AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst growing insecurity in northern provinces, a senior Russian envoy has said that deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan’s north is a matter of concern for Moscow, and that the federal government is reviewing Kabul’s request for military aid from that country. Russian ambassador to Afghanistan, Alexander Mantytskiy, …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The central Bamiyan province on Friday was officially announced as the cultural capital of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for 2015. High ranking officials and foreign authorities attended the ceremony in Bamiyan city. Earlier in the day, a statue was unveiled by Mohammad Mohaqiq, the …
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KABUL: The central province of Bamyan was on Friday officially declared the first cultural capital of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for the year 2015 at a colourful ceremony held near the destroyed Buddha Statues. Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Muhaqqiq, who traveled to Bamyan, unveiled …
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AT-KABUL: Bamyan will be announced as the cultural capital of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) officially on Friday (today). To mark the event, officials from all SAARC member countries are taking part in the official ceremony going to be celebrated in Bamyan, today. Fakori Behishti, an MP from …
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By Safiullah Amani-KABUL: Teachers in different parts of the country on Thursday urged the government to increase their salary and give them residential plots, as pledged by the education ministry. In Kabul City, teachers of the Habibia High School staged a peaceful protest demonstration. Later, in a press conference, they …
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KABUL: Some Afghan female lawmakers and a member of the High Peace Council (HPC) on Wednesday began talks with Taliban representatives in Norway, a source said. An independent journalist based in the European nation, Ramish Arman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the talks kicked off on Wednesday behind closed doors in …
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AT-KABUL: An independent anti-corruption body on Wednesday said nepotism plays a critical role in getting a job as a diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee said in a report that favoritism and patronage often triumph over merit and ability in …
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AT-KABUL: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters have beheaded 10 Taliban militants in eastern Nangarhar province, said a local official on Wednesday. Muhammad Noman Hatefi, the spokesman for the 201st Selab Military Corps, said that the incident took place in Achin district of the province when a …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) on Wednesday said that Pakistan would register all undocumented Afghan refugees within next 100 days. Briefing reporters on the 100-day action plan that he presented to the president, more than a week ago, Minister for Refugees and Repatriation said that …
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KABUL: The spy agency on Wednesday said two planners and masterminds behind the terrorist attack on Park Palace guesthouse in Kabul had been arrested. At least 14 civilians, including nine foreigners, were killed after gunmen stormed the guesthouse popular with foreigners in the Kolola Pushta neighborhood two weeks back. The …
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