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21 September

Unregistered seminaries may pose threats if not controlled: AISS

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) advised the Afghan government in its report released on Monday to register the undocumented seminaries (madrassas) in the country as the unregistered religious schools were disseminating radical ideologies in the country. According to the survey report which covered 306 teachers …

21 September

Govt plans to standardize cities

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The government has planned to standardize cities and provide better facilities to people across the country. Addressing a ceremony in connection with release of a report about cities, published with support of the UN-Habitat and Australian government, President Ashraf Ghani said that keeping in view the report …

21 September

Five terrorists arrested in Nangarhar

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that a group of five terrorists were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives apprehend five terrorists in a crackdown launched in 7th district of Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province. …

21 September

Insecurity in Nangarhar

Residents of the restive eastern Nangarhar province voiced their concerns over growing insecurity, times and again. They asked the provincial administration and central government to take decisive measures to improve law and order situation. Highways are insecure, schools are closed down and residents are threatened of dire consequences by the …

21 September

Wasi Khan Khalil shows soft image of Pashtuns to the world

By Muhammad Nadeem-Wasi Khan Khalil, a young Pashtun singer and director, is out to show bright image of Pashtuns to the world. He lives in Peshawar. Wasi was 10-year old when joined Radio Pakistan as anchor in 1998. He is the first Pashtun rock-star in Pakistan committed to bring positive …

20 September

Anti-peace forces assassinated Prof Rabbani: Karzai

AT-KABUL: The 4th death anniversary of the former Afghan president and High Peace Council (HPC) chief Burhanuddin Rabbani was marked on Sunday in Kabul, with participation of high-ranking officials, jihadi leaders and lawmakers. Addressing the ceremony, ex-President Hamid Karzai commended Prof. Rabbani’s indefatigable efforts to bring long lasting peace to …

20 September

61 students get general nursing diploma in Badakhshan

AT-KABUL: Sixty-one students were awarded the General Nursing Diploma at a graduation ceremony in Faizabad, capital of northern Badakhshan province. The ceremony marked a milestone: the graduation of the first class of nurses from a program run in Faizabad and managed by the Badakhshan Provincial Public Health Directorate and Badakhshan …

20 September

Two police vehicles, five shops destroyed in Logar blast

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Two police vehicles and five shops were destroyed in a bomb blast in central Logar province, an official said. The deputy police chief Col. Qari Mohammad Wara told media that the incident occurred before noon the other day in Khezar bazaar, targeting a convoy of the Afghanistan …

20 September

Taliban kills six cops

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least six Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel were killed in a terrorist attack in Behark district of northern Badakhshan province. The governor’s spokesman Ahmad Naveed Frotan said that the killed policemen were having dinner when the terrorist attacked them in Surkham area of Baharak district the …

20 September

Three injured in Kandahar blast

AT-KABUL: Three persons were injured on Sunday seriously in a suicide blast in Kandahar province, the provincial government said. Spokesman to the provincial governor Samim Khpalwak told media that a terrorist detonated an explosive filled car near a security check-post in Daman district at 11:30 a.m. He said three persons …