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The National Unity Government (NUG) deliberately wants to have its name bandied about because it looks upon the international community’s support as the be-all and end-all of its existence. Apathy is the besetting sin of our leaders. But, as ill-luck would have it, healthy criticism is at a sad discount. …

AT-KABUL: The New Beginning Network launched its second discussion as part of the “Academic Discourse Series 2016” with scholars, intellectuals and members of civil society in Kabul and urged the government to include positive cultural values in its national development strategies for peace, national unity and sustainable economic development. Dr …

AT-KABUL: The Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, had nodded to participate in the four-nation brokered Afghan peace talks, likely to be held in Pakistan, the group said in a media statement on Sunday. The Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG), comprising of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China, had …

AT-KABUL: The first round of the university entrance test was kicked off Saturday in Kabul universities, followed by the exams held in the provinces. Minister of Higher Education Farida Mohmand said that 43,000 high school graduates had enrolled for the test, but 45,000 ones were expected to attend in Kabul …

AT-KABUL: Taliban released the 11 civilians they had taken hostage in the northern Sar-e-Pul province, an official said Saturday. Taliban dragged these people out of a bus and took them last week in the Sayyad district. They were travelling to the provincial capital which is also called Sar-e-Pul. “They were …

AT-KABUL: The first six specialist doctors to graduate from the French Medical Institute for Children’s (FMIC) Postgraduate Medical Education Programme have been awarded certificates of specialization on Saturday by Minister of Public Health Ferozuddin Feroz and Dean of Aga Khan University Medical College Professor Farhat Abbas. According to a press …

AT-KABUL: In order to help Afghan citizens to fight corruption and garner support for stronger government action against corruption, the European Union delegation in Afghanistan on Saturday launched its 2016 anti-corruption campaign. The campaign will continue for seven weeks and culminates with high-level conference in early May. The EU in …

Afghanistan has roared into the main draw of the World Twenty20 with an emphatic 59-run victory over Zimbabwe in a first round Group B match. Mohammad Shahzad (40) gave Afghanistan a flying start on Saturday before Mohammad Nabi (52) and Samiullah Shenwari (43) added 98 runs off 64 balls to …

As usual, it is not easy to choose news about events in Pakistan over the last one or two weeks for making comments. The deadly terrorist attack on a court premise in Shabqadar (Charsada), after a similarly bloody  attack on Bacha Khan University in the same district some time back, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States of America added two members of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor in the list of global terrorists. “The State Department has designated Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under second 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) …