KABUL:Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development says it has provided about one million people with drinkable water through implementing 402 water projects across the country. The ministry said Sunday in a statement that the projects include 248 water supply networks, 925 deep wells, 7,800 meter long canals and 3,300 cubic …
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KABUL: Second Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danish seriously criticizes the Independent Election Commission and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission performances, accusing them of what he says “hurting public trust”. Danesh on Sunday claimed that “widespread corruption” in the two electoral bodies caused the government and people lose their trust in them, …
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KABUL: In another bold move to curb crime and gun violence, the Interior Ministry has ruled that only registered companies paying taxes to the finance ministry will be issued weapon permits. MoI will issue weapons license only to those individuals registered in the tax payers of the MoF, said a …
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KABUL: A Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan, Qari Tajuddin, and 20 other militants were killed in a raid, the military said Sunday. A special unit of the Afghan forces launched a preemptive operation against insurgents in Ozari village of Khwaja Sabz posh district, which as result Taliban commander Qari Tajudin …
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KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has built this year over 30,000 kitchen gardens for impoverished women in order to bolster economic status of vulnerable women across the country. Aiming empowerment of poor women and creating food safety among families, the MAIL has established kitchen garden green …
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KABUL: After International Human Rights Commission accused defense minister Asadullah Khalid of committing human rights violations, a prominent member of parliament came in Khalid’s defense and dismissed all the allegations. A member of the parliament’s complaints commission, Obaidullah Barekzai, on Sunday brushed off accusations slung against defense minister, describing him …
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KABUL: Afghan forces have killed 10 Islamic State terrorists inside a village in western Badghis province during a raid which led to the arrest of 16 other extremists, the military said on Sunday. Afghan defense and security forces launched the operation in ChashmeSher village of Jawand district of Badghis, which …
Read More »KABUL: Two suspected gangsters in Kabul were charged on Sunday after coordinated arrests aimed at breaking up a sprawling drug smuggling operation. National Directorate of Security – NDS – said an intelligence special unit in a joint operation with the police arrested two smugglers in Kabulwith 70kilograms of drugsin possession. …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The first meeting of “India – Central Asia” Dialogue with participation of Afghanistan at the Ministerial level took place on Sunday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in the meeting, where they reaffirmed the willingness for cooperation, mutual support, joint …
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AT-PESHAWAR: Manzoor Pashteen Chief of Pakhtoon Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has demanded exemplary punishment to ex-Karachi police officer Mr. Rao Anwaar who was not only responsible for killing of Naqeeb Ullah Mehsud but also found guilty in killing of over 440 innocent people in fake encounters. Manzoor made the demand while …
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