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AT- Kabul: Deputy Information and Culture Minister, Simeen Hasanzada, has been dismissed for publicly endorsing the brutal lynching of a young woman, who was beaten to death by an angry mob in Kabul city for allegedly burning a copy of the holy Quran two weeks back. The 27-year-old Farkhunda was …

By Farhad Naibkhel: KABUL: Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) on Wednesday said that Afghanistan has 75 billion meter cubic water, of which only 32 percent is utilized, annually. The deputy minister of water and energy Mohammad Samey said that out of 75 billion cubic meters water only 24 billion cubic …

By Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi: Historical monuments and artifacts depict cultural background of a nation, that’s why countries allocate sufficient amount for the preservation of historical sites. However, on one hand the Afghan government lacks the resources need and on the other hand interest as well. No doubt in the past 13 …

AT-KABUL: Second Vice-president Sarwar Danish said Wednesday that the government will never let any individual to violate the law of and unleash chaos and mayhem. He said that all those involved in killing of Farkhunda, a 27-year old woman lynched by a mob, would be punished according to the laws …

AT-KABUL: At least 29 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 32 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) has …

KABUL: Second vice-president Sarwar Danish is scheduled to introduce ministers-designate for the remaining 16 cabinet seats to the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) today (Wednesday) for a vote of confidence, an official said. Wolesi Jirga Secretary Abdul Raouf Inaami said that the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry would share the particulars of the cabinet …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amid rising concerns over presence and activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in different parts of the country, an official in the Ministry of Interior (MoI) assured that Afghan security forces were fully capable to ward off the threat. Seddiq Seddiqi, spokesman for …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Tuesday that work on CASA-1000 power transition project will kick off in near future as the stakeholders during a meeting have reached vital improvements in this regard. MoFA spokesman Shekib Mostaghni told newsmen in Kabul that the World Bank, USAID and …

AT-LAGHMAN: In a conference held here, the speakers encouraged young girls to pursue education and use knowledge as weapon for social change. Hundreds of young girls attended the conference on women empowerment organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Directorate of Women’s Affairs, the Education …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A cluster of civil rights groups on Tuesday asked the government for exemplary punishment to all those who were involved in killing of Farkhunda. Farkhunda, who was wrongly accused of burning the Holy Quran in Shah-e-Do Shamshira Shrine, was lynched two weeks ago in the area by …