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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: Legal adviser to the Afghan president on Sunday said that despite spending millions of US dollars in past 13 years over the capacity building programs for women, the projects have failed to empower women. Addressing a conference here, Abdul Ali Mohammadi said that economic status of women …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hundreds of civil society activists on Sunday took out to the streets and staged peaceful demonstration to give vent to their anger over brutal massacre of innocent people in Jalalabad City. Condemning the deadly suicide blast, they said that killing of the people could not be justified …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Since highways are getting insecure and passengers are being kidnapped, residents of Zabul province called on the government on Sunday to ramp up security measures along leading highways particularly Kabul-Kandahar road. Commuters face a great threat following a marked surge in militant attacks on passengers on highways, …

KABUL: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country and neighboring Afghanistan have agreed on intelligence and security cooperation as part of efforts to combat illicit drugs trafficking and terrorism, Iranian Media reports Sunday. In a joint press conference with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in Tehran, Rouhani …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Hinting at mounting insecurity in northern Sar-i-Pul province, local security officials have said that lack of heavy weapons has marred their mission to bring law-and-order in the province. They said the Taliban militants were trying to insecure the province and target the security forces. Quoted by Radio …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani would leave for Iran today (Sunday) on two-day official visit and will discuss issues of mutual interest with Iranian authorities. Tasnim News Agency reported on Saturday that accepting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s invitation Ashraf Ghani is due in Tehran on Sunday. Ghani will head …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Lambasting members of the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) for their failure to address grievance of public and accelerate efforts to release the 31 passengers who were abducted in Zabul, a large number of civil society activists on Saturday protested near the parliament house and tried to prevent …

By Farhad Naibkhel-Talents lurk around every corner of Afghanistan but need support to lead the war-torn country towards further progress. An Afghan innovator Mustafa, who with fewer facilities made a solar powered bike-cum-car, is a good example that gives a glimpse about the whole story of inspiration, passion and talent …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: After protracted delay, finally the cabinet has been almost completed as the recently introduced 16 ministers-designate got vote of confidence on Saturday. However, the pick for ministry of defense has not been introduced, so far. The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House of the parliament through confidence …

Kabul: A suicide bomber killed 22 and more than 50 left injured when exploded in front of Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, early Saturday morning. Brig. General Fazal Ahmed Sherzad, police chief in Nangrahar, said that suicide bombing took place on a motor cycle and …