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AT-KABUL:  The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Monday signed an agreement with a Canadian company to kick off the technical feasibility studies of railway in Turghundi Port in Heart province. Mahmoud Baligh, the public works minister, told newsmen that the project was part of the corridor of the Central …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi on Monday said that the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) had counted the Afghan government’s recent performances positive. “Following mutual commitments, the JCMB assessment was positive regarding the performances of the government of Afghanistan in the past seven months,” Hakimi said. Addressing …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health   and the   UNICEF inaugurated   the new regional   vaccine storage in Kandahar to provide health facilities for the Immunization Program. The new building will enable Kandahar health department to provide and enhance the quality immunization services for children and women in 48 districts of Kandahar, Helmand, …

AT-KABUL: The disaster management authority with the cooperation of aid organizations, distributed foodstuff and other essentials to 700 families displaced froms their houses in the northern Kunduz province, local officials said Monday. Provincial Governor Asadullah Omarkhail said that the families had been displaced because an operation was ongoing against the …

AT-KABUL: Eighteen armed insurgents were killed in separate raids in the north and south of the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Monday. In a   press   release,   Ministry   of   Defense   (MoD)   said   that   the   security   forces conducted operations against the insurgents in different areas of Baghlan, Uruzgan …

Afghanistan needs $550m to clean 611 square kilometer area infested with landmines: Wais Barmak By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Office (SMDM), Wais Barmak, on Sunday said that landmines and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) are still killing and wounding 112 innocent people on monthly …

AT-KABUL: UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, at a regional counter-terrorism meeting held in Kabul on Sunday, said that threat from increasing terrorist activities in the region can be countered through regional cooperation and coordination, including effective joint action strategies. He urged partners to live up to their …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Sunday said that a teenage would be suicide bomber was detained in Kabul City. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives succeeded in arresting a 17 years old boy, who planned to carry out suicide attack in …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on Sunday announced the results of Kankor (university entrance exam). Around 58,317 students have found way to public universities and 40,696 applicants succeeded in securing seats in the semi-government higher educational institutes. Totally, 200,000 students appeared in the university entrance …

The second largest militant group, Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), on Saturday assured Afghan people and the government that it would respect women’s rights after reconciliation. The Gulbuddin Hekmatyar-led party also vowed it would not compromise on the achievements made over past 14 years. The party which is not far from reaching …