UNITED NATIONS- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday strongly condemned airstrikes that killed medical staff and civilians in a hospital in north Afghanistan, calling for “a thorough and impartial investigation into the attack in order to ensure accountability.” “The secretary-general strongly condemns the airstrikes in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that resulted in …
Read More »Social media for women’s rights advocacy
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-It has not been a long time that social media’s popularity graph gone upward. Social media has become popular in Afghanistan in the last five years. The number of social media users has reach to 1.3 million. The figure tells the fact that number of social media …
Read More »9 killed, 37 injured in US airstrike on MSF hospital
KABUL: At least nine health-workers were killed and 37 others wounded after the US fighter jets bombed the Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) hospital in Kunduz province on Saturday. In a media statement issued here, the MSF said that on Saturday at 2:10 am, the MSF Trauma centre in Kunduz was …
Read More »Domestic footwear industry needs government support
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-Leather industry in Afghanistan is prominent among the people. Since immemorial times, people from all corners of the country remained associated with this industry. The first footwear making company was established by King Ameer Habibullah Khan. A British citizen expert at the field of producing military boots was …
Read More »The long-held dream
Afghanistan has the potential to strengthen its economy while utilizing its human and natural resources, properly. But there is lack of a coherent and comprehensive strategy. Due to lack of a long-term and well-calculated policy, the government is unable to capture markets in South Asian and European countries. Local industries …
Read More »300 Taliban insurgents killed, 80 detained in Kunduz
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that last week was a deadly week for Taliban insurgents in Kunduz. It added that Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have inflected heavy casualties on the Taliban militants. Spokesman for the MoI, Siddiq Siddiqi, told reporters that at least 300 Taliban insurgents have …
Read More »Afghan air strike: Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
The medical charity MSF says at least three of its staff were killed in the Afghan city of Kunduz after a clinic was hit by an air strike on Saturday. US forces were carrying out air strikes at the time. The Nato alliance has admitted the clinic may have been …
Read More »International Day of Non-Violence
October 02 is the International Day of Non-Violence. This is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the flag-bearer of Indian independence movement and non-violence. This is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind and non-violence, no doubt, is mightiest than the deadliest weapons, which sometimes are called tools of deterrence. …
Read More »Karzai appeals masses to help trouble-hit Kunduzis
AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai called on people to help the residents of Kunduz city that fell to the Taliban and witnessed unprecedented humanitarian challenges unleashed by the barbaric militants. The government lost control of Kunduz city last week. Kunduz was the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban in …
Read More »No terrorists group can operate without geo-logistic backup: Spanta
“Scholars from across the region and the world came together and talked contemporary challenges including women’s issues and terrorism, in western Herat province” AT-KABUL: The former National Security Advisor, Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, said that no terrorist group can stay active without having a geographical and logistical backup. He added that …
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