Afghanistan Times
KABUL: Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, chief of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), expressed concern over Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s statement against Pakistan and asked the federal government to address reservations of the neighbouring country, Pakistani media reports. Speaking at a meeting on Sunday, Sherpao said such statements would undermine bilateral relations …
Read More »Norway hosts Afghan officials, Taliban talks
KABUL: A six member Afghan delegation will hold face-to-face meeting with Taliban in Oslo, the capital of Norway, a source privy to the development revealed on Monday. A government official wishing not to be named told Pajhwok Afghan News that deputy foreign minister for political affairs Hikmat Khalil Karzai led …
Read More »World Blood Donor Day observed
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday observed “the World Blood Donor Day” to raise public awareness on the need for safe blood and blood products. The theme of the 2015 World Blood Donor Day was “Thank for saving my …
Read More »MoI seeks global cooperation in war on terror
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 …
Read More »Rasouli nominated to become first female member of High Council of Supreme Court
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 …
Read More »Saba for public cooperation in better management of mines
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 …
Read More »Taliban shadow governor killed in Kunar
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 …
Read More »Reforms in university entrance exam top priority: MoHE
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 …
Read More »Anti-polio drive kicks off in Helmand
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 …
Read More »Meeting education goals
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 …
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