By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Women’s Affairs on Tuesday released a report on “work place obstacles against women”, which showed that sexual harassment, cultural issue, lack of policy and adequate infrastructures are the main factors limited women working in governmental organs across the country. The data presented in this report …
Read More »Nine health facilities to be built across the country
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday signed agreements with private sector to construct nine health centers in the country. The construction projects of clinics would cost Afs 218 million, said public health minister Ferozuddin Feroz. “Following health development strategy, we plan to build health infrastructures in coming years in …
Read More »Editorial: No room for discrimination
There is no room for discrimination among Afghans. Unity among Afghan people, irrespective that belongs to which tribes, can be taken as a sole weapon in rebuilding our motherland and get rid of current challenges. By unity, we can stand and defiantly fall if lose it. Unity is only remedy …
Read More »Drone strike kills 10 Daesh terrorists in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least ten fighters of the Islamic State (IS) also known as Daesh, were killed and four others wounded in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Tuesday. The provincial governor spokesman, Ataullah Khogyani said that the drone was targeted the hideouts of Daesh militants …
Read More »Dostum blames Ghani, Abdullah for fueling discrimination
By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: The First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum blamed President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah for fueling discrimination among Afghan people. In a briefing in northern Jawzjan province, Dostum said that President Ghani is happy when someone who speaks Pashto language, especially with Logari accent. …
Read More »Quetta attack: Militants kill dozens at Balochistan Police College
At least 58 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking hostages. A major security operation lasted for hours and all attackers were killed. …
Read More »US will ‘act alone’ against all terror networks based in Pakistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States has called on Pakistan to go after all terrorist networks operating on its soil, reiterating that it will not hesitate “to act alone” to “disrupt and destroy” them, US official said. “The problem is that there are forces within the Pakistani government — specifically …
Read More »USAID pledges $791m aid to Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday announced donation of $791.16 million in assistance to the government of Afghanistan to support programs that achieve Afghan-led, sustainable development. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Director Herbert Smith and Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi signed agreements to assist …
Read More »Poor leadership elicited surge in Afghan forces casualties: Nicholson
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US, NATO troops’ commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson, terming poor leadership in certain levels as a sole reason behind casualtiessurge. “We are very concerned about the casualty rate,” said Nicholson in an interview with NBC news, explaining that last year the Afghans suffered high casualties …
Read More »Key Taliban commander killed in Kapisa
AT-KABUL: A key commander of the Taliban insurgents was killed in clash with Afghan security forces in north-eastern Kapisa province, local official said on Monday. The provincial governor spokesman, Qais Qaderi said that Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints in the Tagab and Alasay districts, in which Taliban commander along with …
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