AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Sunday renewed the agreement with Uzbekistan for operation, maintenance and management of the 75km railway line from Hairatan to Mazar-e-Sharif for three more years with additional privileges. Acting Minister of Public Works, Noorgul Mangal, said the new agreement would cost $19 million per …
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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) kicked off the first round of anti-polio campaign. The drive will continue for three days in 28 provinces of the country. Minister of Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, inaugurated the vaccination drive on Sunday by administering oral polio vaccine to children at …
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AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Lawyers Association warns of yet another electoral crisis in case the government fails in bringing reforms in the electoral bodies. Abdul Ghafoor Ghayur, the association’s head, briefing newsmen here on Sunday, said that the government of national unity had not taken substantial measures to reform the poll …
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Twin blasts targeted the Roman Catholic Church and Christ Church during Sunday mass in Youhanabad area of the provincial capital, killing 14 people including two policemen and injuring at least 70 others. According to initial reports, two suicide bombers attacked the churches located in the Christian locality. Eye witnesses told …
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AT-KABUL: A drone strike killed seven Taliban militants in eastern Nangarhar province the other night, said an official source. A spokesman for Nangarhar’s police chief, Husain Mashriqiwal said that a US drone strike targeted a group of militants in Mach Megi area of Lalpoora district of the province killing seven …
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AT Monitoring-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani left for a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday. President Ghani is expected to meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and other high-ranking officials. The president’s spokesman, Ajmal Abedi, did not provide details about agenda of the trip, but said that President Ghani made the …
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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Haunted by fear of being abducted or killed, dozens of students of different universities sought migration to the varsities located in relatively peaceful provinces. The students alleged the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) of adopting a dual policy—support the elite class and ignore the rest. However, the …
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AT-KABUL: At least seven people including two policemen were killed after a group of the Taliban fighters attacked a civilian house in southern Ghazni province on Saturday morning, said officials. Governor’s spokesman Shafiq Nang said the Taliban insurgents attacked a house in Gandir area of Andar district early morning and …
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AT-KABUL: At least 21 armed militants were killed and eight others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, Ministry of Interior claimed. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Interior said that Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate of Security …
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KABUL: The Taliban and the Islamic State are two different entities with no institutional linkages, Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah has said. “Some Taliban leaders have declared their allegiance. But we are also watching them closely to stop them from developing (linkages),” the CEO told a media conference in India. …
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