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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and industry (ACCI) on Sunday said that minimum production and shortage of market are the main obstacles for the export of Afghan goods to the China, local media reported Ariana news reported that the Afghan government and its leaders have always insisted …

AT-KABUL: Counter-narcotics police destroyed six heroin factories in southern Helmand province, security officials said on Sunday. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the operation was launched in Bando village of Nowzad district of the province on late Saturday. “1090 kg of morphine, 15175 kg of ammonium chloride, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday said that polio vaccination drive would restart with the technical and financial support of the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to achieve the goal of polio-free Afghanistan in 2017. Afghanistan, being a war-turn …

Fifteen years after the collapse of the Taliban regime, gender equality remains a distant dream in Afghanistan. Despite claims of progress, violence against women is still at boiling point. Lobbying for women’s right has been an uphill battled in the country. After long-years and immense pressure from Afghan women’s rights …

AT-KABUL: At least 49 insurgents were killed in different clearance operations lunched by the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said in a statement on Sunday. The operations were lunched in different areas on Helmand, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Farah, Jowzjan, Herat and Faryab provinces, in …

AT-KABUL: Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicized highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for journalists and media in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicised highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for …

AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai speaking in a Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi India, said the war on terrorism is not showing results because the timeframe is not based on dates. Terming the conference of immense importance because of discussion on multi-lateralism and multi-polarity, the former Afghan president …

Terror sanctuaries in Afghanistan’s neighborhood posing threat: Gen. Joseph AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a meeting with the chief executive, Commander of US CENTCOM, Joseph L. Votel, reiterated continued military assistance to Afghanistan. The top US military general called on Abdullah Abdullah the other day, and discussed security situation of the …

‘No excuses will be acceptable in presidential election’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan Protection and Stability Council (APSC) on Wednesday urged the government to schedule the deadline for parliamentary election as soon as possible, warning that no excuses would be tolerated in the election. “The National Unity Government (NUG) must seriously …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani met with the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zaid Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi express condolence in the recent terrorist attack which killed five UAE diplomats in Kandahar. Five diplomats died in a bombing in Kandahar …