January, 2016

• 3 January

  3 militants killed in Herat blast

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least three Taliban insurgents were killed and two others wounded when a truck loaded with explosives detonated in Shindand district of western Herat province, said local officials on Saturday. The Herat governor’s spokesman Ehsanullah Hayat confirmed the blast and said that three Taliban fighters were killed …

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• 3 January

  National heroes

  

  Afghan soccer team had registered landmark victory in the semi-final of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup Championship while hammering Sri Lanka. Afghanistan is all set to repeat the previous edition’s final with the time-tested friend India. After beating Sri Lanka with 5-0 the Afghan team to face India in …

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• 3 January

  Earthquake jolts Afghanistan

  

  AT-KABUL: About 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Saturday, creating panic among the masses. However, there was no immediate report of damage or casualty. According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.3 on the Richter scale. However, the State Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs said that …

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• 3 January

  APSC prods govt for early Wolesi Jirga polls

  

  AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Protection and Stability Council (APSC), a major opposition party in the country, called on the government to hold the Wolesi Jirga and district council elections in early 2016. In a media statement issued by APSC, the party said that elections should be held in early 2016 not …

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• 3 January

  From refugee to cabinet minister, Maryam Monsef tasked with electoral reform

  

  As the Liberals work to fulfill an ambitious pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in just a few months, there’s one member of the Trudeau cabinet who knows more about the experience than most. Maryam Monsef, the woman who is tasked with creating a fairer way to elect a federal …

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• 3 January

  CEO to visit Iran soon

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah plans to visit Iran soon and would discuss issues of mutual interests as well as key regional and international developments with senior Iranian officials, sources said. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, a high-ranking Iranian delegation, including the ministries …

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• 3 January

  US builds training center for MoCN’s female staff

  

  AT-KABUL: The Embassy of United States in Kabul opened an English and computer center for the female staff of the Ministry of Counter Narcotics on Saturday to enhance their capacity building. The training center was inaugurated by Salamat Azami, Minister of counter narcotics. She said that 30 female staff would …

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• 3 January

  Army rescues 59 captives from Taliban

  

  AT-KABUL: Afghan National Army (ANA) rescued 59 people, mostly security personnel, in a raid on the Taliban-run prison in southern Helmand province, the ministry of defense said on Saturday. “They were released after an operation launched by the Special Forces last night in the Shoraki area of Nahr-e-Seraj district,” the …

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December, 2015

• 30 December

  Russia’s military support

  

  Russia is more prominent in Afghanistan’s history than any other nation-state. Proximity and relations of the two countries dominate the contemporary history. Once upon a time, Moscow was a good friend and then became a villain and now again mending ties. In politics, yesterday’s enemy is today’s friend because politics …

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• 30 December

  Over 40 percent children suffer from malnutrition

  

  By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: More than 40 percent of children suffer from malnutrition and around 95 percent of women faced with lack of vitamin D fortification in Afghanistan. Import of defective food items from Pakistan and other neighboring countries have created drastic public health problems in the country. During an …

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