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24 November

Afghan, Pakistan elements a major source of terrorist funding: US report

Unidentified elements in Pakistan and Afghanistan are major sources of terrorist financing, says a report by the U.S Treasury Department. “There is evidence that recently some funding via donations has been diverted from Afghanistan and Pakistan to terrorist groups operating in Syria,” claims a similar report by the British government. …

24 November

60 tons of low quality, expired drugs torched

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health set alight around 60 tons of low quality and expired medicines in Butkhak district of Kabul province on Tuesday. The medicines were collected from drugs importing companies, wholesalers and different stores in the outskirt of Kabul city in a bid to improve healthcare services …

24 November

‘200 Nangarhar University students have links with militants’

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The government said that 200 students of the Nangarhar University had links with the Taliban, Daesh and Hekmatyar-led Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan. Leading a delegation to probe support for the militant groups by the Nangarhar varsity students, the presidential advisor Qamaruddin Shenwari told BBC that the university students who …

24 November

University sealed in Peshawar; Afghan students face uncertain future

AT-PESHAWAR: The Higher Education Regulatory Authority (HERA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and the district administration has sealed the Imam Ghazali Medical University in Peshawar. Facing uncertain future, the Afghan students asked the provincial government to reopen the university. Afghan students during a news conference in Peshawar said that their …

24 November

Afghan Authorities, Taliban Agree To Reopen Schools In Contested Region

In a rare show of cooperation, the Afghan Taliban have allowed the government to reopen schools in territories it overran after bloody battles earlier this year. Afghan officials say they have struck an informal agreement with Taliban insurgents to reopen 51 schools in two districts of Helmand Province in southern …

23 November

Kabul, Islamabad start key economic, trade talks

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan opened important day-long talks on trade and economic issues on Monday. Due to tensions between the two countries over Taliban’s increasing terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, meeting of Afghan-Pak joint economic commission in August was canceled. “The issues to be discussed in the meeting include …

23 November

“Peace talks resumption futile, unless Pakistan dismantle terror networks”

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Resumption of peace talks would be of no use, unless Pakistan target militants on its soil, said the deputy spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani. Sayed Zafar Hashemi told Radio Azadi that Kabul would be ready for resumption of talks with the Taliban militants, only if Pakistan takes …

23 November

Leave no one behind

It is not the lack of resources but the unequal distribution of the wealth behind the vicious circle of poverty. When it comes to poverty, child labor cannot be ignored as the two are inevitably bound together. If you want to end child labor, you will have to fight poverty. …

23 November

UNICEF, CSO launch public information app

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Central Statistics Organization (CSO) with financial support of the UNICEF launched a new mobile application called “Afghan Info” here on Monday in order to provide information of different governmental organizations to smart-phone users. This is the first time that Afghans can access the Central Statistics …

23 November

Wolesi Jirga’s deputy speaker alleges NSC of supporting Daesh

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The First Deputy Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Abdul Zahir Qadeer alleged the National Security Council (NSC) of supporting Daesh. Qadeer said that the NSC created obstacles for him when he launched operations against Daesh. The NSC does not provide equipment to the Afghan Local Police …