By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) said that construction work over the much needed Kamal Khan Dam is underway, but insecurity was a major challenge. The MoEW expressed its concerns over insecurity in Nimroz province where the dam is located. The ministry urged the law …

The British embassy in Iran has reopened, nearly four years after it was closed. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is attending a ceremony in Tehran with Iranian diplomats to mark the reopening. Iran is simultaneously reopening its embassy in London. The UK embassy was closed in 2011 after it was stormed …

Fighter jet crashes into busy main road after it fails to pull out of loop manoeuvre during exhibition. A military jet taking part in a British airshow has crashed into a busy main road, killing seven people and injuring 15 others. The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, which was participating in …

Hard on the heel of the deadliest blast in Shah Shaheed locality, yet Kabul is rocked by another deadliest blast. The blast, believed to be a car-bombing, has triggered alarms across the capital and it is feared AfPak ties will reach a new low. There are contrasting reports about the …

AT-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) foiled a terror bid by recovering a huge amount of explosive materials. The NDS in a statement said that their operatives seized around 6,000 kilograms of explosive materials in Paktika province. The explosives were brought from South Waziristan to be used in a deadly …

AT-KABUL: Thousands of residents and civil society activists of Northern Jawzjan province stage a protest demonstration against Pakistan. The protestors expressed their support to Afghan security forces and slammed the double standard policy of Pakistan towards Afghanistan. The protests come after a wave of deadly terrorist attacks in Kabul, cross-Durand …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces have retaken control of Kohistanat district of Sar-e-Pul province, said a local official. Muhammad Asef Jabarkhel, the Police Chief of Sar-e-Pul province, said that security forces in cooperation with local people regained control of the center of the province around two days ago. The entire district …

AT-KABUL: At least 148 Taliban militants have been killed in a large-scale operations launched by Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province around 20 days ago, said an official source. The Commander of 201st Selab Military Corps Muhammad Zaman Waziri and Police of Chief of Nangarhar province Fazel Ahmad Sherzad …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Emphasizing on promotion of the local products for economic growth, the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) on Saturday said that despite adequate capacities for production of goods at local level, Afghanistan is still a consumer country. Chief of the AISA claimed that annually hundreds of millions …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Special Electoral Reforms Commission (SERC) on Saturday said 90 percent electorates want reforms in the country’s electoral system. In a meeting with the members of Meshrano Jirga, Chief of the SERC, Shah Sultan Aakifi, said that in meetings with the elders, civil society activists, political parties …