AT-KABUL: At least seven people injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a vehicle of border police in southern Kandahar province, said a local official on Monday. Samim Khpalwak, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said that the suicide blast killed seven people, including two policemen and five …
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AT-KABUL: Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Monday discussed proposals from six foreign airways companies for winning the contract of air control. The ACAA said in a statement that the consultative meeting exchanged views on different aspects and conditions of the contract with representatives of the companies. Names of the …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following reports that the United Arab Emirates has deported Afghan investors in Dubai and other cities of the kingdom, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday said the decision will be implemented on illegal Afghan workers, not traders. The MoFA said that has summoned the UAE …
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AT-KABUL: Work on the second lane of Torkham-Jalalabad road was resumed on Monday after a long-time delay. A ceremony was held in Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province to resume work on construction of second lane of the road. The ceremony was attended by a large number of people including …
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AT-KABUL: Alokozay Group of Companies (AGC) on Monday signed a sponsorship agreement with Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) that will financially support the board for upcoming 10 years. Chief Executive of ACB, Shafiqullah Stanikzai, head of Alokozai Group marketing Mirwais Siyal, deputy executive chief of the ACB Dost Mohammad Nazari, the …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As concerns loom over delay in trial of 19 policemen allegedly involved in Farkhunda’s case, the primary court on Monday announced that would decide about the policeman today (Tuesday). Head of the primary court, Safiullah Mujaddidi, said the reason behind the delay was high volume of dossiers …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief of the Qaumi Watan Party, a neo-nationalist political party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), urged the government of Pakistan to promote bilateral trade ties further with Afghanistan. At a party meeting in Charsadda district of KP, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said the other day that the Nawaz-led …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday said that operations against militants are underway in 26 different parts of the country. These areas are labeled as “high threat” on the security chart. Operation Chief at the defense ministry, Gen. Afzal Aman, said that insurgents had carried out 1,600 …
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AT Monitoring Desk: KABUL: In a bid to enhance bilateral ties further in the sphere of security and policy-making, Afghan and Iranian officials inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic studies. The MoU was signed at a joint seminar in Tehran by the chief of Afghan Ministry of Foreign …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said that due to accessibility of women to the healthcare services, maternal mortality rate has been decreased five percent in Afghanistan. Speaking at the International Day of the Midwife, Deputy Minister of Public Health said that increase in number …
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