AT-KABUL: South Korea offered 150 short-term scholarships to the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) in the field of public administration. South Korean Ambassador in Kabul, Cha Young Chul, awarded the scholarships and some teaching materials to the General Director of IARCSC Ahmad Mushahid in a ceremony held …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Budget for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) could not be approved by the Wolesi Jirga due to lack of quorum. The budget would be put for approval next week. Some lawmakers had differences over legality of the CEO office as well. Shukria Barekzai, an MP from Kabul, …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Clashes between security forces and the Taliban militants have ended in northwestern Badghis province, said reports on Wednesday. According to reports, the clashes occurred between border forces and the Taliban rebels in Balamurghab district of the province. Quoted by Radio Azadi, Mirwais Mirzakwal, spokesman for acting governor …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic on Wednesday said that more efforts should be made to protect civilians in Afghanistan as militants are trying to intensify their subversive activates here. Simonovic spent the past week in Kabul, Nangarhar and Kapisa provinces. Speaking at …
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KABUL: A member of Daesh group strongly condemned Nangrahar massacre on Wednesday and blamed regional intelligence for the devastating bombing. Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News from undisclosed location, Maulvi Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost—a self-proclaimed leader of Daesh, rejected Daesh involvement in Nangarhar massacre. “We strongly condemned the attack and Daesh …
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KABUL: Police have arrested 57 Afghan nationals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reports on Wednesday. It said that afghan nationals were apprehended during search operation for not having legal documents. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is situated close to the Afghan border where Afghan mostly travels for treatment …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After continues condemnations and protest demonstration across the country against the government for being too slow to release the 31 abducted passengers, finally President Ashraf Ghani has broke his silence and said the government has spent $6 million dollars to secure safe release of the abductees. Talking …
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Kabul hails Chinese president visit to Islamabad Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi KABUL:Welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday said the meetings between Chinese and Pakistani leaders would help the Afghan peace process. Spokesman of the foreign ministry Ahmad ShekibMustaghni in his weekly …
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KABUL: A renowned journalist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rahimullah Yousufzai said that Pakistan should exert whatever influence it has over the Afghan Taliban to help the Afghan peace process as the region cannot afford more bloodshed. Talking to The Oslo Times, he said that though success of the negotiations between the …
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By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) and Afghan-Turkish Industrialists & Traders Association (ATSIAD)jointly organized the 5th Afghan–Turk International Expo here in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition would be open to visitors for four days. The exhibition aims to boost trade ties between the two countries, finding …
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