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4 April

Laghman elders share problems with Karzai

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met Monday with the representatives of the clerics, tribal elders and influential figures of Laghman province as well as Sorubi district of Kabul province. Jameyatullah Hamidi, Atiqullah Abdulrahimzai, Sangarwal, Borhanullah Tauhidi and Maulavi Golab on behalf of the others, spoke on the national issues and …

4 April

Feasibility study of Turghundi railway kicks off

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Monday signed an agreement with a Canadian company to kick off the technical feasibility studies of railway in Turghundi Port in Heart province. Mahmoud Baligh, the public works minister, told newsmen that the project was part of the corridor of the Central …

4 April

JCMB satisfied with Afghan govt performance: Hakimi

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi on Monday said that the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) had counted the Afghan government’s recent performances positive. “Following mutual commitments, the JCMB assessment was positive regarding the performances of the government of Afghanistan in the past seven months,” Hakimi said. Addressing …

4 April

Regional vaccine storage opened in Kandahar

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health and the UNICEF inaugurated the new regional vaccine storage in Kandahar to provide health facilities for the Immunization Program. The new building will enable Kandahar health department to provide and enhance the quality immunization services for children and women in 48 districts of Kandahar, Helmand, …

4 April

700 displaced families receive aids

AT-KABUL: The disaster management authority with the cooperation of aid organizations, distributed foodstuff and other essentials to 700 families displaced froms their houses in the northern Kunduz province, local officials said Monday. Provincial Governor Asadullah Omarkhail said that the families had been displaced because an operation was ongoing against the …

4 April

18 insurgents killed in raids: MoD

AT-KABUL: Eighteen armed insurgents were killed in separate raids in the north and south of the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Monday. In a press release, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that the security forces conducted operations against the insurgents in different areas of Baghlan, Uruzgan …

3 April

Landmines kill, injure 112 people every month: SMDM

Afghanistan needs $550m to clean 611 square kilometer area infested with landmines: Wais Barmak By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Office (SMDM), Wais Barmak, on Sunday said that landmines and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) are still killing and wounding 112 innocent people on monthly …

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 …