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Dashing Afghan cricketer Mohammad Shehzad has topped others in scoring runs in T20 format of the game in 2015. The right-handed batsman, who also serves as wicketkeeper for his team, has made 297 out of 11 matches he played in 2015. He is followed by Faf du Plessis of South …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday marked the World AIDS Day. Minister of Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, said that from 1989 up to the end of 2014 the ministry has registered around 1,874 cases of HIV/AIDS. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Wang Min, China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nation (UN) said that Afghanistan is at the start of a decade-long transition period and asked the international community to firmly advance political reconciliation process in the war-hit country. While addressing the UN General Assembly meeting, Wang said …

AT-KABUL: Constitution has been constantly violated by all three pillars of the state, said the Second Vice President Sarwar Danish. While introducing a member-designate of the Supreme Court High Council and six member-designates of the Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of Constitution to the Wolesi Jirga on Tuesday, Danish said that the …

“SMEs create around 95 percent job opportunities. These enterprises need government’s support,” says ACCI. By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday organized a day long regional seminar on development of the small and medium-sized enterprises. The seminar titled “Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Development in the Heart …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The foreign ministers of NATO countries have gathered in the Belgium’s capital city Brussels to discuss important security issues including the Syrian war and Afghan mission also called the “Resolute Support”. Addressing the pre-ministerial press conference, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that the US …

President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Prime  Minister Nawaz Sharif on  Monday held discussion on the resumption of peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan, with the former offering Pakistan’s good offices to support an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. The two leaders, who met here on the sidelines of 21st UN …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 1,400 cadets graduated from the Kabul Military Training Academy the other day. The Afghan National Army (ANA) on Sunday gained the additional troops after completion of a two-month training program. Tolonews reported that the troops would soon be deployed to the battlefields to fight …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Nearly 20 Taliban militants have been killed in northern Kunduz and Jawzjan provinces, said security officials on Monday. In addition 10 insurgents were wounded. A spokesman for the Afghan National Army (ANA), Major Ghulam Hazrat Karimi, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the military helicopters struck the Taliban …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday said that 13 militants were arrested in eastern Nangarhar province. In a media statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives arrested 13 militants in multiple operations launched in Batikoat, Nazian, Chaparhar and Ghanikhil districts of Nangarhar province. The detained …