AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, met with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” conference in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan the other day. Ban felicitated Abdullah on peaceful transfer of power in …

AT-KABUL: The chairman and members of Baloch youth council in Afghanistan called on ex-President Hamid Karzai here on Wednesday. Members of the council strongly denounced signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). They applauded Hamid Karzai for his wise …

By Ahmad Siyar Yazdani-After eight years that private higher education institutes are operating in Afghanistan, concerns have now been raised about performance of the education institutions in the society. Recent findings show that out of more than hundred private higher education institutions in Kabul and other provinces, none has a …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is mulling to review Aynak copper mine’s contact within next 100 days. While briefing media-men on the ministry’s action plan 100 days, The Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Daud Shah Saba, said that the contracted company hasn’t started extraction of …

When it comes to militant attacks, governmental departments, security institutes, foreign missions, aid agencies, funerals, hotels and guesthouses are not alone. Education sector is also in the crosshair of anti-Afghanistan forces. Closure of schools, acquiring and exploitation of children for terrorism, attacks on teachers and now poisoning of students in …

KABUL: Another 18 female students have been hospitalized after falling ill in the Panjab district of central Bamyan province, an official said. The students belonged to the Akhzarart Girls School and were being treated at the district’s hospital. Abu Zar Mutaqi, the Panjab hospital’s director, told Pajhwok Afghan News four …

KABUL: Taliban militants fired a rocket into the Bagram airfield, leaving one American civilian dead, NATO said on Wednesday. The allies’ Resolute Support (RS) media office said that militants had attacked the airfield with rockets two days ago, that left one American civilian seriously wounded. The source said that the …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban militants have kidnapped four civilians in Gailan district of Ghazni province the other day, said an official. The Deputy Governor of the province, Muhammad Ali Ahmadi, said two women and a child were travelling to Ghazni city when they were stopped by the Taliban. The Taliban militants …

AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, stressed that water should be utilized as a source of friendship and economic integration. Addressing the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” 2005-2015 Conference in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan, Abdullah said that Afghanistan is in a unique …

AT-KABUL: At least 324 schoolteachers have received residential plots in Istalif district of Kabul province, said officials on Tuesday. The Education Minister, Asadullah Hanif Balkhi, Minister of Urban Development, Sayid Mansur Sadat Nadiri, a number of lawmakers and the governor of Kabul were the attendants of the ceremony where the …