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By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Hundreds of shopkeepers in the capital city staged shutter down protest against the recent hike in income tax rate on Monday. The protesters gathered in front of Ministry of Finance (MoF) and chanted slogans in favor of their demands. Recently, the MoF has decided to increase …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Monday said that insecurity, maladministration and partiality of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) staff are main challenge before the upcoming parliamentary election. Releasing a report, FEFA said that it has covered 125 lawmakers (50 percent representatives of all …

AT-KABUL: Tens of civil society activists and family members of the 29 abducted passengers set up a protest camp here in Zarnigar Park, not far from the Presidential Palace, aimed at prodding the government to speed up the rescue efforts. They asked the government to speed up the efforts to …

AT-KABUL: President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, on Monday nominated Brig. Gen. Mohammad Afzal Ludin as defense minister, presidential spokesman said. Mohammad Ajmal Abidy said that Ludin would be introduced to parliament for vote of confidence soon. Government has already sent list of 16 nominees to Lower House of the parliament for …

AT-KABUL: At least six policemen were killed and two were injured in a roadside bombing in Qarabagh district of central Kabul province on Monday, an official said. The incident took place when a police pick-up hit by a roadside bomb in Sabzak area of the district at around 11: 00 …

AT-KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai, President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah offered Fatiha for the departed soul of Farkhunda, a 27-year old woman who was lynched by a mob in Kabul around three weeks ago. An angry mob beat Farkhunda to death after falsely accusing her …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Khost residents said that the recent incident of bomb blast in the province strengthened their resolve to fight against corruption. At least 22 people have been killed and more than 60 others wounded in a suicide attack on crowed of people protesting outside of the office of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) termed the presence of foreign militants as a threat to Afghanistan, but said that UN report has exaggerated the presence of foreign militants in Afghanistan. The UN in a report recently said that Afghanistan has become safe haven for foreign militants. It …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: India is engaged in preparation to host the SAARC health ministers meeting next week in New Delhi. Health ministers of the SAARC member states would discuss key health issues including HIV/AIDS, prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases, disease surveillance network, health infrastructure, human resources for health, immunization …

By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Sunday notified that 171,697 people in vulnerable areas are threatened by natural disasters. The Meshrano Jirga has summoned Minister of MRRD Nasir Ahmad Durani, Acting Minister of Energy and Water (MoEW) Sultan Mahomood Mahmoodi, Deputy of Afghanistan National …