Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has appointed a delegation to probe allegations that the National Security Council (NSC) has distributed $200,000 among families of Daesh fighters. Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Wednesday said that President Ghani has appointed a special team to probe the …
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AT-KABUL: The International Earth Day was observed in the capital city on Wednesday with minimal representation of the government departments and media outlets. The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) and Ministry of Urban Development were standing apart from others in this regard as they marked the day at Baghe-e Babar …
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AT-KABUL: South Korea offered 150 short-term scholarships to the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) in the field of public administration. South Korean Ambassador in Kabul, Cha Young Chul, awarded the scholarships and some teaching materials to the General Director of IARCSC Ahmad Mushahid in a ceremony held …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Budget for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) could not be approved by the Wolesi Jirga due to lack of quorum. The budget would be put for approval next week. Some lawmakers had differences over legality of the CEO office as well. Shukria Barekzai, an MP from Kabul, …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Clashes between security forces and the Taliban militants have ended in northwestern Badghis province, said reports on Wednesday. According to reports, the clashes occurred between border forces and the Taliban rebels in Balamurghab district of the province. Quoted by Radio Azadi, Mirwais Mirzakwal, spokesman for acting governor …
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KABUL: A member of Daesh group strongly condemned Nangrahar massacre on Wednesday and blamed regional intelligence for the devastating bombing. Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News from undisclosed location, Maulvi Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost—a self-proclaimed leader of Daesh, rejected Daesh involvement in Nangarhar massacre. “We strongly condemned the attack and Daesh …
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KABUL: Police have arrested 57 Afghan nationals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reports on Wednesday. It said that afghan nationals were apprehended during search operation for not having legal documents. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is situated close to the Afghan border where Afghan mostly travels for treatment …
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KABUL: A renowned journalist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rahimullah Yousufzai said that Pakistan should exert whatever influence it has over the Afghan Taliban to help the Afghan peace process as the region cannot afford more bloodshed. Talking to The Oslo Times, he said that though success of the negotiations between the …
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By Akhtar M.Nikzad-KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) and Afghan-Turkish Industrialists & Traders Association (ATSIAD)jointly organized the 5th Afghan–Turk International Expo here in Kabul on Tuesday. The exhibition would be open to visitors for four days. The exhibition aims to boost trade ties between the two countries, finding …
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AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday attended the swearing-in ceremony of 16 new ministers who recently won votes of confidence from Wolesi Jirga—the Lower House of parliament. High ranking officials including first Vice-President General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the second Vice-President Mohammad SarwarDanesh, the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and his first …
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