KABUL: The vast majority of a Pajhwok Afghan News survey participants favour the inclusion of word “Afghan” in the biometric national identity (ID) cards. As many as 2,070 people expressed their views in the online survey that maintained four questions regarding the pattern of the e-ID cards, an increasingly becoming …
Read More »17, including 11 police, killed in NATO airstrike in Southern Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: Some 17 people, including 11 Afghan police personnel, were killed and four were injured last night after NATO forces mistakenly attacked their vehicles convoy in Helmand province of Afghanistan, officials said on Monday. The counter narcotic forces were busy in an operation when mistakenly targeted by NATO forces in …
Read More »Govt urged to improve security in eastern zone
Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Residents of eastern zone on Sunday urged the government to improve law and order situation in Kunar, Nuristan, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. Around 500 tribal elders, civil society activists, religious scholars and lawmakers from the four eastern provinces gathered in a hotel here to convey their grievances …
Read More »123 insurgents killed in security ops
AT-KABUL: At least 123 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 121 others were wounded in different crackdowns within the past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and the National Directorate of …
Read More »Martyrs’ Week: Families commemorate those fallen in defense of homeland
By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Family members, friends and relatives of the men fighting against the then Soviet Union and the insurgents to defend Afghanistan gathered at the National Gallery here to commemorate the “Martyrs’ Week” and remember the lost loved ones. Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC), relatives and friends …
Read More »Conference on support to local industries held
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) organized a daylong conference in Kabul to address grievances of the local industrialists. The conference titled “Afghan National Industries Support Conference Opportunities Challenges and Solution” was attended by representatives of the governmental and nongovernmental organizations and traders. They discussed challenges and …
Read More »KABUL-JALALABAD HIGHWAY AMONG THE WORLD’S 12 MOST DANGEROUS ROADS
Imagine driving down a scenic road in some exotic, far-flung locale when around the bend the railing disappears, the road narrows to practically a trail, and thousands of feet below — if you squint — you can see the skeletal remains of cars long lost. Yes, sometimes the road less …
Read More »SOM: The present, the future and the challenges
Representatives of the nations that have been engaged in Afghanistan’s rebuilding came together in the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Saturday. The objective of the meeting was to think over together how to get this war-wracked country out of the tunnel of troubles. Amidst a thickening cloud of political chaos, …
Read More »Suicide blast injures 16 civilians in Logar
AT-KABUL: A suicide bomb blast wounded 16 civilians in central Logar province on Saturday, said an official source. A press statement issued by the provincial governor office said that the incident took place in Pul-e-Alam, the capital city of Logar province. “The suicide bomber was identified by police in the …
Read More »Gunmen kill 13 passengers in Balkh
AT-KABUL: Unidentified gunmen killed 13 passengers of a bus in northern Balkh province on Saturday, said an official. Munir Ahmad Farhad, spokesman for the Balkh governor office, said that the passengers were attacked on a highway in Zari district of the province. He added that all victims of the deadly …
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