AT-KABUL: A child was killed and three children and a woman were injured Thursday afternoon in blast triggered by an improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Achin district of Nangarhar. The teenage girl was killed and a woman and three other children were injured after the mine placed in a garbage …
Read More »‘We don’t want Afghanistan plunged into chaos’: Sayyaf
AT-KABUL: Jihadi leader and head of Dawat Islamic party, Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf on Thursday in a press conference reiterated that he and his party and political allies don’t want the country to plunge into chaos and crises, but government have to do its best to pave the ground for …
Read More »Afghan Govt expressed concern over Trump’s Jerusalem decision
AT-KABUL- The National Unity government expressed its “deep concerns” over US president, Donald Trump’s recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel and said the decision hurt feelings of the entire Muslim world and puts the peace efforts in middle east in danger. “The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan taking …
Read More »Mujeeb ready for this stage – Ahmadzai
In a national side with a pair of IPL stars, the talk of the town following Afghanistan’s thumping 138-run win over Ireland on Tuesday was not Rashid Khan or Mohammad Nabi but 16-year-old debutant offspinner Mujeeb Zadran. Following in the footsteps of Rashid and left-arm wristspinner Zahir Khan, Mujeeb became …
Read More »‘50 percent of Afghan drugs trafficked via Pakistan’
AT-KABUL: The government claimed that most of drug from Afghanistan is trafficked through the neighboring countries, with half through Pakistan and 25 percent through Iran. Interior Minister, Wais Barmak said Wednesday that four percent of the narcotics are smuggled through the airports and the rest via the northern borders. Afghanistan …
Read More »9.5 tons of narcotics torched in Kabul
AT-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said that over 9.5 tons of narcotics torched in Kabul. A press statement issued by CJTF said that over 8.5 tons of the torched narcotics war related to big cases of smuggling, which was prosecuted by CJTF and the …
Read More »Specific policy to protect children enforced: MoD
AT-KABUL: Ministries of Defense and Interior in joint venture developed and signed the Child Protection policy in order to protect children in the country on Wednesday. This policy aimed to protect children from adverse effects of armed conflict and to prevent “all forms” of violence against children a as well …
Read More »Indonesia can play important role in peace efforts: Khalili
AT-KABUL: Indonesia as the biggest Islamic country, can play an important role in the peace efforts in Afghanistan, said Mohammad Karim Khalili, head of the high peace council. Khalili who was detailing reporters about the peace council leadership’s recent visit to Jakarta, thanked the Indonesian government and people for their …
Read More »Editorial: Child soldiers—not tolerable
Children in military forces may take one of three distinct roles: children can take direct part in hostilities as child soldiers; they can be used in support roles such as porters, spies, messengers, lookouts; or they can be used for political advantages as human shields or in propaganda. Throughout history …
Read More »Abdali meets SEWA officials, Afghan women trainees in New Delhi
AT-KABUL: Afghan Ambassador to India, Dr. Sahida Mohammad Abdali met with officials from Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) accompanied by 32 Afghan women entrepreneurs in Balkh Hall of the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi said in a statement. Thirty-two Afghan women are part of …
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