AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said that it will establish new health facilities in uncovered rural areas across the country. “Based on findings of 2015 health survey, despite some improvements in the health services, still the ministry faced some critical challenges,” Public Health Minister, Ferozuddin Feroz …
Read More »Scores of countries back Afghanistan’s economic scheme for ‘Brussels Summit’
AT-KABUL: Ambassadors from twenty regional countries and delegations from international organization have put their weights behind economic scheme of the Afghan government for Brussels Summit. They announced their support in a joint session on Wednesday, held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani, told session that …
Read More »ANP repulse Taliban attack in Ghazni
Notorious militant commander killed AT-KABUL: Notorious Taliban commander Mirza was killed in retaliation by the Afghan National Police (ANP) on late Tuesday in the volatile Ghazni province. According to a media statement issued by the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday here, the militant commander was killed along with his two …
Read More »64 insurgents killed in joint ops
AT-KABUL: Sixty-four militants were killed and 38 others 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) has conducted joint clearance operations …
Read More »How Afghanistan is bringing cricket to Germany
Increasing numbers of Afghan refugees are stoking an interest in the game in their new adopted land “The Taliban killed my father. There was danger for me too.” Niamatullah, a short but firmly built boy of 17, pauses as he speaks about his journey from Afghanistan to SG Findorff club …
Read More »Universities need updated curriculum: Rana Think Tank
AT-KABUL: Educational experts told the Rana Think Tank session on Monday that the government must work for a unified and updated curriculum in order to boost up education quality across the country. The think-tank participants believed that students use handwritten old notes to learn lessons, because printed textbooks are not …
Read More »Karzai: nobody can hurt Afghans’ unity
AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai says that Afghanistan is the joint home for every Afghan and nobody was allowed to hurt the unity and solidarity of Afghan people. Karzai’s office reported that he said these words in a meeting with a number of the youth and civil society activists from …
Read More »Three suicide bombers killed by own bomb
AT-KABUL: Three suicide bombers were killed by their handmade explosive device in the Bagram district of Parwan province, officials confirmed Tuesday. District police chief Ahmad Khan Ahmadzai told media that these three suicide bombers attempted to target one of the important institutions in Parwan province. He added that the terrorists …
Read More »Editorial: Terror sponsor
It is an open secret that Pakistan is godfather of different terrorist outfits, including but not limited to the Taliban, Haqqani Network, Jaish-e-Muhammad, al-Qaeda, Harkatul Mujahideen, and Daesh. Documents have been recovered from Daesh fighters, showing they receive command from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to wage war against Afghanistan generally …
Read More »68 insurgents killed in operations
AT-KABUL: Sixty-eight Taliban fighters were killed and 36 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, officials said. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense said that the national army with the cooperation of the national police and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted operations against …
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