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3 February

Japan readies to ‘destroy’ North Korea rocket

Planned “satellite” launch seen as a ballistic missile test draws shoot-down threat from Japan’s defence ministry. Japan vowed on Wednesday to shoot down any missiles or rockets fired over its territory after North Korea announced plans to launch a satellite in the coming days. “Today the defence minister issued an …

2 February

Iran calls Afghanistan strategic market for Iranian traders

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: An Iranian official has called Afghanistan as a strategic market for the Iranian businessmen. Deputy Mines, Industries and Trade Minister Mojtaba Khosrotaj on Monday pointed to Iran’s upcoming exclusive exhibition in Kabul, saying that such exhibitions were venues to hold dialogues with other countries and introduce the …

2 February

Germany to help Afghanistan in reintegrating returned migrants

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: German interior minister said his country would help Afghanistan financially to reintegrate returned migrants. Thomas de Maiziere’s remarks in a visit to Kabul on Monday were overshadowed by the latest in a series of deadly suicide bomb attacks. “Germany, with some 850 soldiers in Afghanistan as part …

2 February

Drought and food insecurity

According to the international organizations, around 2.5 million Afghans live below the poverty line. Nearly 1.53 million people face food insecurity and 7.53 million others are threatened by food insecurity. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans suffer from malnutrition and hunger. Skyrocketing price hike and inflation are adding to the injury. …

2 February

Food security: MAIL to bring dry lands into cultivation

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Tuesday said that it has drafted a strategy to irrigate dry lands in order to increase wheat production. The strategy would lead the country toward self-sufficiency in wheat production within next four years, the ministry said. To finically support …

2 February

Airstrike silence Dash radio station in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: The “Voice of Caliphate” radio station of the Islamic State (IS) which is also known as Daesh, was destroyed in a US airstrike last night in eastern Nangarhar province. “Daesh radio station was operating since December last year. The radio station was destroyed and its five staffers were killed …

1 February

Political, social organs failed to fulfill commitments on women’s rights: Official

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Women’s Affairs Minister on Monday criticized the political parties and social organs for their “symbolic existence”, asking them to take real steps for empowering women in the country. “Despite the existence of dozens of political parties and social societies, there has been no significant changes in the …

1 February

Paktika to get 300 social projects

AT-KABUL: As many as 300 different projects will be carried out at a cost of five million dollars in southeastern Paktika province in the next solar year which will begin on March 21 this year, a local official said Monday. The rural rehabilitation and development director in the province Najibullah …

1 February

KM inaugurates Pul-e-Sorkh Road

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Kabul Municipality (KM) on Monday inaugurated a road after reconstruction in the west part of the city. The road has been reconstructed with the 3.35km length and 15.5 meters width with concreted pavement and electricity service in the Pul-e-Sorkh neighborhood at the third police jurisdiction …

1 February

Afghan refugees forced to return to a country with no hope

Pakistan’s intensifying crackdown on terrorists is likely to victimize Afghans living there, many of whom could be forced to return to Afghanistan. Pakistan hosts about 1.5 million registered and about one million undocumented Afghans. After the 2014 terrorist attack on the army-run school in Peshawar in which more than 150 people …