By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 11 people were killed and 10 others wounded after Daesh militants staged a stabbing rampage on the education department in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday morning, officials said. Two Daesh-linked terrorists raided the provincial education department in 5thpolice district in Jalalabad at around nine o’clock …
Read More »President under fire for election meddling
AT-KABUL: The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission, says that the government’s disinterest in introducing new commissioners of the commission has created obstacles for its works, adding that the government was responsible for all the challenges of the commission in investigating complaints. Basir Faez, a member of the commission said Wednesday that …
Read More »Ghani has no interest in Dostum’s return
AT-KABUL: Hopes on first vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum’s returning home have increased following the second vice president Sarwar Danesh’s meeting with Dostum in Turkey. But the office of the first vice president said Wednesday that Danesh had no official message from President Ashraf Ghani to his first deputy. Enayatollah …
Read More »Editorial: In quest for peace
All efforts are on cards by clerics to induce Taliban to join the peace process and recognize the democratically-elected Afghan government. Since 2001, around 40,000 people have died in a conflict where no end is seen in sight. Its decades now the Taliban insurgents are fighting on religious perspective, but …
Read More »11 killed in terrorist attack against Jalalabad city education department
AT-KABUL- At least 11 employees of the Urban Education Department of Jalalabad city were martyred and 10 more were injured after two terrorists attacked the city’s education department office today morning. The attack which started at 9:30am lasted two hours before the two armed terrorist of ISIS to be killed …
Read More »Embezzlement plagues customs;$700m lost to graft
AT-KABUL: The government claims that powerful individuals embezzle some 700 millions of dollars from the custom revenues every year. Shah Hossein Mortazavi, spokesman for president Ghani said Tuesday that the government was trying to regularize the collection of custom revenues and change Afghanistan to a self-reliant country. He added that …
Read More »Economy in doldrums as roads remain shut
AT-KABUL: The closure of highways especially the roads heading to port areas and other business place hits the national economy by millions of Afs every day. The road to Aqina port town has been closed by demonstrators who protest the arrest of police officer Nezaoddin Qaisari in the northern province …
Read More »Govt vows to curb crimes
AT-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan will not keep silent against people who break the law and sabotage the society, Shah Hossein Mortazavi President’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. He also argued that the arrest of irresponsible armed people is in line with complaints that people lodge. Mortazavi vowed that the government …
Read More »NDS pummels Taliban stronghold, kills 15
AT-KABUL: Intelligence operatives of the National Directorate of Security pummeled a Taliban hideout in eastern Nangarhar province, killing more than fifteen militants. NDS Special Unit conducted an operation and targeted a Taliban stronghold in Miagan area of Hesarak district and killed 15 Taliban fighters, said a press statement issued by …
Read More »Pact signed for building 122 raisin warehouses in Logar
AT-KABUL: Provincial Department of Agriculture and Livestocksigned on Tuesday agreements for the establishment of some 122 raisin warehouses in Logar province. These 122 warehouses will be constructed through ‘horticulture national program’ and will cost 30 million Afghanis, funded by India, said a press statement issued by Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation …
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