Historically close, ties today are being driven forward by many shared interests. By M. Ashraf Haidari: India remains an integral part of Afghanistan’s steady progress in institutionalizing peace, pluralism, and prosperity. Ties between Afghanistan and India go beyond the traditionally strong relations at the government level. Since time immemorial, the peoples of …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief of the Women Affairs Directorate of Daikundi said that cases of girls fleeing forced marriages in the province have increased. Zakia Razai said that forced marriages cause girls to leave homes in order to marry a person of their choice. She furthered that it is hard …
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The Obama administration has included Afghanistan in the list of major drug producing countries. The US President Barack Obama acknowledges that Afghanistan has remained the world’s largest poppy producer in the last 15 years, but gave us no clue about the spread. Most probably he wanted to blanked the fact …
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AT-KABUL: At least four people, including the chief of district police crime branch, were killed and 41 injured in a suicide car bomb attack in Paghman district of Kabul on Wednesday morning. The Kabul police spokesman Ebadullah Karimi said that a suicide bomber rammed an explosive filled vehicle into the …
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Market for over $4 billion food is available in Afghanistan: Agriculture Minister By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A 7-day Afghan food product’s exhibition inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition was organized by Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) in collaboration with Afghanistan Expo Center in Shahr-e-Naw. Afghan food products and beverages were …
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Afghanistan is the worst victim of extremism and terrorism. From the godless Taliban to profane Islamic State, the terrorists have waged war not only against the government but civilians as well. Despite that the Afghan government has put the daunting task of improving law and order situation on the back …
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AT-KABUL: Spokesman to the former President Hamid Karzai, Aimal Faizi, rejected the allegations that Karzai had ordered security officials not to attack a training center of the Taliban militants in central Logar province. Police Chief of Logar province, Daud Ahmadi, had recently told BBC that he has evidence showing that …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Minister of Water and Energy on Tuesday said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had shown its interest to provide funds for construction of Kamal Khan, Kajaki and Dahla dams. Addressing a press conference here, Ali Ahmad Osmani said that the three major dams are part of the …
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AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) has decided to deploy 1,000 more local policemen in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Chief of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) department at the MoI, General Ali Shah Ahmadzai, said the decision is aimed to improve law and order situation in the …
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AT-KABUL: Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi, who has dedicated her life to bringing education to refugee girls in Pakistan, has won the 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. According to a press statement of the UNHCR issued here, AqeelaAsifi, 49-year old, is being recognized for her brave and tireless dedication to …
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