AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Wednesday during inauguration of Afghan products exhibition said that over $1 billion had been invested in private sector in the past six months. “Mostly investment has been taken place over factories producing non-alcoholic beverages and energies,” said Commercial Deputy of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday that the Trump administration determination to defeat ISIS in Syria and latest policy towards North Korea is not meant Afghanistan is on the backburner. Responding to the queries of media reporters in Washington he said, “No, it is not. …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Council for Protection and Stability of Afghanistan (CPSA) on Wednesday came hard on leaders of the National Unity Government over persists of internal rifts between them, asking to put an end to it before discrepancies. “Still rifts are not resolved between NUG leaders, thus CPSA calls …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan says it will never put weight behind fencing work along the Durand line, a plan that has taken at hand by Pakistan authority, terming it important to stop militant movement. Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal while briefing newsmen in Peshawar, said that Durand …

Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the globe. Landmines pose an ever-present danger to civilians. The use of mines was a daily practice during civil war, but recently Taliban and other militant outfits are also using this weapon as their key element to target security forces. …

AT-KABUL: At least five people-mostly civilians- were killed and three others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in central part of Kabul city Wednesday afternoon officials said. The bomber carried out the attack just outside the Exit gate of the Administrative Affairs Office of the presidential palace …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday said that polio campaign recovered all children missed during previous campaign due to insecurity in some part of northern Kunduz province. “173,000 children under five year-age were deprived of polio vaccination due to insecurity in Dasht-e-Archi, Khanabad, Qal-e-Zal, Ali Abad, Chahar Dara …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that 13 drug runners were arrested during anti-narcotics crackdown within past 24 hours. “Three smugglers and 10 drug retailers were apprehended during 16 anti-drug operation conducted by police in the past 24 hours,” said MoI in a statement. Statement said that the …

AT-KABUL: At least 18 militants were killed and 17 others were wounded in different operations within past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Chief, Dr. Seema Samar has emphasized on active role of women in all walks of the society. In a press briefing here in Kabul on Tuesday, Samar linked the ongoing conflict in the country with the lack of required participation of women in …