By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A staff member for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was gunned down by unknown armed men in northern Balkh province, officials said Monday. ICRC Spokesman, Ahmad Ramin said that “One of our staff was shot this morning in the ICRC orthopedic center of Mazar-i-Sharif …
Read More »AT-KABUL: Substantial changes implemented in judiciary system in eastern Nangarhar province. Following Supreme Court suggestion and approval of Supreme Court high council head of primary courts and judicial personal have been changed in 18 districts in eastern Nangarhar. According to a statement Head of Appeal Court of Nangarhar Abdulwali Qazizada …
Read More »AT-KABUL: At least 21 militants were killed and 18 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. 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 …
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AT-KABUL: A number of Wolesi Jirga members have strongly opposed the new US strategy on Afghanistan and deployment of additional troops in the country. The Members of Parliament in Monday’s session of Wolesi Jirga came hard over the US troops for their airstrikes, targeting civilians. They slammed the National Unity …
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About this Feature Story: The United Nations has a mandate to support the Government of Afghanistan and its citizens in a shared goal of becoming a stable, open, and peaceful nation. The following news feature is meant to tell a human interest story related to how Afghanistan and the UN …
Read More »AT-KABUL: A fierce clash was happened between tribal militia forces and Daesh insurgents in eastern Nangarhar province, resulting into killing of four Daesh rebels, while two others captured, the governor’s spokesman said on Monday. Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News the Daesh or Islamic State militants and members of the …
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In the past years, in 2002, surveys conducted by the UNICEF and the US Centers for Disease Control and Presentation (CDC) reported that Afghan women suffer from the highest levels of maternal mortality in the world, with almost half of all deaths among women aged 15 to 49, coming as …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Two senior government servants in southeastern Paktika province have been held and to be investigated over fraud and corruption charges, reliable sources said on Sunday. A government official who wished to be unidentified told Pajhwok Afghan News, the detained officials were the Economy Department Director and …
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AT-KABUL: Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Sunday said that the grabbing of 3,040 acres of lands prevented in the past six months in the country. MoJ personal succeeded to prevent usurping of 3,040 acres governmental land in the past six months, said MoJ in a press statement. Statement added that …
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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, expressed sorrow and condolences over the death of Nancy H. Dupree, famous American archeologist who was working in Afghanistan for decades. “Mrs. Dupree had greatly served in Afghanistan and had been working here for around 50 years along with her husband Luis Dupree on the …
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