AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in collaboration with the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MoCN) and other relevant organizations had collected 350 drug users last night in Pul-e Sukhta area of Kabul city. The addicts were transferred in ambulances to the newly established rehabilitation center. The addicts would get free …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 32 Daesh militants were killed and some others sustained injuries when Afghan Air Force (AAF) pounded their hideouts in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, said officials on Sunday. The Achin district chief, Haji Ghalib Mujahid, told Pajhwok Afghan News that AAF airstrikes struck Daesh …
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AT-KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday strongly condemned the recent suicide attacks in Kabul and Paktika provinces. “Killing of innocent people in public areas is against Islamic teachings,” a statement from the presidential palace quoted Ghani as saying. He furthered that killing innocent people is a big crime which …
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Niazi believes Mullah Mansour is dead AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: On the first day of the New Year, the two factions within Taliban have agreed to a ceasefire and prisoners exchange, sources said. The leaders of the two rival groups met in Quetta city of Baluchistan. According to Aljazeera, the representatives …
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Afghan soccer team had registered landmark victory in the semi-final of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup Championship while hammering Sri Lanka. Afghanistan is all set to repeat the previous edition’s final with the time-tested friend India. After beating Sri Lanka with 5-0 the Afghan team to face India in …
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AT-KABUL: About 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Saturday, creating panic among the masses. However, there was no immediate report of damage or casualty. According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.3 on the Richter scale. However, the State Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs said that …
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AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Protection and Stability Council (APSC), a major opposition party in the country, called on the government to hold the Wolesi Jirga and district council elections in early 2016. In a media statement issued by APSC, the party said that elections should be held in early 2016 not …
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As the Liberals work to fulfill an ambitious pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in just a few months, there’s one member of the Trudeau cabinet who knows more about the experience than most. Maryam Monsef, the woman who is tasked with creating a fairer way to elect a federal …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah plans to visit Iran soon and would discuss issues of mutual interests as well as key regional and international developments with senior Iranian officials, sources said. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, a high-ranking Iranian delegation, including the ministries …
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AT-KABUL: The Embassy of United States in Kabul opened an English and computer center for the female staff of the Ministry of Counter Narcotics on Saturday to enhance their capacity building. The training center was inaugurated by Salamat Azami, Minister of counter narcotics. She said that 30 female staff would …
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