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AT-JALALABAD: Polio vaccination drive kicked off in eastern region on Sunday. Public Health director of Nangarhar province said that 936,000 children will be administrated drops against the crippling disease during the campaign. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Najibullah Kamawal, said 6,000 vaccinators will administrate the polio drops to around 936,000 …

AT-KABUL: Head of Defense Committee of UK parliament, Rory Stewart, called on the ex-President Hamid Karzai here on Sunday. British ambassador to Kabul and members of Firozkoh institute were also present on the occasion, who appreciated the support of Hamid Karzai and the UK’s Prince Charles to the institute. They …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as six people lost lives and around 20 houses were destroyed in separate avalanches in northeastern Badakhshan province, said official on Sunday. Spokesman for Badakhshan governor, Ahmad Nawid Frotan, said the avalanche took place the other night in Kalafzar area of Yamgan district, leaving six …

AT Monitoring Desk –KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Sunday that a group of men, allegedly involved in sexually assault of a teenager boy in northern Faryab province and gang rape and murder of two women in Takhar and Kunduz provinces, were arrested by police. The MoI spokesman, Sediq …

AT-KABUL: Terming Kabul’s relations with neighboring countries as the top priority of the Afghan government, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said the other day that Kabul has maintained good relations with neighboring countries including India and is going towards positive direction in this regard. A statement emailed by the Presidential Palace …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After taking full control of security from international troops, the security forces kicked off a huge military operation in southern Helmand province to boost up security in its northern districts, said official on Sunday. “Around 4,000 Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have joined the operation,” said Omar …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) expressed its deep concerns over recent attacks on schools. Kabir Haqmal, spokesman for the MoE, told Azadi Radio that anti-education elements have surged their attacks on schools. Militants reduced three schools to rubbles over the past two weeks in eastern Afghanistan. Haqmal …

AT-KABUL: The national cricket team defeated United Arab Emirates (UAE) national team by 14 runs in the ICC World Cup Warm-up match on Friday. Afghanistan elected to bat first by winning the toss and set a target of 309 runs for the UAE batsmen from 50 overs and by losing …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Russia after banning food imports from some of its major suppliers like the European Union, the ex-Soviet country is now discussing a deal with Afghanistan to swap natural gas for fruit, media reports said on Friday. The reports said that according to officials from Afghanistan’s Chamber of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: With the commitment to defend the country against any threat by anti-government elements, nearly 1,410 army cadets completed training at 215th Maiwand Military Corps Training Center in sourthern Helmand province, said official on Friday. Speaking at a ceremony in Lashkargah city of Helmand, a senior commander of …