Seven people including the rural development director were wounded on Thursday when a helicopter made an emergency landing in central Logar province before noon, a local official said. The governor’s spokesman, Salim Saleh, told Pajhwok Afghan News the helicopter mad the emergency landing in Azra district at around 10am. He …
Read More »Afghanistan U-19s Defends its Championship at Asian Premiere League
Afghanistan U-19s successfully defended its title in the Asian Premiere League games and earned the championship once again. The Asian Premiere League began on 28th August in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and ended on 3rd September. The defending champion Afghanistan beat all opposite teams easily and remained the champion. …
Read More »Ministries urged to spur development budgets spending
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Assistance to Legislative Bodies of Afghanistan (ALBA) in a joint venture with parliament and civil society launched a one-day conference to explore ways to nudge the government and its ministries to spur the spending of development budget. The Deputy Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga, Muhammad Alam Ezedyar, …
Read More »Non-inclusion of “Afghan” word in e-ID cards stirs protest in Paktia
“The protestors warned the government if it fails in putting the “Afghan” word in e-ID cards they will attack identity cards issuance offices in the province” AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Thousands of protestors took to the streets in southeastern Paktia province on Wednesday and demand of the government to include the …
Read More »Mullah Omar Sheltered by ISI, Says Hillary Clinton Email
Top Taliban leader Mullah Omar was sheltered by Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI after the outfit’s leadership fled from Afghanistan in 2001, according to an email received by former secretary of state Hillary Clinton during her tenure. Mullah Omar is reported to have died at a hospital in Karachi two …
Read More »People on both sides of Durand Line victim of terror: Ghani
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said people living on both sides of the Durand Line were victims of terrorism, but regional and international consensus had been developed to rescue them. The president was talking to a number of writers and politicians from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces at …
Read More »Haqqanis main bone of contention with Islamabad
KABUL: The Afghan government on Tuesday identified the presence of terrorist groups, particularly of the Haqqani network on the Pakistani soil “the main source of contention between the two neighbouring countries. The declaration from the Presidential Palace in Kabul comes on the heels of a recent visit to Pakistan by …
Read More »President declares jihad against corruption
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani declared Jihad against corruption in the country. He said that phenomenon is threatening survival of the state. Addressing a conference under the title of ‘Islam and the fight against corruption’ here on Tuesday, the president stressed that religious scholars can play an important role …
Read More »53 insurgents shun violence in Nangarhar
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 53 Taliban have renounced violence and reintegrated into society through the government-initiated peace process in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. Five Taliban commanders were also among the 53 insurgents who joined reconciliation process. In a ceremony welcoming the reconciling rebels, Salim Khan …
Read More »ACSEN wants its proposals on election-reforms noticed by govt
By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: The Afghanistan Civil Society Election Network (ACSEN) on Tuesday while questioning the effectiveness of the proposals prepared by the Special Electoral Reforms Commission (SERC) floated its own proposals. The Special Electoral Reforms Commission recently delivered a list of proposals to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, …
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