By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Central Bank announced Sunday that it would put $200-300 million on sell in a couple of weeks to prevent the Afghani currency from dropping against foreign currencies in the market. “In order to prevent the drop of Afghani value against foreign currency particularly the US dollar, …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Afghanistan Freedom House (AFH) on Sunday said that 1.95 million of state lands have been grabbed by powerful individuals in 18 provinces in the past 10 years. Shah Hussain Murtazawi, head of the AFH told newsmen that they conducted a three-month search on usurpation of …
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AT-KABUL: Forty children treated in the Germany’s Peace Village Hospital returned home on Sunday, an official of the Afghan Red Crescent Society said. “These children were suffering from broken-bone disease and it was not possible to treat them at home,” Mohammad Taib Yousufzai said. “After six months and one year periods of free …
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AT-KABUL: Twenty-three Taliban insurgents were killed and five others injured in a clearance operation lunched by security forces Sunday in the Argo district of the northern Badakhshan province, ministry of interior said. “The security forces also arrested nine insurgents and seized a large number of ammunition in the militants’ hideouts,” …
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Greek police say Macedonia has closed its southern border with Greece to Afghan migrants, allowing entry only for Iraqis and Syrians. Macedonian authorities reportedly said that Serbia has done the same on its southern border with Macedonia. Macedonian police started restricting the flow of migrants across the Greek-Macedonian border Saturday, …
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Afghanistan reinvigorated their hopes of qualifying for the main round of the Asia Cup T20 with a thrilling three-wicket win over Oman in Fatullah on Saturday. The star of the show was Dawlat Zadran, who clubbed two consecutive sixes in the final over bowled by left-arm spinner Ajay Lalcheta as …
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According the US Air Force an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft crashed at a base in southern Afghanistan yesterday. The incident is not suspected to be of a hostile nature and no casualties have been reported. In a statement, Captain Bryan L Bouchard said the MQ-9 Reaper went down at Kandahar Airfield. …
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By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Hinting to the droughts and decreasing agricultural products, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday pledged to bring water management by putting restrictions to water flow in order to improve agricultural productions through irrigation system. Addressing the fourth promotion and development of agriculture conference in Kabul, Ghani said …
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AT-KABUL: 25 Taliban insurgents were killed and 10 others were received injuries in different operations conducted by Afghan security forces during past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. “Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has conducted operations against insurgents in …
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Earlier this month the government has said that it expected to hold face-to-face talks with the Taliban representatives by the end of February. The statement was issued by the spokesman of foreign ministry following the third round of the four-nation talks called (Quadrilateral Coordination Group) meetings in Pakistan’s capital city, …
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