“Within four years all the governmental ministries will be shifted to Dar-ul-Aman. Practical work on the project will start next year. Cities grew irregularly during the past 14 years, which is why jobs couldn’t be created according to the demand,” said President Ashraf Ghani By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani …
Read More »Abdullah pledges to alleviate poverty
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah expressed his deep concerns over widespread poverty in the country. He said that the government will spare no efforts to alleviate poverty. Based on summery report of a survey jointly conducted by the Ministry of Economy and the World Bank, …
Read More »Ghani cancels township investment deal with Ferozi
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday cancelled a multimillion government’s contract with a former Kabul Bank chief executive and major defaulter Khalilullah Ferozi for an ambitious residential scheme. The notable businessman stood with top government officials on Wednesday as he signed the contract for a new township: 8,800 homes across …
Read More »The dreams of light are chasing my eyes, now
By Nabi Zeerakyar Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Bacha Khan Markaz in Peshawar and meet a number of key Awami National Party (ANP) leaders. ANP is the political legacy of the larger-than-life Bacha Khan Baba—a Pashtun nationalist leader in British India, who rose to prominence for his …
Read More »Afghanistan’s meticulousness and Pakistan’s honey-tongued promises
Ali Jan Khan Contrary to its pledges and commitments regarding helping resolution to long standing Afghan conflict and return of peace and stability in the already war stricken country, there seem visible contradiction in statements of high ranking Pakistani officials. Sartaj Aziz, Security Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, …
Read More »Aid for Argo landslide victims misused: Lawmakers
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: A number of lawmakers claimed that the aid for landslide affected people in Argo district of Badakhshan last year was misused. Nazefa Zaki, an MP from Kabul, said that the aid sent to landslide-hit areas in Argo district were misused and didn’t help the affected people. “Millions …
Read More »Govt should hold parliamentary elections soon: Ebrahimi
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Commemorating the 8th anniversary of the 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing, the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Speaker Abdul Rauf Ebrahimi asked the government to bring the perpetrators of the Baghlan bombing to justice. At least 10 members of the Wolesi Jirga and Meshrano Jirga have been killed in …
Read More »Promoting education cause: Hamid Karzai Foundation inaugurated
AT-KABUL: Hamid Karzai Foundation named after the former Afghan President inaugurated on Saturday in Kabul for the purpose to serve youth with educational facilities in the country and abroad. The ex-President Hamid Karzai said that this foundation was totally aloof from politics as it will remain absolutely an academic center …
Read More »Fateha organized in Kabul for ANP leader Afzal Khan
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Information and Culture and the Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs jointly arranged Fateha ceremony for the departed soul of the veteran Awami National Party (ANP) leader, Afzal Khan Lala, in Eidgah Mosque in Kabul on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by the former President Hamid …
Read More »Brain-drain discouraging campaign kicked off
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: A month long campaign, entitled ESCAPE “Faraar”, launched on Saturday in Kabul to encourage Afghans to avoid illegal migration to western countries. The campaign was initiated by a number of civil society activists in Kabul to encourage Afghans, particularly young generation, to avoid illegal migration to western …
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