AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Mohammad Hanif Atmar met with Wang Yi, China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Beijing the other day. The two sides held in-depth talks about expansion of bilateral relation, China’s economic cooperation with Afghanistan and fight against terrorism, National Security Council spokesman, Tawab Ghorzang said in …
Read More »33 insurgents killed, 35 wounded in raids: MoD
AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces in different crackdowns across the country during past 24 hours, had killed 33 insurgents and injured 35 other militants, security officials said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a press statement, said that the security forces conducted operations against insurgents in different areas …
Read More »Italy to donate €120m to Afghan development projects
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Afghan and Italian officials signed three economical, infrastructural and cultural cooperation agreements on Tuesday here in Kabul. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin Rabbani during singing ceremony, said that according to the agreements the government of Italy vowed to construct Chest-i-Sharif road in Herat province at …
Read More »Editorial: From bad to worse
Kabul residents saw another bloodbath and another mourning day. It is the story of Afghanistan which is repeated and we have forgotten to count. In a glance across the country, it is hard to get good news. Taliban insurgents under their spring offensive ‘Operation Omari’ have intensified attacks which Kabul …
Read More »Drone strike kills five Daesh terrorists in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: Five fighters of the Islamic State (IS) also known as Daesh, were killed in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Tuesday. The provincial governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani said that the drone was targeted the hideouts of Daesh militants in Shadal locality of Achin district. “The fighters …
Read More »28 killed, 180 wounded in Kabul blast: Police
MoPH says 327 injured were shifted to hospitals By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least 28 people were killed and 180 others mostly civilians injured in Kabul blast on Tuesday morning, officials said. “First an explosives-laden truck was blown up in the Pul-e-Mahmoud Khan neighborhood near a security office and latter an …
Read More »Abdullah postpones Pakistan visit
AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah postponed his official trip to Pakistan after Kabul deadliest attack that killed 30 and wounded 327. Abdullah in his Twitter account said that after initial evidence of Tuesday’s suicide attack in Kabul, he decided to postpone his upcoming official visit to Pakistan. This visit was …
Read More »Afghan-Turk international expo held in Kabul
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) as well as the Afghan and Turkish Industrialists and Trade Association (ATITA) jointly organized the sixth exhibition Tuesday in Kabul. 35 Afghan companies and 25 Turkish firms exhibited their products in 87 booths for four days that includes of electronic …
Read More »Over 200 people wounded in Kabul track bomb
KABUL: Around 24 people have been killed and at least 208 people were wounded in a truck bomb on the VIPs protection unit in the capital Kabul on Tuesday morning. A heavy explosion occurred in front of the unit in the 16th police district of the capital at around 9am, …
Read More »EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE AT RISK FOR CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL – Children in Afghanistan increasingly struggle to access healthcare and education, the UN said in the report released Monday, ‘Education and Healthcare at Risk – Key trends and incidents affecting children’s access to healthcare and education in Afghanistan’. Jointly produced by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and …
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