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AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) vowed to pave the ground for development of carpet weaving. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hamayun Rasa, said that he has devised special plans for development of carpet weaving industry in Afghanistan. However, he said that the ministry will focus on …

The decks have been cleared for India to deliver four MI 25 attack helicopters to Afghanistan this month, signalling a decisive shift in New Delhi’s approach on supplying lethal offensive systems to Kabul. Until now, India had confined itself only to providing training and non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan, largely due …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The annual “Heart of Asia’ summit aimed at shoring up support for peace and security development kicked off  in Islamabad the capital city of Pakistan where Afghan and Pakistani officials reaffirmed their desire for durable peace in the region as well as in the world. Tawab Ghorzang, …

AT-KABUL: The first four-day electronic expo has been inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition was organized in Afghanistan Expo Center (AEC) in Shahr-e-Naw, where different electric and electronic equipments were showcased in 60 booths. Some 15 of the booths were displaying domestic products. The Deputy Head of Afghanistan Investment …

AT-KABUL: At least 54 Taliban fighters have been killed in infighting in western Herat province, said a local official. Ehsanullah Hayat, spokesman for the provincial governor office, told Afghanistan Times that some 54 militants have been killed in fighting between two rival groups of the Taliban insurgents in Shindand district …

Reports from Istanbul say six Afghan children, including a 6-month-old baby, have died after a boat carrying refugees capsized in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey. The authorities say eight people who were in the boat early on December 8 were rescued near the city of Izmir, …

Is this a compelete deadlock once again? And the dim hope is diminishing once again? If this is, then of course, we are the most ill-fated nation of the world. And why it always happens when Afghanistan and Pakistan are trying to come together to ponder over ways of ending …

By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Tribal elders, members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the parliament) and civil society activists from Maidan Wardak province in a gathering on Monday demanded public prosecution of the culprits of the recent incident of mortar shell attack in the province. According to reports, a mortar …

AT-KABUL: Following a presidential order, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is mulling to launch a national literacy campaign to eradicate illiteracy across the country. The campaign would be conducted in cooperation with volunteers, NGOs, literacy education providers, communities, ministries and other government institutions from district to national level. A first …

AT-KABUL: At least 22 people have been injured in a suicide truck bomb explosion in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday. Ataullah Khogiani, spokesman for the provincial governor office, said that a suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden vehicle near police headquarters in Sorkhrod district of Nangarhar. The blast wounded 22 …