By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday said that despite significant improvement in the field of air transportation, lack of close air support (CAS) is still a challenge for military. Commander of the Afghan Air Force, Major General Mohammad Dawran, said that progress have been made in fields …
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AT-KABUL: At least 49 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 30 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) …
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AT-KABUL: At least 16 police officers were killed and six others were injured in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s Helmand province that also left 10 militants dead. The gunfight started last night that continued for several hours in a region near to Takhtapol area of Mosaqala district of Helmand province. …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of women’s rights activists have said they were still concerned about the ongoing peace talks and their future in the country—despite the informal meeting which recently took place between women lawmakers and the Taliban representatives in Oslo city of Norway. The activists held two different …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: How unfortunate residents of Parwan province are, because they have no access to drinkable water despite inflow of three rivers, namely Panjshir, Salang, and Ghorband. Parwan is around 50km away from Kabul City, capital of the country. Access to potable water is major demand and dream of …
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While the Afghan peace process hasn’t reached a conclusion, Iran is successfully buying the Taliban’s loyalty. Being involved in multiple proxy wars to upset its arch-rival, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tehran has established close relations with the Afghan Taliban in order to use the group in proxy wars. A …
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AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, met with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” conference in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan the other day. Ban felicitated Abdullah on peaceful transfer of power in …
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By Ahmad Siyar Yazdani-After eight years that private higher education institutes are operating in Afghanistan, concerns have now been raised about performance of the education institutions in the society. Recent findings show that out of more than hundred private higher education institutions in Kabul and other provinces, none has a …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is mulling to review Aynak copper mine’s contact within next 100 days. While briefing media-men on the ministry’s action plan 100 days, The Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Daud Shah Saba, said that the contracted company hasn’t started extraction of …
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When it comes to militant attacks, governmental departments, security institutes, foreign missions, aid agencies, funerals, hotels and guesthouses are not alone. Education sector is also in the crosshair of anti-Afghanistan forces. Closure of schools, acquiring and exploitation of children for terrorism, attacks on teachers and now poisoning of students in …
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