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12 June

Heavy fighting ongoing in Herat

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Heavy clashes between police forces and the Taliban militants in Keshk-e-Kohna district of western Herat started on Friday morning and are still going on, said an official in the province. Abdul Rasoul Jamshidi, a member of the provincial council of Herat, said that the fighting is currently …

12 June

Dwellers of Parwan deprived of potable water

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: How unfortunate residents of Parwan province are, because they have no access to drinkable water despite inflow of three rivers, namely Panjshir, Salang, and Ghorband. Parwan is around 50km away from Kabul City, capital of the country. Access to potable water is major demand and dream of …

12 June

Iran’s interference in Afghanistan shouldn’t go unanswered

While the Afghan peace process hasn’t reached a conclusion, Iran is successfully buying the Taliban’s loyalty. Being involved in multiple proxy wars to upset its arch-rival, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tehran has established close relations with the Afghan Taliban in order to use the group in proxy wars. A …

10 June

UN urges govt to bring reforms in legal, election systems

AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, met with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” conference in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan the other day. Ban felicitated Abdullah on peaceful transfer of power in …

10 June

Baloch youth denounces intelligence deal with Pakistan

AT-KABUL: The chairman and members of Baloch youth council in Afghanistan called on ex-President Hamid Karzai here on Wednesday. Members of the council strongly denounced signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). They applauded Hamid Karzai for his wise …

10 June

Prospective of private universities: Challenges and expectations

By Ahmad Siyar Yazdani-After eight years that private higher education institutes are operating in Afghanistan, concerns have now been raised about performance of the education institutions in the society. Recent findings show that out of more than hundred private higher education institutions in Kabul and other provinces, none has a …

10 June

MoMP mulling to review Aynak copper mine’s contract

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is mulling to review Aynak copper mine’s contact within next 100 days. While briefing media-men on the ministry’s action plan 100 days, The Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Daud Shah Saba, said that the contracted company hasn’t started extraction of …

10 June

Education under attack

When it comes to militant attacks, governmental departments, security institutes, foreign missions, aid agencies, funerals, hotels and guesthouses are not alone. Education sector is also in the crosshair of anti-Afghanistan forces. Closure of schools, acquiring and exploitation of children for terrorism, attacks on teachers and now poisoning of students in …

10 June

18 more girl students fall ill in Bamyan

KABUL: Another 18 female students have been hospitalized after falling ill in the Panjab district of central Bamyan province, an official said. The students belonged to the Akhzarart Girls School and were being treated at the district’s hospital. Abu Zar Mutaqi, the Panjab hospital’s director, told Pajhwok Afghan News four …

10 June

1 American civilian died in Bagram airfield attack

KABUL: Taliban militants fired a rocket into the Bagram airfield, leaving one American civilian dead, NATO said on Wednesday. The allies’ Resolute Support (RS) media office said that militants had attacked the airfield with rockets two days ago, that left one American civilian seriously wounded. The source said that the …