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12 June

71 rural infrastructure projects on cards

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development signed Sunday the contracts of 71 rural projects with private companies and the Community Development Councils. The projects include construction of retaining walls, water network, asphalting and graveling of rural roads, bridges and digging deep wells in different provinces, costing …

12 June

Mishrano Jirga appreciates India for economic help

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Mishrano Jirga or Upper House of parliament on Sunday admired Manpreet Vohra, Indian ambassador in Kabul for his country’s help in economic section. In a bid to honor the great financial supports of India to Afghanistan, Afghan senators as delegation of people of India appreciated …

12 June

Govt vows to deal with untamed beast of kidnapping

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government promises people to prevent any kidnapping of the passengers, a move after nearly 300 passengers were taken hostage by the Taliban militants in Kunduz province. The Security Council informed Sunday of preparations to prevent the repetition of such incidents. “Security officials will draw a mechanism …

12 June

Work begins on Bamyan cultural center

AT-KABUL: The foundation-stone for the construction of Bamyan cultural center was laid down by the minister of urban development Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi in the presence of representatives from UNESCO and the Embassy of South Korea on Sunday. “Bamyan province could be turned into a vital tourism and economic hub …

12 June

Terror bid foiled in Samangan

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security said Sunday that its operative thwarted a bomb attack in the northern Samangan province. In a press release, the intelligence agency said that its operatives succeeded to arrest a man with motorcycle full of explosives in Aybak center of Samangan province. Arrested man identified …

12 June

46 insurgents killed in raids: MoD

AT-KABUL: Forty-six Taliban fighters were killed and 24 others were wounded in different operations launched by the security forces in the past 24 hours, security officials said Sunday. Ministry of Defense said in a statement that Afghan National Army (ANA) with fully cooperation of Afghan National Police (ANP) and National …

12 June

70 troops rescued from Faryab siege

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces rescued Sunday 70 security forces trapped in Taliban’s siege in Faryab province, provincial official said. “The rescued Afghan security forces had been in the Taliban siege from the past 13 days in Almar district of the province,” provincial police chief Sayed Aqa Andarabi said. In …

12 June

Taliban alleged of killing three sisters in Logar

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban insurgents allegedly shot dead three sisters in the Kharwar district of Logar province. “Four women had gone to a hill in a village and three of them were captured by the militants while returning home,” provincial governor’s spokesman Salim Saleh told Khaama Press Sunday. “Only …

12 June

Editorial: Hit-and-run

On Sunday in a joint press conference, the spokesman of Ministry of Defense criticized media allegedly for biased and unbalanced reporting. Accompanied by the spokesmen of Ministry of Interior and the National Security Council, the defense ministry’s spokesman said that security situation in Kunduz province was under total control of …

12 June

Obama approves broader role for US troops in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama has approved a broader role for American troops to help Afghan forces effectively conduct anti-terrorism operations in the war-torn country, an official said on Friday. The new powers would allow US forces to engage in similar efforts to accompany conventional Afghan security personnel when they undertook operations, …