AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) seeks international cooperation in war against terrorism in Afghanistan. The Minister of Interior, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, in a meeting with some members of blind people’s association said that uprooting the menace of terrorism requires cooperation from regional and world countries. “The war against terrorism is …

AT-KABUL: Anisa Rasouli has been nominated to become the first female member of the High Council of Supreme Court, said a source in the Presidential Palace. President Ghani had pledged during his election campaigns to appoint a woman as a member of the High Council of Supreme Court. According to …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s minerals and petroleum resources management advisory council held its first session on Sunday. The council is expected to cooperate with the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) in better management of natural riches. The council is comprised of representatives of state organizations, civil society, media, members of the …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that the Taliban shadow governor for Kunar was killed along with two senior commanders and 12 fighters on Saturday night. In a press statement issued here, the spy agency said that based on intelligence reports, 15 Taliban fighters including the …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on Sunday said that reforms in the university entrance test had been outlined as top priority in the 100-day action plan. Kankor exam or the university entrance test had been marred by accusations of interference of government officials and warlords in the past. Minster …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Seventh round of anti-polio vaccination drive kicked off in secure areas of southern Helmand province on Sunday. Dr. Abdul Ahad Hazem, a provincial health official, said that 800,000 children up to five years of age will get the drops against the crippling disease. He said that 5,000 …

The country direly needs well-educated citizens to scale new heights of development. The three-decades plus wars and civil strife had barely left the infrastructure intact. What the country had in pre-1979 era has been bombed or burnt to the ground in the years of bloodbath. The Taliban hit the last …

Man dies after being struck by military vehicle, as army launches probe into video of soldiers beating Palestinian man. Israeli soldiers have killed a Palestinian man by running over him with their vehicle during clashes near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, authorities say. Abdallah Ghanaeim, 21, died on Sunday …

KABUL: At least four people, including Ashkamish district chief and director communication, were killed in a mine blast on Sunday in northern Takhar province, an official said. Sunatullah Taimoori, the governor’s spokesman, said district chief Abdul Hamid Haqjo was on his way to a check post in Qara Teepa when …

NEW DELHI: As a first step to grant Indian nationality to nearly two lakh refugees from neighbouring countries, the NDA government has given citizenship to around 4,300 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan and Pakistan in one year. During the entire tenure of UPA-II, the figure stood at 1,023. The citizenship …