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3 November

Jihadi party seeks end to crises

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-Kabul: The Harakat-e-Inqelab-e-Islami Afghanistan party on Tuesday urged the government to put an end to current crises through all possible ways. Hundreds of members of the Jihadi party, former government officials, religious scholars, civil society activists had gathered in Kabul to demand the National Unity Government (NUG) to …

3 November

Kabul, Beijing sign 3 agreements

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan and China signed three cooperation agreements here on Tuesday. The agreements were signed during Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao’s visit to Kabul in the fields of security, construction and education President Ashraf Ghani while talking to a joint press conference with Yuanchao appreciated China’s support for Afghanistan. He …

3 November

China lends support to Afghanistan’s peace process

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Chinese Vice President, Li Yuanchao, said that his country is ready to support an Afgan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. He said that China wants Afghanistan to be a peaceful and stable country. Speaking at the 60th anniversary of the China-Afghanistan Friendship in Kabul, he said China …

3 November

Overcrowded bus tilts, plunges down a hill in Nepal; at least 30 killed

An overcrowded bus skidded off a road Tuesday in Nepal and plunged down a hill, killing at least 30 people and injuring 35 more, a police officer said. People were riding on the roof of the packed bus when it tilted over — apparently due to the excess number of …

2 November

Kabul’s flawed response to Berlin

Afghanistan in a controversial nod, will take back all its citizens to be deported from Germany, as Berlin is struggling to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees and other migrants who have arrived in the European country. The nod by the Afghan government is controversial. The government earned sharp criticism …

2 November

Ire over plaguing insecurity: Interior Minister survives no trust motion

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Noorul Haq Ulomi, who was summoned by Wolesi Jirga for deterioration security situation in the country, survived a no-trust motion on Monday. Mismanagement, nepotism in hiring, mounting insecurity, collapse of Kunduz city to the Taliban, removal of Mujahedeen from their positions and Ghazni …

2 November

KM starts construction of 4.8km street in Fazil Beg

AT-KABUL: Kabul Municipality (KM) on Monday kick started construction of 4.8km streets in Fazil Beg area of the 5th district in Kabul province. The project also includes construction of 6.37km ditches, and expansion of 1619km water supply system network. The project will be completed at the total cost of around …

2 November

Lack of budget main factor behind substandard healthcare services: MoPH

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said that lack of budget is the main factor behind low-quality of healthcare services in Afghanistan. Ahmad Jan Naeen, the Deputy Minister of Public Health, said that based on the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration, every country should allocate 15 …

2 November

Erdogan hails AK party poll win as ‘vote for stability’

Turkish president says result is a message to Kurdish group PKK as ruling AK party takes back majority in parliament. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK party) took back a …

1 November

Murky US policy and pervasive violence in Afghanistan

Why violence today is worse than it was a few years back? Is this happening just because of the US or some domestic factors are also responsible? If the United States is failing in curbing the terror, yes the terror, it had lit in a joint venture with some Muslim …