AT-KABUL: Some 80 per cent of the private construction companies are facing the threat of bankruptcy, the association of the construction companies said Wednesday. It said that the government had long stopped giving projects to the construction companies and still owed millions of dollars to them of the previous projects. …
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AT-KABUL: Afghanistan plans to open air corridors to send products to five countries, the ministry of commerce and industries said Wednesday, a move after the opening air corridors with India and Kazakhstan last year. “We are planning to open air corridors to Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia …
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AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan has been the victim of extremism and terrorism, which is being used as means to reach the great goals of a number of countries. He said this on Wednesday, while delivering speech in Seventh Moscow Conference on International Security. He also …
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AT-KABUL: The Taliban recruitment officer, Mullah Akhtar was detained in operation carried out by the provincial police in Ghurian district of western Herat province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday. The detained Taliban insurgent (Akhtar) was responsible for recruiting fighters to the Taliban ranks in the district that …
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AT-KABUL: There has been huge hullaballoo over civilian casualties in a gathering targeted by a military airstrike in northern Kunduz province–which officials reported to have killed 18 Taliban chieftains, while an ensuring sporadic gunfire by panicked militants kills dozens of civilians. Meanwhile, police chief of Dasht-e-Archi, where the strike turned …
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By Mina Habib-Mohammad Naeem, 26, is in a Kabul jail awaiting trial on charges of stealing a mobile phone. Arrested on March 2, 2018 in the Karta-e-Chahr area of Kabul city, he says he will be pleading guilty to the crime. Naeem told IWPR that he had felt under huge …
Read More »AT Monitoring Dikes-KABUL: Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States (US) says investment in the agriculture sector will boost the economy and generate jobs for the people. Hamdullah Mohib expressed the view after the World Bank released its report on agriculture development in Afghanistan. Mohib said investment in the agriculture sector …
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By Harun Yahya-We have seen countless reports and summaries of the news developments of 2017. The media extensively covered all the highlights in politics, the arts, entertainment and technology among other things. But how did 2017 fare for children of the world? Not so many people seem to be asking …
Read More »AT-KABUL: Highwaymen temporarily blocked highway and looted cash and other valuables from passengers in the Kotal Kharqool area on Kabul-Ghor highway on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday. A group of four highwaymen stopped 10 vehicles, have beaten up 200 passengers, and snatched cash and valuables from them in western …
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By Pashtana Durrani-An inauguration ceremony was held in Kabul Serena on the 13th of March. Professionals from every field were in the ceremony. The inauguration mainly focused on production, research, export of Chilgoza (Nut) via different routes. Chilgoza is a top list dry fruit in Afghanistan, every year 27-35 thousand …
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