Some recent examples of maternal deaths in remote villages in four provinces Dr Harun Najafizada and Alia Rajai To inform the debate on maternal deaths in Afghanistan we wanted to take some snapshots of some recent deaths in remote villages. Two of us (Harun Najafizada and Alia Rajai) made brief …

AT-KABUL: Canada has announced new projects on Wednesday to improve lives of Afghan girls and women. According to a press release issued here, the Canadian Minister of International Development, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced funding for seven new projects to improve child protection and health services, as well as to empower women …

AT-KABUL: Pakistan has pledged $500 million for economic development projects in Afghanistan. In a press release issued here, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this is in addition to $500 million existing package under which projects in infrastructure, education and health are nearing completion. Addressing the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan …

AT-KABUL: Addressing Brussels Conference on Afghanistan in Belgium, President Ashraf Ghani thanked the representatives of the 75 countries and 25 representatives from the international community who are gathered at the Conference with the sole aim of helping Afghanistan. “We have come together as a partnership of countries and international organizations …

AT-KABUL: Afghan government and the European Union (EU) have agreed to fight human trafficking and launch a nationwide awareness campaign in Afghanistan to discourage illegal immigration to the EU member countries. Fighting human trafficking one of the key points of the “Joint Way Forward” agreement signed between the Afghan government …

Wars are scary. Over three decades of bloodshed had claimed enough lives. The soil is red hued. The conflict has wiped out hundreds of families. One generation has grown up in conflict. They see no ray of hope. The new generation will also be lost in the quest for peace …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday met with some religious scholars, tribal elders and influential figures from eastern Kapisa province at his office. During the meeting, Farooq Khan, on behalf of other participants, praised Karzai for his patience and wise leadership. The meeting took place after an audience shouted …

AT-KABUL: A United States service member was killed in a bomb blast in eastern province of Nangarhar, US official confirmed Wednesday. “The service member was killed conducting operations with Afghan forces against Daesh terrorists when the patrol triggered an improvised explosive device,” the Pentagon said in a statement. According to …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban shadow district chief for Baglan-e-Markazi was killed along with 15 other insurgent in a clash with the security forces in the northern province of Baghlan, security officials said Wednesday, while 25 militants wounded. The interior ministry said in a statement that the Taliban insurgents launched a coordinated …

AT-KABUL: The security forces are fighting Taliban insurgents for three days in different parts of the Kunduz city. “Afghan forces recaptured Pohantoon, Bandar-e-Sherkat and Bandar-e-Kabul areas and security is improving in the city,” army spokesman for Kunduz Mahfuzullah Akbari said. He said that fighting and clearance operation were going on …