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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: In a bid to decrease the heavy crimes in the country, lawmakers in the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday called on President Ashraf Ghani to implement his commitments for execution of the criminals. MP Abdul Raman Rahmani, said that 631 criminals were sentenced to death …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday commemorated the International Day of Midwife under the theme of ‘Women and Newborns: the Heart of Midwifery’ in Kabul. The MoPH says that Afghanistan is still one of the 73 countries which have the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Election Watch Organization of Afghanistan on Wednesday criticized the government for delaying the electoral reforms, warning that the government would fail to run parliamentary election this year. “By further delay in electoral reforms, running of parliamentary election and implementation of reform process will be impossible,” said Jandad …

AT-KABUL: Nine Taliban insurgents were killed and 19 others wounded in the joint clearance operations across the country in the past 24 hours, ministry of defense said Wednesday. It said in a statement that the operations were launched by security and defense forces in a number of districts in Laghman, …

The political transition in Afghanistan in 2014 has led to a turbulent phase in that war-torn country and the withdrawal of foreign forces has resulted in high civilian and police casualties. Radha Kumar, the Director General of the Delhi Policy Group (DPG), a think tank, is of the view that …

Pakistan is rejecting Afghan demands for military action against Taliban commanders within Pakistan and emphasizes the need to continue talks for a settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan. In Islamabad Tuesday, Pakistani foreign policy adviser Sartaj Aziz dismissed demands by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that Pakistan evict Taliban insurgents through …

AT-KABUL: The former president of Afghanistan in his recent visit to Moscow said that the United States and its allies must cooperate with Russia, China, India and Iran to bring long lasting peace and stability to Afghanistan. Addressing the fifth conference on international security, hosted by the Ministry of Defense …

On May 3, journalists across the globe commemorate the World Press Freedom Day with the hope that one day their respective governments would hear their voice and pay heed to their problems. They are optimistic that one day their rights will be protected and respected. Rights of media-persons are suppressed …

AT-KABUL:  Commander for a group of the Taliban insurgents was killed along with six of his companions in the southern Zabul province, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday. The commander has been identified as Ahmad Agha, who was active mostly in the Meezan district, where he and his comrades …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah says that nobody has the right to create barrier ahead of media across the country. “No one has the right to call to media outlets and push them to censor publication and broadcasting,” Abdullah said Tuesday on the occasion of the World Press …