delhi Shaida Mohammad Abdali in this regard. Vice Chancellor of the university Prof MD Tiwari told Press Trust of India (PTI) that BU has …

KABUL: Afghan handmade accessories and apparel have captivated visitors at a four-day expo in India where artisans of nine South Asian countries put their crafted products and exotic spices on display. The event is being organized by the Asian Heritage Foundation (AHF) along with 55 nongovernmental organizations. Forty stalls have …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Afghanistan Civil Society Network for Elections (ACSEN) expressed concern over structure of the electoral reforms commission and asked the government to revise it. Board Member of the ACSEN, Mohammad Naeem Ayubzada, said that structure of the electoral reforms commission is more political than technical. Speaking at …

By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: Foreign-style restaurants are increasingly becoming popular in Afghanistan particularly after the collapse of the Taliban’s regime. Following this new trend, a business tycoon, Bashir Halim, established a covetous British-style fast food corner of “fish n’ chips” Mr. Cod, right in the heart of the capital Kabul. …

KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has castigated National Unity Government (NUG) for failure to improve women’s psychological security and their safety in the society. The watchdog said Afghan women are in worst situation that the past and are deprived of physiological security in the society but the NUG …

KABUL: Local officials in central Parwan province said Saturday that a number of women in the provincial jail have went on hunger strike for past three days. Head of the prison, Abdul Wahid, said a number of women have went on hunger strike since late Thursday to protest what they …

KABUL: Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs on Saturday assured the Wolesi Jirga of establishing Dar-ul-Ifta (house of religious rulings) to provide guiding in matters related to religion. Summoned by the lawmakers over Farkhunda’s lynching case, Faiz Muhammad Usmani said that Dar-ul-Ifta would be established with cooperation of the Muslim …

KABUL: The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) on Saturday expressed deep concern over illegal logging of forests by timber mafia and asked the government for concrete steps to protect the country’s invaluable forests. NEPA’s Chief of Staff, Ezatullah Sediqi, said that timber mafia is actively busy in cutting forests in …

KABUL: At least 33 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 14 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here the Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has …

Afghan government has strongly condemned the latest attack in Kabul city that left eight people killed and 31 wounded. Statements issued by Presidential Palace and office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) state that the attack was carried out by the enemies of Afghanistan who don’t want Afghans live in …