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AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani, met with his first deputy, Abdul Rashid Dostum in the presidential palace, after a two year row by which the latter stayed in exile in Turkey. The presidential palace said the meeting took place in the presence of second vice president, Sarwar Danesh and chief executive …

AT-KABUL: A tribal elder was killed along with his three bodyguards in a truck bombing in eastern Nangahar province on Monday. The bombing took place late in the evening around 6:30pm in Jalalabad-Turkham highway in Roadat district when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden mini-truck near to the vehicle …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday, while marking World Hepatitis Day, said that over 58,000 people are suffering from hepatitis B and C throughout the country. Hepatitis is a silent and dangerous disease, which is regrettably on a steady rise, to which more and more people are …

The menace of terrorism has been plaguing Afghanistan, like a disease without panacea, and made it so intricate and intriguing for the West – the protagonists of this ghastly war – to annihilate the pillars of terrorism which marches on unabated. This pseudo war is taking lives in thousands. The …

AT-KABUL: The British government on Monday unveiled a new aid package of £10 million to provide food for over 1.4 million drought-hit people across Afghanistan. The package will provide immediate food and nutrition aid for 441,000 people who are already in a critical situation, including by distributing fortified wheat flour, …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock said on Monday it has allocated 1,000 tons of donated wheat to be distributed among internally displaced people in the western provinces of Farah, Badghis and Ghor. According to a statement, the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock during his three-day visit from …

AT-KABUL: The President-led National Procurement Commission has approved four contracts worth a sum of Afs 1 billion, which will be funneled in technology and medical sectors. After assessing a total of nine projects, the NPC under the chairmanship of President Ghani approved four projects amounting to Afs 1 billion, said …

AT-KABUL: The World Bank has committed $350 million to support reforms, curb poverty, and create jobs and foster public sector Afghanistan, said government authorities on Monday. Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Finance signed the package of grant agreements on Monday with the WB Country Director for Afghanistan Shubham Chaudhuri. According to …

AT-BAMYAN: Women’s participation in development planning and political processes is crucial for advancing Afghanistan toward a more stable and prosperous country, said panelists during a UN-backed radio programme in the central highlands province of Bamyan. During the discussion, broadcast by local media outlet Radio Bamyan, panellists strategized on measures to …

AT-KABUL: A number of civil society activists and some political experts on Sunday made public their concerns for the upcoming elections, and called upon the government, and to the masses as a mentor, to ensure a credible election that is inclusive, free and fair. They also expressed their deepest concern …