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3 April

Regional cooperation, coordination key to tame terrorist threat: Haysom

AT-KABUL: UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, at a regional counter-terrorism meeting held in Kabul on Sunday, said that threat from increasing terrorist activities in the region can be countered through regional cooperation and coordination, including effective joint action strategies. He urged partners to live up to their …

3 April

Would-be bomber arrested in Kabul

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that a teenage would be suicide bomber was detained in Kabul City. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives succeeded in arresting a 17 years old boy, who planned to carry out suicide attack in …

3 April

Kankor results declared

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on Sunday announced the results of Kankor (university entrance exam). Around 58,317 students have found way to public universities and 40,696 applicants succeeded in securing seats in the semi-government higher educational institutes. Totally, 200,000 students appeared in the university entrance …

3 April

Editorial: Good start

The second largest militant group, Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), on Saturday assured Afghan people and the government that it would respect women’s rights after reconciliation. The Gulbuddin Hekmatyar-led party also vowed it would not compromise on the achievements made over past 14 years. The party which is not far from reaching …

3 April

Military operation launched in Kunar

AT-KABUL: Afghan National Army (ANA) kicked off fresh clearance operation against militants in eastern Kunar province, the army press office in Nangarhar said on Sunday. The joint operation codenamed Tofan-4 (Storm-4) was launched on Sunday morning by the 201st Selab Military Corps in Sawkai district of eastern Kunar province, the …

3 April

2 killed, 3 injured in Laghman traffic accident

AT-KABUL: At least two passengers were killed and three others injured in eastern Laghman province, when a car crashed into a truck on Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Sunday morning, an official said. “The deadly head-on collision took place today (Sunday) morning at 5:30am in Kas area of Qarghaee district of Laghman province,” …

2 April

HIA assures to respect women’s rights after peace deal

AT-KABUL: The Hezb-e-Islami Party of Afghanistan, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, on Saturday said that it has been “fully committed” to women’s rights and achievements of the government which were made over the past 14 years after collapse of the Taliban regime in the country. “All those achievements, particularly women’s rights …

2 April

DEWAE Competition: Eight winners receive awards

AT-KABUL: Eight young innovators received awards from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) for the development of innovative ICT and mobile technology based solutions which address various governance and public service challenges. DEWAE (Innovation Beacon) is the initiative of MCIT. The program is aimed to strengthen the culture …

2 April

India provides $1m for treatment of children with heart disease

AT-KABUL: India has committed to provide annual financial assistance of one million US dollars over a period of five years for the treatment of children suffering from Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), the Indian embassy in Kabul said on Saturday in a media statement. According to the statement the assistance would …

2 April

Editorial: Saviors at risk

No one in this country is feeling safe, even those who are living and working in highly fortified compounds where scores of bodyguards stand on high alert to avoid any untoward situation. But, they are few in numbers and called the elite class. What about those who have no protection …