AT-GARDEZ: Participants at UN-backed events in the southeastern provinces of Paktya and Paktika called on community members to work together to support women’s participation in the upcoming elections, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement on Sunday. In two separate public events held in the …
Read More »Army drives Taliban back from 20 Balkh districts
AT-KABUL: Taliban fighters were pushed back during operations launched jointly by the Afghan and US troops in 20 villages of the Chahar Bolak district in the northern province of Balkh, the army’s 209 Shaheen corps said Sunday. The military corps said in a statement that during the Operation Walid 5 …
Read More »Schooling reforms needed to improve learning process
By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA-Government funded schools take on the largest number of students from grade one to grade twelve across the country, and Ministry of Education is the largest employer in Afghanistan. Thousands of schools are run by the Ministry across the country. Thousands of teachers and school administrative staffs …
Read More »China-India’s Afghanistan projects benefit region
AT-KABUL: Afghan government believes that China and India’s big economic projects are not only in the benefit of Kabul, but also the region would enjoy them. India and China reportedly reached agreement over implementing big economic projects in Afghanistan in Indian prime minister’s recent visit to Beijing. They are said …
Read More »Police include counter-narcotics Nosrat operational plan
AT-KABUL: The counter-narcotics have been included the Nosrat operational plan carried out by police, army and intelligence agency, the interior ministry said Sunday. The Nosrat operation began in mid March and is going on in 34 provinces against the Taliban militants. The ministry said that the counter-narcotics plan was also …
Read More »National procurement authority
By Ahmad Sahil-First, NPA stands for National Procurement Authority. It’s one of the biggest procurement office in Afghanistan, where all the mega contracts take place and are approved on the basis of decision by committee. In accordance with16 decree of H.E. President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dr. Mohammad Ashraf …
Read More »83 insurgents killed in military raids
AT-KABUL: At least 83militants were killed and81others wounded in joint military crackdowns within past days. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted joint operations against …
Read More »Voter registration a slow process: Electoral body
AT-KABUL: The Independent Election Commission said Sunday that the voter registration for the upcoming legislative election was heading in a slow process with only 60,000 to 75,000 people registering every day across the country. A member of the commission, Sayed Hafizullah Hashemi, said they were not satisfied with the process, …
Read More »Editorial: India-China set to help Afghanistan
There is no doubt that the two time-tested and ironed brothers of Afghanistan, India and China is two Asian giants with helping the war-hit country at highest level with relationships is growing stronger and stronger by passing each day. Despite there are some quarrel, but Beijing and New Delhi being …
Read More »Blast leaves 5 injured in east
AT-KABUL: At least five civilians took injuries after a three-wheeled motorbike laden with explosives went off near a mosque used as voter registration center in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday morning. A gubernatorial spokesperson, Ataullah Khogianai said a three-wheelerloaded with explosive materials detonated near a mosque that was used as …
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