AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in joint venture with WHO and UNICEF, on Monday will launch a Sub-National Immunization Days (SNID) campaign to vaccinate over 6.8 million children under the age of 5 against polio in high-risk districts in 27 provinces across the country. A statement issued by …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Afghan National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar met Sunday with the US president’s security advisor, Lt. Gen. MacMaster who is in Kabul to discuss the security situation with Afghan officials. The national Security Council said in a statement that MacMaster would meet Afghan president and the chief …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai once again strongly condemned the Thursday’s US aerial attack on a Nangarhar village, calling it a “severely negative act”. The US military dropped the 10-ton heavy bomb on the Mohmand Dara village of the Achin district, apparently targeting the Daesh terrorists’ strongholds. The …
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AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday reported of the Khalid Operation launch to defeat insurgents across the country. “Khalid Operation in advance will concentrate on the areas with high threats,” said Deputy Deputy Army Chief of Staff General Murad Ali Murad. In a press briefing here he said that …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A number of Kabul residents took out the streets on Sunday to give vent to their anger over US aerial bombing in Nangarhar province, terming the bombing against sovereignty of the country. The demonstration was organized bySolidarity Party of Afghanistan (SPA) in Kabul against US forces bombing …
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Afghanistan shouldn’t be a ‘testing ground for new and dangerous weapons’ Hamid Karzai says after US drops mega-bomb. Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the US military’s deployment of the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat, saying Afghanistan shouldn’t be used as a “testing ground” for weapons. The …
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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Kabul. A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up close to the defense ministry and the administration affairs of the presidential office at a rush hour time in the Police District 2, killing at least five people and injuring …
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From Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: Deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, visa restrictions for crossing over the Pak Afghan crossings badly affecting trade and economic activities throughout the tribal belt in general and border towns in particular. During a visit to Landi Kotal, town of Khyber Agency near to Pak Afghan border, …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Education officials in eastern Kapisa province have pointed out that some powerful individuals have been illegally occupied land in Alasai district, allotted for a township for teachers. Property officer of education department has confirmed while talking to the local media that the greedy and powerful individuals have …
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AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Wednesday during inauguration of Afghan products exhibition said that over $1 billion had been invested in private sector in the past six months. “Mostly investment has been taken place over factories producing non-alcoholic beverages and energies,” said Commercial Deputy of …
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