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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, on Tuesday said that he would accept no compromise that affects the capability of the Afghan police, vowing that they would leave no stone unturned to prevent possible threats by militants in upcoming spring season. He told this in the first …
Read More »Gunmen plunder houses, beat locals in Ghor: Residents
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: More than 100 gunmen led by Abdul Aziz, an attorney in Tolak district of western Ghor province, commander Mohammad and Mullah Noor, members of Guzar tribe, have started beating residents and plundering houses in the district for the past 10 days, said a number of local residents. …
Read More »Women’s rights violations: Govt urged to end culture of impunity
AT-KABUL: Terming rule of law and implementation of the Constitution as the main way to overcome violence against women in the country, a number of women’s rights organizations on Tuesday prodded the government to punish perpetrators of violence against women and end culture of impunity in Afghanistan. A session organized …
Read More »Talks on electoral bodies overhaul underway: Rahimi
AT-KABUL: Spokesman to the chief executive officer (CEO) said that talks between President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah are underway to bring reforms in the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC). Mujeebur Rahman Rahimi told newsmen that complete overhaul of the IEC and IECC is …
Read More »Govt’s spokespeople urged to allow media access to information
Absence of coordination among spokespersons results in obscurity, says CEO’s spokesman AT-KABUL: Spokesman to the country’s chief executive officer on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over poor coordination among government spokespeople and problems created by the spokespersons for media. In a conference attended by spokespersons working in government departments, Mujeebur Rahman …
Read More »Overcoming Afghan conundrum: Inte’l community role crucial, says Mutasim
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Mullah Agha Jan Mutasim, a former key Taliban leader (now considered to be a moderate Taliban leader) has urged the international community to adopt substantial measures to resolve the Afghanistan’s imbroglio. The ex-Taliban Finance Minster in his message on 15 February—a day that marks pullout of former …
Read More »Canadian Red Cross donates 17 vehicles to ARCS
AT-KABUL: The Canadian Red Cross donated 17 vehicles to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) aimed at providing transportation facilities to people living in remote parts of the country. Keys of the vehicles were handed over by the representatives of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) …
Read More »Joint Afghan-Iran trade fair kicks off in Kabul
Tehran urged to revise tariff policies, facilitate Afghan traders AT-KABUL: The second joint Afghan-Iran trade fair, organized by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in cooperation with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, was kicked off here on Tuesday. The exhibition will continue for four days. Several and …
Read More »Burns complications: 79 children fly to Germany for treatment
AT-KABUL: Seventy-nine Afghan children were sent to Germany for medical treatment in Peace Village Hospital, the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said here on Tuesday. Director of International Relations and Dissemination at the ARCS, Samia Afzali, said that Afghan children suffering from bone diseases and burn injuries were sent to …
Read More »24 killed, eight injured as suicide bombers storm Logar police headquarter
AT-KABUL: In a well-coordinated attack, several suicide bombers on Tuesday afternoon stormed the Logar police headquarter killing at least 20 policemen and leaving eight others seriously injured. A group of four bombers, wearing police uniform, attacked the police headquarter in Pul-e-Alam, capital city of Logar province, when policemen were gathered …
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